Technical Director jobs in Amarillo, TX

What You'll Do

The Pantex Engineering Technical Assurance Senior Director is responsible for providing overall strategy and technical guidance for facility configuration management (CM), engineering standards, engineering assurance, and lifecycle systems engineering.

Responsibilities include:

*Ensuring the Pantex CM/Data Governance programs adhere to requirements of DOE-STD-1073, Configuration Management, with regard to the facility's technical baselines,
*For Mission Engineering, maintain performance metrics, tracking of Business Operating Plan/Business Area Plan commitments, tracking of issues management commitments, and fostering process improvements,
*Implementation and oversight of Engineering processes in accordance with Pantex NQA-1 program
*Overseeing discipline Chief Engineers as they support general Pantex operations,
*Overseeing and maturing the Pantex lifecycle systems engineering (LSE) program in support of new project requirement throughout its lifecycle,
*Successful budgeting, staffing, and financial performance of organization.

The candidate will possess demonstrated outstanding people skills, with the ability to energize, organize, and lead groups of engineering personnel. As a manager at a senior level the ability to develop comprehensive strategies for implementation of subject; effectively communicate and structure messages to achieve end strategy; and maintain cognizance of the team progress along with necessary adjustments is required. This position requires strong communication skills and the ability to effectively motivate and manage personnel, coordinate, and resolve programmatic positions with peer managers, and engage other organizations as necessary. The ability to present complex data & other material to senior CNS Leadership is imperative. The candidate will demonstrate an ability to lead under and propagate a values-based culture including Integrity, Trust, Teamwork, and Excellence with a focus on the CNS imperatives of "Safe, Secure, Zero Defects, & Deliver as Promised".

What You Can Expect

Minimum Job Requirements

Preferred Job Requirements

• Knowledge of configuration management and data governance principles
• Experience managing Engineering policies and procedures under NQA-1 or equivalent program
• Working knowledge of issues management principles.
• General background in the management of plant level programs such as welding, pressure safety, and fire protection.
• Working knowledge of systems engineering principles and application.
• Experience as a chief engineer at a nuclear facility.

Why Pantex and Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Pantex and Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

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