Senior Manager, Geosciences Research and Applications - Onsite

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Salary Range:

$184,400 - $313,700

*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.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

The Climate Security Center (8900) is seeking a Senior Manager for its Geoscience Research and Applications Group (8910). In this role, you will lead a team of five R&D departments comprising approximately 80 skilled scientists, engineers, technologists, postdocs, contractors, and student interns with diverse expertise in geophysics, geochemistry, geomechanics, geology, geotechnical engineering, and computational science. The 8910 group, central to Sandia's Earth Science Research Foundation, focuses on complex field experimentation and analysis, driving national priorities such as critical minerals, geothermal energy, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, fossil energy utilization, and potentially geologic hydrogen. This position offers a unique leadership opportunity at both lab and national levels, with 40% of current work in Energy and Homeland Security and 30% in Global Security. The senior manager will oversee the Subsurface and Carbon Management sub-program within the Energy and Homeland Security Portfolio and the DOE Office of Science Basic Energy Sciences Geosciences sub-program under the Advanced Science and Technology Portfolio, all while fostering a strong safety culture in lab and field activities.

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

On any given day, you may be called on to do the following:

• Provide strategic vision and leadership to execute activities across various program areas

• Engage with a diverse customer base, including DOE, DoD, and industry, to enhance programs in fossil energy, carbon management, geothermal energy, hydrogen, nonproliferation, basic geoscience, nuclear weapons systems, and nuclear waste management

• Contribute to strategy development and cooperative management of Energy and related programs at the Center and Division levels

• Foster a safe, secure, and productive work environment for managers and staff

• Support professional development for the management team

• Ensure timely responses to internal and external needs, policies, and requirements

• Collaborate with external customers, other national labs, and Sandia colleagues

• Oversee geochemistry, geomechanics, and geothermal laboratory facilities in buildings 823, 849, 851, and 740, as well as field activities in NM, NV, SD, and other locations

Qualifications We Require:

• Master's degree or above in science, engineering, mathematics, or other relevant technical field, with at least 8 years of relevant experience; OR equivalent combination of education and experience

• Three or more years of managerial experience leading and directing technical staff in an R&D organization

• Experience developing or leading R&D programs

• Experience maintaining a safe and secure work environment

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-Level security clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

• PhD in geosciences, mechanical engineering, or other closely related fields

• Five years of demonstrated leadership and/or managerial experience

• Success in strategic leadership, including developing and executing a strategic vision

• Demonstrated ability to build, energize, and lead large R&D teams

• Effective working knowledge of Sandia's missions, programs, and organizational structure

• Ability to collaborate effectively within an organization and with external partners

• Experience developing and leading large geoscience-related programs, especially for DOE

• Ability to deliver results in R&D projects with multiple organizations and customer interfaces

• Experience creating a safe, secure, and productive work environment in an R&D setting with substantial operational safety exposure

About Our Team:

The Geoscience Research & Applications Group consists of five departments that span earth science and earth engineering: Geotechnology & Engineering; Geophysics & Atmospheric Science, Geomechanics, Geochemistry, and Geothermal Research. The Group conducts research and development that spans the range from fundamental scientific investigation to engineering design and implementation to solve challenging national problems in the intersection of the earth system and the engineered environment. Major work projects and themes include scientific and engineering support of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, R&D for nuclear waste repositories, location and characterization of underground facilities, cleanup of subsurface and surface contamination, advanced drilling techniques for geothermal exploration and production, developing understanding of earth materials in in-situ conditions, and operations and engineering management of the DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement site in Alaska.

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide

• Extraordinary co-workers

• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world

• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities

• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)

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

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

*These benefits vary by job classification.

Security Clearance:

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 obtain and maintain a DOE Q-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.

EEO:

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.

Job ID: 695307

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F