Senior Program Analyst / Consequence Management Program (Full-time)

Location:      Washington, DC

This position will support the Department of Energy’s (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Nuclear Incident Response (NA-84), and specifically its Consequence Management (CM) Program. The capacity to multitask, manage multiple project objectives and requirements simultaneously, and to optimize the use of program funds and resources is a must. Excellent listening and organizational skills will be as important, as will outstanding written and oral communication skills. This on-site position requires frequent interaction with federal clients and stakeholders as well as the ability to translate technical information for a more general audience. The ability to think strategically and translate strategic goals into operational steps and tactical objectives is essential.

Responsibilities:

• Project Management
  • Organize and support management of programmatic engagement with the interagency and interagency stakeholders.
  • Work closely with engineers, scientists, and others to create, revise, and edit technical documents, spreadsheets, graphs, and other deliverables.
  • Assist with tracking programmatic policies, agreements, and correspondence.
  • Provide assistance to track milestones, deliverables, and budgets for interagency work.
• Drills, Exercises, and Operations
  • Assist in the development, execution, and after-action reporting of internal programmatic drills and exercises.
  • Work with National Labs in supporting their positions within departmental operations and exercises.
  • Support emergency response operations and incident management with an on-call requirement, including after hours, extended shifts, and weekends.

Required Qualifications:

• BS or BA, plus five years’ experience preferred; with an emphasis on radiological and nuclear response policy and expertise preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience in relevant fields such as nuclear security or incident response.
• Certification as a Project Management Professional with 2–5 years’ experience in program management.
• DOE site access will require the qualified candidate be a U.S. citizen with a current Top Security or Department of Energy Q Clearance and SCI.
• Experience in the DOE/NNSA enterprise, to include national laboratories or stakeholder agencies, especially for the Consequence Management mission.
• Knowledge of federal nuclear and radiological incident response plans and programs.
• Experience working with interagency and industry policy makers.
• Skilled in articulating complex issues at a level easily understood, in both oral and written form.
• Demonstrated writing and editing skills in the creation of documents, plans, procedures, and proposals.
• Willingness to work directly with clients in an environment that changes rapidly, and requires occasional long hours; must possess a mature approach to the personal interactions between a consultant and the client.
• Must be an independent self-starter with excellent organizational skills and the ability to multi-task and be comfortable working with a team of technical experts in varying fields of scientific and engineering disciplines.
• Extensive experience with the Microsoft Office Suite, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Must be willing to support emergency response operations and incident management with an on-call requirement including after hours, extended shifts and weekends.
• The candidate’s written consent to conduct a background check and a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening for the purposes of maintaining a security clearance will be required as a condition of employment.
• Ongoing reviews and tests for the absence of any illegal substances will be conducted as a requirement for ongoing access to DOE sites. The candidate’s written consent to conduct such tests may be required as a condition of employment.
• May require the periodic successful completion of a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

If you would like to be considered, please e-mail your résumé to javiles@projectenhancement.com or fax it to 240-686-3959.

Equal Opportunity Employer/AA/M/F/Vet/Disabled (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules.)