Argonne National Laboratory · 4 hours ago
Work Planning and Control Program Manager
Lemont, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$117K/yr - $182K/yr
8+ years expArgonne National Laboratory is seeking a Work Planning and Control Program Manager to lead its WPC Program and Team. This role involves supervising staff, creating training programs, and collaborating with various teams to enhance safety and communication in work planning processes.
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No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Leading the WPC Program Office of approximately 3-5 individuals
Creating and delivering training programs designed to teach people the basics of sound work planning and control
Working with the Argonne training team and Lab leaders to design effective OJT and other “hands on” training programs
Managing a field assist team to provide in the field WPC assistance to scientific researchers, operations personnel and front-line supervisors
Collaborating with business transformation specialists, change management experts, and users to optimize WPC using continuous improvement processes
Acting as WPC champion and communication lead with the Lab leadership team and across all levels of the Lab
Meeting routinely with customer stakeholders to gather feedback focused on customer service and WPC process improvements
Overseeing the Lab’s Human and Organizational Performance program
Teaming across Argonne’s Environmental, Safety, and Health (ESH) Directorate and the Argonne Leadership to drive safety culture programs and maturity
Working with ESH to define and execute a graded review approach to WPC; including independent review boards for very high risk, first of a kind, etc. work
Responsible for the leadership, direction and oversight for the Laboratory’s Work Planning and Control Program
Working with Lab leaders to identify work that presents the highest risk
Assembling and managing teams and support personnel to assist in the planning of high-risk work
Managing the WPC training program
Working with line management to design and document OJT and other field training programs to ensure the necessary level of rigor and assurance that people are equipped to perform work safely and effectively
Managing WPC Information technology tools and working with users and developers to optimize over time; examples include AWARE (Argonne’s WPC software), and the Management Awareness Tool (for flagging high risk work)
Collecting, organizing and distributing feedback from users, researchers, and other stakeholders
Acting as a subject matter expert and external point of contact on Argonne WPC processes
Working with external improvement teams to enhance WPC related processes throughout the DOE Laboratory complex
Serving as WPC Subject Matter Expert on incident investigations and audits to discern severity of WPC deficiencies and issues, identify root causes, and develop solutions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a science, engineering, ES&H or other related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and related technical experience
8-10 years of work experience required with ability to build and manage teams
Ability to translate complex concepts into actionable items
Significant experience in integrated Safety Management and work planning and control
Record of progression and achievement in current and past roles in areas such as project management, process design, work planning, process improvement, communications and change management
Facilitation, mentoring and leadership skills and experience to effectively work with multi-disciplinary teams of scientists, technicians, SMEs, and managers in planning complex and high hazard work
Advanced interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment and present and explain technical or operational information
Proven communications (written/presentation) and interpersonal skills with experience and comfort in dealing and rapport building with all levels of staff, leadership and stakeholders
Proven experience in working in high-demand, fast-paced environments where critical thinking skills and managing competing priorities was necessary
Excel in process improvement, human performance, and program execution whose outcomes have led to positive organizational impact
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits are part of the total rewards package
Company
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory conducts researches in basic science, energy resources, and environmental management.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$41.4MKey Investors
Advanced Research Projects Agency for HealthUS Department of EnergyU.S. Department of Homeland Security
2024-11-14Grant· $21.7M
2023-09-27Grant
2023-01-17Grant
Leadership Team
Paul Kearns
Laboratory Director
Venkat Srinivasan
Director, Argonne Center for Collaborative Energy Storage Science (ACCESS)
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