Cleared Manager Facilities - Civil/Structural Engineering & Geospatial, Onsite

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• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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The Facilities organization is seeking a Manager, Facilities to lead the Civil, Structural and Geospatial Department.

The Civil, Structural and Geospatial Department provides a comprehensive perspective of Operations and Engineering support and Life Cycle Asset Management for Sandia/New Mexico site infrastructure systems, structural systems, and geospatial solutions for facilities systems to enable Sandia operations. The department supports mission partners through site activity coordination, identification of new project needs, and development of engineered solutions. In addition, the department supports excavation and penetration activities and provides Facilities Graphic Information System (FGIS) support for Sandia/New Mexico facilities and infrastructure systems.

On any given day, one may be called upon to:

• Guide the work of your department and staff, establish priorities, and balance workloads to meet customer needs and operational commitments.
• Lead civil, structural, and geospatial engineering support for Sandia/New Mexico site infrastructure systems, structural systems, and facilities-related geospatial solutions.
• Provide management oversight for life cycle asset management activities related to facilities and infrastructure systems.
• Understand the capabilities of your organization and connect the work and expertise of your staff with facilities customers, mission partners, and stakeholders across the laboratory.
• Coordinate and represent departmental work and capabilities across Facilities and other laboratory organizations.
• Support mission partners in planning and executing site activities, identifying new project needs, and developing engineered solutions.
• Oversee excavation and penetration support activities to ensure safe, compliant, and effective execution.
• Oversee Facilities Graphic Information System (FGIS) support for Sandia/New Mexico facilities and infrastructure systems.
• Develop short-term and long-term organizational budgets and staffing plans to meet operational, project, and strategic objectives.
• Build, maintain, and leverage strong relationships with project teams, engineering partners, operations organizations, maintenance teams, and mission customers.
• Ensure engineering products and services meet applicable codes, standards, regulatory requirements, quality expectations, and customer needs.
• Apply organizational knowledge and engineering judgment to assess work quality, performance, risk, and alignment with mission and facilities objectives.
• Champion and manage staff development, including hiring, onboarding, mentoring, professional development, recruiting, and performance management.
• Collaborate on department and group strategic direction and execute plans aligned with Facilities and laboratory priorities.
• Identify and champion innovative approaches and continuous improvement opportunities to enhance the quality, efficiency, and impact of departmental products and services.
• Foster a strong safety culture and ensure work is performed in accordance with applicable environment, safety, and health requirements.
• Support cross-functional collaboration among engineering, construction, maintenance, facilities operations, project delivery, and mission support teams.

Ability to travel up to 10% of the time may be required.

Due to the nature of work, the selected candidate must be able to work onsite.

$138,600 - $235,700

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• A Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, structural engineering, engineering, or other relevant STEM discipline, plus eight (8) or more years of directly relevant experience; Or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and experience.
• Experience in the following:
  • Civil engineering, structural engineering, geospatial systems, facilities engineering, infrastructure engineering, or a related technical area.
  • Leading projects, programs, technical teams, or personnel
• Active DOE L-level security clearance or equivalent (e.g., DOD Secret).

• A graduate degree in civil engineering, structural engineering, engineering management, or a related discipline.
• Two or more years of demonstrated leadership experience.
• PE license in Structural engineering or Civil Engineering.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills in developing trusting relationships with peers, staff, management, customers, and stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the development and delivery of presentations, proposals, reports, and technical documentation.
• Experience supporting facilities, infrastructure, or site systems in a complex operational environment.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills, including the ability to navigate ambiguity, balance competing priorities, and respond to emergent customer and operational needs.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively allocate and manage personnel, budget, and technical resources to deliver products and services that meet performance, cost, and schedule expectations.
• Experience with life cycle asset management for facilities and infrastructure systems.
• Experience in civil and/or structural engineering analysis, assessment, design, or maintenance support.
• Experience with geospatial systems such as ArcGIS and ESRI.
• Demonstrated experience partnering across organizations to deliver engineering products or operational services.
• Knowledge of applicable engineering codes, standards, regulations, and best practices relevant to facilities and infrastructure systems.

Engineering & Code Enforcement is tasked with providing electrical, infrastructure, mechanical and fire protection engineering services for facilities systems and providing facility safety support to maintenance, in-house construction and subcontractors. The group is also responsible enforcing both international fire and building codes across all Sandia sites.

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) L security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD).

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to maintain a DOE L-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

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