Physical Sciences Manager II

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Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United Nations and its allies by providing high‑hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site's Cold War legacy.

Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401(k); paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.
• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

• Maintains and develops staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training scientific staff to meet the mission requirements of the Laboratory; maintaining a safe and secure work environment within the policies and directives of STL and the NNSS.
• Lead staff by communicating job expectations; plan, monitor, and appraise job results; provide coaching and accountability structure for employees.
• Responsible for leadership of the Physical Sciences Department within the Special Technologies Laboratory.
• Strategically guide the department by analyzing trends, setting objectives, and measuring results against business and financial goals.
• Oversee departmental budget and financial performance, including forecasting and variance management.
• Maintain and improve service quality through rigorous standards, problem resolution, and continuous process enhancement.
• Design and maintain operational systems, policies, and procedures to foster optimal team and resource effectiveness within the STL.
• Create an environment where employees raise, address, and resolve issues.
• Establish and manage a clear, sustainable framework to ensure the delivery of high-quality scientific support to all internal and external sponsors for the near‑ and long‑term. Work with the Mission Development organization within the NNSS to identify and support sponsor requirements and needs.
• Establish direction and provide oversight of strategic R&D initiatives, which will require working closely with the various programmatic mission areas within the NNSS.
• Guide special teams that cross functional, technical, and scientific boundaries. Coordinate collaboration with partners external to the NNSS.
• Champion and lead special projects for the Laboratory.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent training and experience, plus a minimum of 14 years of related and progressively responsible experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a calculus-based relevant technical field is highly preferred.
• Advanced degree in a relevant technical field is preferred.
• Leadership skills and success in managing a team within a large organization comprised of a scientific and engineering workforce.
• Broad applied knowledge and expertise in leadership, supervision, personnel management, resource planning and control skills, and significant organizational, technical experience.
• Experience with customer service requiring excellent interpersonal skills in order to resolve the demands of many constituencies with diverse technical backgrounds.
• Experience leading technical initiatives in scientific disciplines.
• Demonstrated effective people management experience, including project or program…