Cleared, Lieutenant​/Shift Supervisor - Protective Force, Onsite

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Do you have a security background and want to use your leadership skills to join our Protective Force team at Sandia? If so, you could be the Protective Force Lieutenant for Center 09237, whom we are seeking to join our team! The selected candidate for this position should be an experienced, proactive, highly motivated individual who can guide and direct the day‑to‑day Shift activities of the Protective Force Security Police Officers while reporting to a Shift Captain.

• Respond to alarms and implement compensatory measures for identified vulnerabilities in the system.
• Collaborate with Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), Emergency Management and local law‑enforcement personnel in response to emergency situations.
• Lead represented Protective Force personnel.
• Implement operational procedures in accordance with Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) orders, directives and operational needs.
• Effectively collaborate with a multitude of customers and all levels of management to include DOE, NNSA, and Sandia Field Office (SFO).
• Maintain requirements as prescribed by DOE O 473.2A and CFR requirements.
• Support management with programmatic components of Protective Force such as logistics, performance integration and training.
• At the direction of protective force management, implement policies and procedures and monitor the effectiveness and performance of security forces, where related to the armed protection of the site.
• ⚠️ The Protective Force operates 24/7/365; the selected candidate must be willing to work up to 16 hours a day, including off‑hours, weekends, holidays, and in harsh weather conditions.
• ⚠️ This is a mission‑essential on‑site position that requires personnel to report to work to ensure the continued security, operation and success of our organization.

$74,700 - $123,400

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

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline, plus five (5) years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience (AS+9 or no degree+13).
• Leadership experience, such as current or previous Protective Force Operations, law‑enforcement or Military experience.
• Must currently hold a TRF‑100 certification.
• Must have a DOE Q‑level security clearance.

• Three (3) years of relevant experience, which may include security activities such as law‑enforcement, SWAT, SRT or Military operations.
• Basic working knowledge of ES&H safety requirements.
• Leadership experience including writing, communications, facilitation, critical thinking and organizational skills.
• Ability to exercise initiative with minimal direction and/or supervision, be self‑motivated and work in a team‑oriented environment.
• Familiarity with the following S&S fields:
  Protective Force Operations, Physical Security, Technical Security, Vulnerability Assessment, Performance Assurance.
• Ability to work with sensitive and/or classified information.

The Safeguards and Security Protective Force Department at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico (SNL/NM) is…