Clover Leaf is looking for a Weapons Infrastructure Project Engineer to join our growing team. The position will involve work with a Department of Energy client in Livermore, CA. We are looking for someone who can work as part of a team and individually.

An active DOE “Q” clearance is required for this position.

The winning candidate will plan, manage, and execute equipment recapitalization projects to support weapons infrastructure. The infrastructure projects are needed to support capabilities such as the nuclear weapons program in high explosives, warhead test and evaluation, physics performance evaluation, and science, technology and engineering. This position is in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED), within the Engineering Directorate.

This position will be filled at either level 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.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop requirements, designs, project scope, costs, schedule, and risk plan to field and execute projects focused on programmatic equipment and their supporting utilities/facilities, such as ultraprecision machine tools or inspection coordinate measuring machines, off the shelf equipment such as thermal ovens or environmental chambers for high explosives and/or unique custom program equipment that requires collaborating with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to first write statements of work, and their integration with real property (facility).
• Review, write, and develop technical specifications and drawings. Present in informal and formal design reviews. Work closely with vendors and supply chain management (procurement) in the procurement of programmatic equipment and utility installation contracts.
• Prepare supporting health and safety documentation that is aligned with the Integrated Safety Management (ISM) requirement and participate in design and Management Prestart Reviews.
• Develop project charters, plan and budget project activities, manage contractors, execute work and report progress. Apply advanced technical knowledge and methodologies to guide successful completion of project and organizational goals. Develop and implement rigorous project management methods and tools to ensure successful execution of infrastructure projects.
• Serve as primary technical contact on various tasks and projects. Lead a team of specialists consisting of technical Subject Matter Experts (SME), facility operations, Weapons Program, supply chain management (procurement), Environmental Safety and Health (ES&H).
• Collaborate with mission support organizations in Operations and Business (O&B) and Science, Technology and Engineering (ST&E) to direct successful project execution.
• Apply subject matter expertise, technical breadth, critical thinking, and in-depth analysis to develop and implement a systems approach for programmatic equipment projects request and prioritization. Assess technical direction, set broad research/project vision, and influence technical direction by developing efficient processes to execute projects.
• Act as a technical expert, working closely with program managers and weapons equipment and facility portfolio managers to ensure project execution meets approved cost, scope, and schedule requirements.
• Assist in overseeing the programmatic recapitalization portfolio. Provide guidance to Project Engineers and monitor projects within the programmatic recapitalization portfolio. Work with various stakeholders to develop and manage priorities. Perform strategic planning for programmatic projects and develop cost estimates for programmatic equipment projects.
• Provide input for institution wide planning related to infrastructure.
• Be a backup and deputy to the Capabilities Based Infrastructure Associate Program Leader and collaborate with the Weapons Infrastructure (WI) Program Director and Deputy Program Director. Work closely with the WI business managers to ensure project status and performance data requirements are reported promptly and accurately to NNSA.

Education/Qualifications:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Significant knowledge of hardware design, fabrication, installation, and commissioning.
• Experience effectively managing projects and ability to organize and conduct rigorous design and project reviews.
• Ability to devise solutions for complex technical requirements, to take initiative to develop innovative solutions for successful project execution, to manage (organize, direct, and monitor schedule and budgets) multiple projects concurrently and to reprioritize and change programmatic direction depending on emergent requests.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment and present and explain technical information and provide advice to management.
• Ability to travel to visit vendors and brief at NNSA Headquarters.
• Expert knowledge and experience to deliver infrastructure to support technical capabilities integrating both scientific equipment and facilities modernization.
• Extensive experience in leading teams, overseeing, and delivering multiple projects on budget and schedule.
• Extensive experience and ability to champion and translate user capability requirements into stringent cost, scope, risk, and schedule specifications.
• Expert communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills necessary to present, explain, and advise senior management and/or external sponsors.

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or experience in engineering and/or special certification as a Project Engineer, project management, or cost estimation professional.
• Experience working in the nuclear weapons program and with Laboratory operations and business processes.

About Clover Leaf:

Clover Leaf Solutions is a small business headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with key offices in Northern California, Nevada, Colorado and Texas. You can be a key part of our team and help us continue to build our capabilities long-term. Our government clients include Department of Energy facilities like Sandia National Laboratories, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Los Alamos National Laboratory, while our commercial clients have included globally recognized firms. We specialize in IT, Industrial Hygiene, Safety, Construction Management, and Project Management. We have open, transparent communication without layers of bureaucracy, while also having a strong team to provide backup. We offer health, dental, vacation/sick, and a 401k with a generous match.

Learn more about us at cloversolutions.us

Clover Leaf is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or protected Veteran status. Because eligibility for a DOE clearance is required for this position, we ask the question about citizenship.

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