Principal Safeguards & Security Specialist - Exercise Coordinator (Nuclear Security)

Location: Mercury, Nevada, United States; primary work at the Nevada National Security Site, with required work at remote facilities including North Las Vegas. Travel between multiple locations is required. Work schedule: 4/10s, Monday–Thursday, with hours subject to change.

Annual salary: $101,982.40–$155,521.60.

Company

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC manages and operates the hirify.global for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration and supports high-hazard national security missions.

What you will do

• Develop, conduct, and coordinate emergency preparedness exercises for nuclear and non-nuclear facilities and activities.
• Develop programmatic hazards and assessed hazard-based scenarios in accordance with DOE Order 151.1F.
• Coordinate with DOE/NNSA Nevada Field Office emergency management, facility managers, facility representatives, internal stakeholders, external agencies, and other organizations.
• Facilitate planning meetings and prepare exercise documentation, including the Exercise Plan, Master Scenario Events List, exercise injects, and After-Action Report.
• Plan training and briefings for exercise participants, oversee exercise execution, and ensure activities follow safety requirements, plans, and objectives.
• Lead post-exercise debriefings and hot washes, analyze performance, and identify strengths, improvement areas, and corrective actions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent training and experience, plus 8 years of progressive related experience.
• Strong technical writing, proofreading, editing, information development, and analysis skills for studies and reports.
• Strong public speaking and oral communication skills for large groups and communication with all levels of MSTS, NNSA/NFO management, and off-site agencies.
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Interpersonal communication skills for working professionally with small and large groups and on-site or off-site agencies and organizations.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision, take initiative, multitask through interruptions and changing priorities, and work in austere conditions including rain, snow, heat, and heavy wind.
• Ability to crawl short distances and stand and walk for long periods of time.
• Willingness to travel and a valid driver’s license.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility.
• Successful completion of pre-employment drug testing, background review, federal background investigation, and required security and counterintelligence evaluations.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Continuity or Emergency Management.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Pension, 401(k), paid time off, and 96 hours of paid holidays.
• Relocation assistance when located more than 75 miles from the work location.
• Tuition assistance and reimbursement.
• Drug-free workplace with random drug testing and equal employment opportunity practices.