Enterprise Risk Management Officer

Company Description

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are committed to a diverse and equitable workforce with an inclusive culture that values and celebrates the diversity of our people, talents, ideas, experiences, and perspectives. This is important for continued success of the Laboratory’s mission.

Pay Range

$163,740 - $210,288 Annually for the TSS.4 level
$196,500 - $252,336 Annually for the TSS.5 level

Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. Many factors are taken into consideration when setting starting pay including education, experience, the external labor market, and internal equity.

We’re looking for an Enterprise Risk Management Officer to mature and manage the Laboratory’s framework with respect to risk oversight. You will work with Lab managers, executives, engineers, scientists, and U.S. Government Department of Energy personnel. This role requires the ability to maintain performance under pressure, exhibit sound judgment and sensitivity to organizational dynamics, and to provide confident proactive guidance to leadership and stakeholders. This position is within the Office of Laboratory Oversight of the Director’s Office.

This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

You will

• Communicate issues and performance trends or analysis results to Laboratory leadership and stakeholders and brief senior management on overall impact and approach.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on highly advanced concepts and large projects that involve long-range goals and objectives, strategy, and vison.
• Champion Enterprise Risk Management at LLNL. Manage and provide leadership for the LLNL Enterprise Risk Management Program by developing and implementing clear policies and procedures to achieve Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), using independent judgment and considerable latitude to establish and accomplish goals.
• Contribute to the development of creative solutions, principles and ideas related to the assigned work that could directly impact the organization in significant ways.
• Perform duties that consist of a diverse range of highly complex problems with work scope that involves parallel tasks requiring the resolution of conflicting priorities among competing resources within the program.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Partner collaboratively with managers and subject matter experts across the Laboratory to develop their Institutional risks, and ensure they are entered into the risk register which is the primary tracking and communication tool.
• Build relationships and influence decision making with multi-level stakeholders, including the Livermore Field Office, corporate partners, senior management, and cross-functional teams.

Additional job responsibilities, at TSS.5 level

• Guide and provide technical or operational direction for projects.
• Champion projects, strategic planning, directing projects/programs, serve as the organization spokesperson on Enterprise Risk Management.
• Exercise independent judgement and initiative in determining methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria in support of technical and operational projects.
• Provide solutions to highly complex, unusual and sensitive issues and problems.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in collecting and analyzing performance data, ability to review and report institutional performance against an organization’s strategy.
• Highly advanced knowledge, and extensive experience working, Enterprise Risk Management, developing and implementing Risk Management frameworks and performance metrics.
• Expert level application and development in providing sound strategic and technical advice to management.
• Extensive experience understanding, interpreting, and retrieving needed information from data sources, policies, procedures, laws, regulations, terminology, schedules, and personnel.
• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Recognized as a subject matter expert in field.
• Expert communication to deliver information at all levels of the organization with different types of personnel and communication styles in a tactful, professional, influencing, motivating manner while maintaining confidentiality.
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or other related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and significant related experience.
• Experience preparing and delivering presentations to senior management and other leadership.

Additional qualifications at the TSS.5 level

• Expert knowledge of state-of-the-art technologies to make advancements in areas of expertise. May have nationally recognized expertise.
• Apply cutting edge principles, theories, concepts, and technologies. Develop innovative solutions to highly complex problems.
• Ability to champion, lead and develop creative solutions, principles, theories and concepts.

Qualifications we desire

• Expert knowledge of requirements and functions (including DOE Orders and LLNL Policies) that impact the LLNL Contractor Assurance program.
• Experience working with the DevonWay Platform and ERM module.
• Knowledge of Federal Government Contractor Assurance systems.
• M.S., M.B.A., or other advanced degree in field that relates to Risk Management.
• Experience with Oversight organizations.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Position Information

This is a Career Indefinite position, open to Lab employees and external candidates.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

• Our core beliefs - visit https://www.llnl.gov/diversity/our-values
• Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (IDEA) - visit https://www.llnl.gov/diversity
• Flexible Benefits Package
• 401(k)
• Relocation Assistance
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)
• Employee engagement - visit https://www.llnl.gov/diversity/employee-engagement

Security Clearance

This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance. If you are selected, we will initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if you meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Also, all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. Q-level clearance requires U.S. citizenship.

Pre-Employment Drug Test

External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer that is committed to providing all with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status, age, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

We invite you to review the Equal Employment Opportunity posters which include EEO is the Law and Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision.

Reasonable Accommodation

Our goal is to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates applying and interviewing at the Laboratory. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please use our online form to submit a request.

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