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Deputy Associate Laboratory Director, Facilities & Operations

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Brookhaven National Laboratory's Facilities and Operations (F&O) Directorate supports the science and technology and environmental restoration missions of the Laboratory by providing a safe, environmentally sound, and reliable infrastructure. F&O provides high-quality crafts and fabrication services to our customers as needed and protects people, property, and national security.

Position Description

Reporting to the Associate Laboratory Director (ALD) for Facilities and Operations (F&O), the Deputy Associate Laboratory Director provides strategic, operational, and organizational leadership for the infrastructure and services that enable Brookhaven National Laboratory’s scientific mission. Working in partnership with the ALD, the Deputy translates Laboratory priorities into coordinated plans, effective resource allocation, and measurable results across the Directorate.

The Deputy supports the leadership and performance of a multidisciplinary organization of approximately 500 employees with an annual budget of approximately $180–190 million. The role advances safe, reliable, and responsive operations; strengthens organizational effectiveness; and builds partnerships across the Laboratory to address current needs and prepare for future mission requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Partner with the ALD to establish and execute the Directorate’s strategic direction, goals, and priorities, with measurable expectations for safety, service quality, reliability, financial performance, and organizational effectiveness.
  • Provide leadership and oversight across the F&O portfolio, including facilities and infrastructure planning, operations and maintenance, engineering design, construction, project management, staff and guest services, security, fire protection, and emergency management.
  • Coordinate activities across F&O organizations to align priorities, clarify accountability, resolve issues, and deliver integrated services that support Laboratory operations and scientific programs.
  • Work closely with leaders across the Laboratory to understand mission needs, anticipate infrastructure and service requirements, and balance competing priorities within available resources.
  • Support Directorate budget development, financial management, workforce planning, and resource allocation to sustain essential services and address long-term infrastructure and organizational needs.
  • Monitor organizational performance, identify operational risks and improvement opportunities, and lead corrective actions that strengthen safety, reliability, efficiency, and customer service.
  • Reinforce a strong safety culture and accountability for environmental, safety, health, security, and regulatory requirements throughout Directorate activities.
  • Guide and develop Directorate leaders and staff through clear expectations, performance management, succession planning, employee engagement, and leadership development.
  • Establish and maintain productive relationships with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven Site Office, DOE Office of Science, union representatives, subcontractors, regulatory agencies, and leadership at other national laboratories.
  • Represent the Directorate in Laboratory initiatives and stakeholder discussions, and exercise delegated leadership responsibilities on behalf of the ALD, as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline and at least 12 years of progressively responsible relevant experience, including at least 8 years of executive management or senior leadership experience.
  • Demonstrated success leading large, multidisciplinary technical organizations responsible for facilities, infrastructure, operations, engineering, construction, or related institutional services.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic plans, translate institutional priorities into measurable objectives, and hold organizations accountable for results.
  • Significant experience managing organizational performance, budgets, resources, and operational risks in a complex technical environment.
  • Proven ability to build effective leadership teams, develop staff, strengthen employee engagement, and lead organizational improvement.
  • Demonstrated ability to establish trusted partnerships, influence decisions across organizational boundaries, and balance institutional responsibilities with the needs of scientific and operational organizations.
  • Demonstrated judgment in resolving complex issues and balancing mission, safety, operational, financial, regulatory, and stakeholder priorities.
  • Exceptional communication, collaboration, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills, including the ability to engage effectively with senior leaders, employees, and external stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated commitment to responsive, customer-focused service delivery and rigorous environmental, safety, and health standards.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Master’s degree in a related technical, scientific, or engineering discipline.
  • Relevant professional certification in project management, facilities management, maintenance management, or operations.
  • Leadership experience within the DOE complex, a DOE Office of Science national laboratory, or a comparable highly regulated research environment.
  • Experience leading organizational transformation, continuous improvement, and safety-culture initiatives within a large, technically complex organization.

Other Information:

  • Some travel required.

Brookhaven National Laboratory is committed to employee success and we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Review more information at BNL | Benefits Program

Brookhaven National Laboratory requires all non-badged personnel including visitors to produce a REAL-ID or REAL-ID compliant documentation to access Brookhaven National Laboratory – view more information at www.bnl.gov/real-id. This is due to nationwide identification requirements for federal site access as required by the federal REAL ID Act. Those not in possession of a REAL ID-compliant document will not be permitted to access the site which includes access to the Laboratory for interviews.

As a U.S. Department of Energy laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory requires employees to obtain and maintain a DOE Uncleared Personal Identity Verification (UPIV) credential in accordance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) requirements. The credentialing process is completed as part of onboarding and enables access to DOE facilities and information systems. As a condition of employment, the selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a UPIV credential. These requirements are established under DOE Order 206.2 Chg. 2, Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM- Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM)), and DOE Order 473.1A- Physical Protection Program- Physical Protection Program.

About Us

Brookhaven National Laboratory (www.bnl.gov) delivers discovery science and transformative technology to power and secure the nation’s future. Brookhaven Lab is a multidisciplinary laboratory with seven Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, 37 R&D 100 Awards, and more than 70 years of pioneering research. The Lab is primarily supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science. Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) operates and manages the Laboratory for DOE. BSA is a partnership between Battelle and The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of Stony Brook University. BSA salutes our veterans and active military members with careers that leverage the skills and unique experience they gained while serving our country, learn more at BNL | Opportunities for Veterans at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Guided by our core values of integrity, responsibility, innovation, respect, and teamwork, Brookhaven Science Associates is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer-Vets/Disabled. We are committed to fostering a respectful and collaborative environment that fuels scientific discovery. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to any characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. We 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. *VEVRAA Federal Contractor

BSA employees are subject to restrictions related to participation in Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Programs, as defined and detailed in United States Department of Energy Order 486.1A. You will be asked to disclose any such participation at the time of hire for review by Brookhaven. The full text of the Order may be found at: https://www.directives.doe.gov/directives-documents/400-series/0486.1-BOrder-a/@@images/file

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