**Job Description**
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.
+ 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.
**Responsiblities**
The Principal Safeguards & Security Specialist collaborates with Security & Emergency Services (SES) leadership to design, monitor, and analyze performance metrics and integrated risk management plans across security, cyber, and emergency programs. Additionally, the role assists the readiness assurance supervisor with assessments, issues management, and compliance tracking to ensure all operations align with DOE Orders and federal regulatory standards.
**Key Responsibilities**
+ Interface with NNSS executive leadership team to assist in developing company program health Key Performance Indicators.
+ Assist in implementation of security, emergency management, and cyber program analytical data metrics.
+ Maintain liaison with all Directorates within Security & Emergency Services (SES) to determine security risk conditions affecting safeguards & security of the NNSS.
+ Oversee the implementation of integrated risk management plans for SES as it pertains to the NNSS.
+ Plan, coordinate, and execute Readiness Assurance management assessments, self-assessments, and surveillances for the NNSS and Satellite Locations.
+ Implement, maintain, and monitor the SES Effectiveness Tool in accordance with the Security Risk Management Framework to systemically identify and analyze physical, technical, and operational security risks.
+ Lead the design, development, implementation, and monitoring of comprehensive security and emergency services performance and programmatic metrics.
+ Serve as lead for SES issues management processes in accordance with SES Assurance Program requirements that measure the health of SES programs.
+ Monitor baseline compliance and performance standards for program management, safeguards & security, emergency management, cyber security, and emergency response entities.
+ Track critical operational Key Performance Indicators to verify that security and emergency responder units are performing in accordance with DOE Orders and federal regulations.
+ Compile and facilitate data for the Monthly Overall Security Risk Review for senior management and federal oversight authorities.
+ Assist with data collection for the Defense Nuclear Security Enterprise Risk Management Plan, as needed.
+ Perform with limited oversight and accept additional tasks with short deadlines.
+ Perform other duties, as assigned by management.
**Qualifications**
+ Bachelor's degree in a field related to the position or equivalent training and experience, plus 8 years of progressive related experience.
+ Minimum of 5+ years of experience in Security & Emergency Services (SES), safeguards, or cyber security programs, with a proven track record of developing and monitoring integrated risk management plans within a federal or regulated environment.
+ Heavy experience compiling, synthesizing, and presenting technical key performance indicator (KPI) data directly to executive leadership and federal oversight authorities (such as DOE/NNSA). Must have a portfolio of developing complex, high-visibility monthly risk reviews and enterprise-level risk plans.
+ Strong capability in mapping operational performance metrics directly back to federal regulatory standards and DOE Orders, ensuring that quantitative data demonstrates strict adherence to compliance mandates.
+ Performance Metrics & KPI Development: Proven ability to collaborate with executive leadership to design, implement, and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and program health metrics across multi-topical security and emergency management domains.
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