Cag Action Officer (Sr. Principal Business Process Analyst)

Overview:

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy.  Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.  In this environment, the best ideas need to be voiced and every opinion matters.  As such, MSTS places great value on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and is committed to a diverse and equitable workforce, with an inclusive culture that values and celebrates the diversity of our people, talents, ideas, and perspectives.

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.  
• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

NNSS COVID-19 attestation requirements: https://www.nnss.gov/pages/nfo/WorkingForMSTS.html

Responsibilities:

The MSTS Executive Office is searching for highly motivated professionals to join the Customer Action Group (CAG) as Action Officers. This is a rare opportunity to collaborate with the MSTS President and his executive team on strategic initiatives and mission critical priorities. Ideal candidates have a bias to action, an impressive track record, and a desire to contribute to the long-term success of the NNSS, while continually seeking opportunities to go faster and simplify the conduct of operations. These are “in the trenches”, hands-on positions, requiring high energy and a fundamental knowledge of the NNSS mission.

 

CAG Action Officer

Serves on a team of Action Officers in direct support of the MSTS Executive Office in the discharge of responsibilities as assigned by the Chief of Staff.  Coordinates organization-wide participation in delivery of strategic communications and senior level engagement activities. The CAG will connect across Directorates to facilitate flow of information, coordination, and synchronization, and enable implementation the President’s vision, strategy, objectives, and priorities.  This role reports directly to the MSTS Chief of Staff.

 

Duties & Responsibilities:

 

Executive Support

• Prepares briefing documents based upon input from subject matter experts, often gathering information from various sources.
• Handles the technical preparation and execution of details for meetings and events hosted by the executive office.
• Ensures the President is prepared with the necessary background information to support his participation in ceremonies and formal public appearances.
• Action officer for establishing senior advisory groups composed of recognized experts from across many disciplines of public policy and security analysis organizations to support the President's formulation of engagement strategies and inter/multiple agency coordination and cooperation.
• Participates in meetings and office calls involving the President or Executive Director when required; records decisions, task requirements, and other pertinent content of discussions.

Strategic Communications

• Generates presentations, reports, messages, and graphics for executive office use.
• Researches, writes, and edits articles, communications, and presentations on the organization, missions, operations, and initiatives of the NNSS.
• Provides speech and briefing preparation assistance to the MSTS Executive Leadership Team.
• Prepares or arranges for graphics to support presentations.
• Researches, develops, and checks the accuracy of information from a wide range of sources with support from SMEs across the NNSS.
• Collaborates with Public Affairs staff to ensure consistency of messages for internal and external audiences.
• Ensures quality control of briefing products intended for the Commander's use and for publication in external or internal communications.
• Maintains repositories of all Executive Office products, materials, and deliverables.

Enterprise Integration

• Responsible for special projects where multiple directorates are involved and no one element has complete responsibility; coordinates actions, clarifies responsibilities and timelines for completion.
• Proactively identifies problems, inefficiencies, and potential problems, and develops recommendations for solutions.
• Researches policies, procedures, practices, and their driving regulations and makes recommendations for streamlining work flow and eliminating waste.
• Discusses unusual problems with the Chief of Staff and keeps them informed of progress.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

• Works with Senior Management to develop a short-term and long-term strategy to address existing organization level business information system problems and recommend innovative solutions.
• Uses applied knowledge and principals (e.g., Business Process Architecture, Systems Approach or Six Sigma Methodology) to create solutions to resolve business problems.
• In collaboration with the Project Management organization, manages large projects that may involve complex and technically challenging scope of work (crossing directorial, and Enterprise lines).
• Coaches and motivates large teams (including sub-contractors) to coordinate project tasks.
• Manages budgets to include large sub-contracts.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (minimum) in a technical, writing/communications, or political science discipline (preferred) and at least 12 years’ of professional level experience or equivalent training and experience.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills, and quantitative analytical skills are required.
• Applicant must be able to work in a team environment.
• Program management experience, strategic planning experience, or senior-level government office administration experience working in a “CAG”-like environment is desirable.
• Self-driven and action oriented.
• Superior skills in technical and creative writing.
• Superior skills in developing executive level briefings.
• Superior business acumen and deep understanding of the NNSA/NNSS mission.
• Mastery of Microsoft Office products.
• Mastery of researching situations of a variety of natures and developing a logical and fact-based conclusions and recommendation.
• Ability to analyze situations and recommend improvements in efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity.
• Ability to separate internally generated requirements from contract-driven requirements.
• Ability to keep multiple projects on schedule at once.
• Ability and willingness to deliver under tight deadlines.
• Ability to interact with people at all levels, including external executives.
• Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required. MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
• Must possess a valid driver's license. 

MSTS is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants offered employment with MSTS are also subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment. In addition, Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship, at least 18 years of age. Reference DOE Order 472.2, “Personnel Security”. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

 

Department of Energy Q Clearance (position will be cleared to this level). Reviews and tests for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR Part 707.4, “Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites,” will be conducted.  Applicant selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation, required to participate in subsequent reinvestigations, and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified matter. Successful completion of a counterintelligence evaluation, which may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination, may also be required. Reference 10 CFR Part 709, “Counterintelligence Evaluation Program.”

 

MSTS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. MSTS is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

 

Annual salary range for this position is $111,758.40 - $173,243.20.

 

Starting salary is determined based on the position market value, the individual candidate education and experience and internal equity.