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Savannah River National Laboratory · 1 day ago

Contractor Performance Assurance and Improvement Analyst

Aiken, SC

Full-time, Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Savannah River National Laboratory is seeking an experienced Contractor Assurance Analyst to join their growing team. This role focuses on driving operational excellence by supporting self-assessment processes, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

BiotechnologyGovernmentTest and Measurement

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design and maintain the self-assessment procedures and processes, ensuring they align with regulatory requirements and drive improvement

Lead the development of the laboratory annual assessment plan

Maintain metrics and monitor the health of the program

Data Collection and Analysis: Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data from self-assessments to identify trends, strengths, and areas for improvement

Risk Management: Identify potential risks associated with laboratory operations and ensuring that appropriate measures are in place to mitigate these risks

Feedback and Continuous Improvement: Solicit feedback on the self-assessment process and implementing improvements based on this feedback to enhance overall performance

Training and Guidance: Provide training and guidance to teams and individuals involved in the assessment process, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability

Serves contractor assurance roles which drive operational excellence and discipline through executing and supporting fact-based, risk-informed decision making and continuous learning and improvement

Provides a unique opportunity for growth potential to support an expanding National Laboratory

Develop effective partnerships and facilitate interactions with various teams across the Laboratory while identifying and responding to abnormal events, securing witness information, investigating facts and processes leading up to abnormal events, categorizing events and drawing conclusions that lead to continuous improvement

Must be customer focused with a demonstrated working knowledge in one or more of the following Contractor Assurance System (CAS) related areas: assessments; lessons learned, risk analysis, issues and corrective actions management; metrics and trending; enforcement coordination; or working knowledge of investigations techniques which use formal causal analysis tools such as barrier analysis or 5-why analysis

Must possess a working knowledge of computers and databases to diagnose and resolve problems and conduct original research and analysis to provide meaningful insights into laboratory trends

Must possess a practical understanding and be skilled at utilizing some of the following Quality Improvement Tools: Plan‐Do‐Check‐Act, Process Mapping, Gap Analysis, Histograms, Pareto Chart, Brainstorming, Cause & Effect Charting

Must have strong interpersonal skills to team well with others as well as the ability to lead, organize and coordinate meetings and projects that involve multiple scientific, engineering, operations, and business disciplines

Requires the team member to interface frequently with contractor assurance staff, researchers, managers, and Department of Energy staff

Qualification

Contractor Assurance SystemRisk AnalysisQuality Improvement ToolsData CollectionAnalysisInterpersonal SkillsTrainingGuidanceContinuous ImprovementProblem SolvingTeam Collaboration

Required

BS/BA + 7-9 yrs of relevant experience

Complies with all policies and standards

For ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, US Citizenship is Legally Required

Must possess a working knowledge of computers and databases to diagnose and resolve problems and conduct original research and analysis to provide meaningful insights into laboratory trends

Requires the team member to interface frequently with contractor assurance staff, researchers, managers, and Department of Energy staff

Preferred

3 to 5 years of practical experience in nuclear operations and/or a R&D nuclear facility

Demonstrated working knowledge in one or more of the following Contractor Assurance System (CAS) related areas: assessments; lessons learned, risk analysis, issues and corrective actions management; metrics and trending; causal analysis; or investigations techniques

Benefits

Highly competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision options including HSA options with company provided seed

Short- & Long-Term Disability (company paid)

Life Insurance Non-Contributary 1X salary (company paid)

AD&D Non-contributary 1x salary (company paid)

Qualified Non-Elective Company Contribution of 5% each pay period with immediate vesting

Company match 50 cents/dollar up to 8% (3 yrs. vesting in company match)

Contributory Life Insurance up to 5x Salary with $1M Cap

Contributory AD&D (employee, spouse and children)

Paid Time Off

Employee Assistance Plan

SRNL offers a competitive relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions.