Technical Supervisor/Senior Technical Supervisor - Active Security Clearance Required

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability.

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

We have an opening for aTechnical Supervisor/Senior Technical Supervisor.You will perform a complete range of both programmatic activities and administrative supervision. This position is in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED), within the Engineering Directorate and programmatically supports the Nuclear Materials Technology Program (NMTP) in the Strategic Deterrence (SD) Directorate.

You will provide complex programmatic support to the NMTP Plutonium and Tritium facilities (Superblock), as well as other Superblock facilities, and act as the interface between facility users, technical staff and other groups or organizations both internal and external to NMTP. You will enable coordination of work task priorities and ensure safety and compliance with fissile material and tritium handling operations. You will interact daily with Superblock, SD, Engineering, and Physical and Life Sciences Management. You will also be responsible for administrative management of the Superblock Radioactive Materials Area (RMA) Technologists and provide advocacy and resolution for this diverse group.

This position will be filled at eitherlevel based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

You will

• Provide complex direct programmatic support of work conducted within the Superblock facilities.
• Perform personnel related functions, including recruiting, hiring, and retention activities, performance evaluation and alignment, salary management, influencing the work environment to foster staff development, employee morale, and well-being, and making recommendations on promotion and disciplinary actions for a team of roughly 10.
• Manage technical staff and collaborate, by providing input, developing solutions, implementing improvements, and planning and executing activities to maximize the effectiveness of the Superblock facilitiesin the conduct and successful accomplishment of work performed in the RMA.
• Review, advise, provide guidance, and make determinations on training qualifications for fissile material handler certifications.
• Participate in planning, decision making, and change processes, including modifying guidelines, techniques, and procedures.
• Participate in reviews, fissile material handler development and implementation, all phases of work control processes, and other activities to support technical and administrative assignments.
• Collaborate with the technical staff to define functional requirements, solve complex technical and resource problems, and evaluate alternative design concepts consistent with schedule, cost, and material limitations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the 390.2 level

• Provide highly advanced technical and related administrative support, expertise, guidance, and advice in the areas of applied engineering technology, including planning, design, fabrication, project support, testing, and evaluation where the qualitative and quantitative complexity of the project assignments demand original and innovative problem solutions.
• Utilize a high degree of independent discretion and judgment in making frequent complex decisions, and in providing direction to technical staff.
• Represent division and program at meetings, briefings, and other activities both internal and external to the Laboratory.
• Communicate and inform management and appropriate outside collaborators of project status, budget, schedule, and workforce effort levels.
• Mentor subordinate personnel/team members for leadership succession planning and provide career development and technical guidance. Assess, determine, and direct staff training requirements, efforts, and opportunities.
• Partner with Administrative and Programmatic Senior Leadership for long-range strategic planning to establish and ensure department's missions, goals and work activities are met.

• This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering technology, or related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Experience with interpreting procedures for pressure and vacuum systems.
• Experience providing administrative and technical leadership through the effective utilization of people and available resources, including budget planning and oversight, and anticipating and identifying programmatic needs.
• Experience in mechanical engineering project leadership, including work planning, scheduling, drawing requirements, and reporting.
• Knowledge of and/or experience with Work Control processes.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in a high-consequence safety environment, including solving complex problems in a multi-tasked environment, often with minimal instruction and direction.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively with people at all levels and ensure that program requirements are conveyed in a timely manner.
• Ability to travel to Nuclear Security and DoD Sites in support of program missions.

Additional qualifications at the 390.2 level

• Extensive experience working in, leading, and supervising multidisciplinary teams to meet project requirements and deadlines.
• Highly advanced analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, and significant experience making independent fundamental decisions and developing solutions regarding highly complex technical problems.
• Highly advanced verbal and written communication skills necessary to supervise a team, present/explain technical knowledge, provide feedback, and advise management, regulators, reviewers and stakeholders.

Qualifications We Desire

• Experience preparing performance management documents and participating in ranking and salary processes.
• Experience with radiological worker operations and procedures and with nuclear weapons technology.
• Vacuum Systems and Leak Detection experience.
• Experience in Vault Type Room (VTR) operations and management.
• Experience with High Explosives Handling and Initiation Systems

Pay Range

$137,790 - $204,216 Annually

$137,790 - $168,732 Annually for the 390.1 Level

$166,740 - $204,216 Annually for the 390.2 Level

This is the lowest to highest salary in good faith we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. Pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Position Information

This is a Career Indefinite position, open to Lab employees and external candidates.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

• Included in 2026Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!
• FlexibleBenefits Package
• 401(k)
• Relocation Assistance
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)
• Our values - visithttps://www.llnl.gov/inclusion/our-values

Security Clearance

This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at time of hire.

Pre-Employment Drug Test

External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.

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Ifyou useamedical device, whichpairs with a mobile device,you must still follow the rules concerningthe mobile device in individual sections within Limited Areas. Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities requireseparate approval. Hearing aids without wireless capabilities or wireless that has been disabled are allowed in Limited Areas, Secure Space and Transit/Buffer Space within buildings.

Pre-Placement Medical Exam

A job related pre-placement medical examination may be required.

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