Senior Manager -Futures Division, Protection Strategies

Idaho National Laboratory is hiring a Senior Manager, Protection Strategies for the Futures division of our Safeguards & Security directorate. This position would support a team that works site-wide. This Manager is responsible for leading critical areas that ensure the protection of assets at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). This role provides strategic direction, oversees daily operations, ensures protection of assets, and guides teams across multiple INL facilities. This position will work on a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off or a 4x10 schedule with every Friday off depending on the determined work site location.

The Senior Manager, Protection Strategies provides leadership and oversight for site-specific threat information, risk-informed physical protection planning, vulnerability assessments, security risk assessments, and protection strategy development for INL security areas, assets, and facilities. This position ensures protection strategies are aligned with site-specific threat information, INL mission priorities, operational needs, and a performance-based approach to safeguards and security.

The manager leads personnel and programs responsible for gathering and analyzing site-specific threat information, assessing security needs, identifying vulnerabilities, evaluating security risks, and recommending protective strategies that support mission execution and effective security performance. The position is responsible for developing and maintaining protection strategies across the INL complex; coordinating site-specific threat information activities; supporting vulnerability and risk assessment activities; identifying improvement opportunities; and ensuring security decisions are based on credible threat information, risk significance, mission impact, operational feasibility, and measurable security outcomes.

This role requires close coordination with facility management, operations, lab-wide leadership, DOE-ID, other DOE contractors, local and federal law enforcement partners, and other threat, intelligence, and security agencies to ensure protection approaches are practical, defensible, current, and effectively integrated into facility and mission planning. The manager is expected to communicate complex security risks clearly, build effective partnerships across internal and external organizations, and balance mission needs, security effectiveness, risk reduction, resource considerations, and operational impact.

The successful candidate will provide strong, people-focused leadership to a team of security professionals by modeling INL values, setting clear direction, communicating expectations, providing timely feedback, and fostering accountability, collaboration, discretion, technical rigor, and continuous improvement. This leader will be responsible for developing staff capability, coaching and mentoring employees, supporting professional growth, building bench strength, leading through change, addressing performance concerns constructively, and creating an environment where employees understand priorities and how their work contributes to INL's mission. This role requires a leader who can build trust, communicate candidly, lead through change, address performance concerns constructively, and balance mission needs, security effectiveness, risk reduction, resource considerations, and operational impact.

This role requires a forward-thinking leader who can challenge legacy approaches, anticipate emerging security needs, and drive innovation in protection strategy, vulnerability assessment, threat-informed planning, and risk-informed decision-making. The manager will be expected to evaluate new methods, technologies, partnerships, and practices that support cutting-edge security performance and position INL to address evolving threats and mission demands.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and 9 years of relevant experience with 9 years of proven leadership experience.

Relevant experience includes: physical protection planning; site-specific threat information; threat-informed decision-making; facility operations; physical security systems; SNM protection; classified matter protection; vulnerability assessments; security risk assessments/analysis; and performance-based safeguards and security approaches.

DOE Q clearance required (or the ability to obtain and maintain) which requires US Citizenship.

Job Information:

The target pay range for this position is ($158,712- $237,174) annually. The full pay range is ($107,844 - $274,980). At Idaho National Laboratory compensation decisions are determined using factors such as education, relevant experience, and other credentials.

TDP: This is a testing designated position; you will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug screen and periodic drug testing throughout the term of your employment.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this classification, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, bend, and work in an office and field/laboratory environment. The job requires hand/finger dexterity to keyboard or type, handle materials, manipulate tools, and reach with hands and arms. The job requires operation of job-related equipment and driving a vehicle. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Sufficient visual acuity and hearing capacity to perform the essential functions and interact with people is required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits and Relocation

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) with a 4.2% employer contribution and up to 4.8% match (regular positions) or self-contribute access (postdoctoral positions)
• Paid time off (personal leave)
• Employee Education Program (tuition assistance for eligible positions)
• Comprehensive Relocation Package
• Benefit eligibility subject to multiple factors, including employment status and position classification.

At this time, BEA will not sponsor any H1-B visas obtained outside of the United States of America (U.S.A.), including consular visas.

INL is a science-based, applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's mission in nuclear energy research, science, and national defense. With more than 6,300 scientists, researchers, and support staff, the laboratory works with national and international governments, universities and industry partners to change the world's energy future and secure our nation's critical infrastructure.

INL Mission:

Our mission is to discover, demonstrate and secure innovative nuclear energy solutions, other clean energy options and critical infrastructure.

INL Vision:

Our vision is to change the world's energy future and secure our nation's critical infrastructure.

Selective Service Requirements:

To be eligible for employment at INL males born after December 31, 1959 must have registered with the Selective Service System (SSS). For more information see www.sss.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of INL to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Reasonable Accommodation:

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Other Information:

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