[ES_JOBS_NET] Director, Atmospheric Radiation Measurement User Facility, US Dept. of Energy

[Christine Wiedinmyer]

https://careers.pnnl.gov/jobs/11183?lang=en-us


Director, Atmospheric Radiation Measurement User Facility

   - Job Description

Overview

At PNNL, our core capabilities are divided among major departments that
we refer to as Directorates within the Lab, focused on a specific area of
scientific research or other function, with its own leadership team and
dedicated budget.



Our Science & Technology directorates include National Security, Earth and
Biological Sciences, Physical and Computational Sciences, and Energy
and Environment. In addition, we have an Environmental Molecular Sciences
Laboratory, a Department of Energy, Office of Science user facility housed
on the PNNL campus.



The Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate (EBSD) leads critical
research in four areas: Atmospheric, Climate & Earth Sciences, Biological
Sciences, Environmental Molecular Sciences, and Global Change. Our vision
is to develop a predictive understanding of biological and Earth systems in
transition. We aim to understand energy and material flows within the
integrated Earth system; to understand, predict, and control the response
of biosystems to environmental and/or genomic changes; and to   Model the
Earth system from the subsurface to the atmosphere.



The Biological Sciences Division has 17 collaborative, interdisciplinary
biology-based teams to tackle major challenges in ecosystem sustainability,
bioenergy, human health, and national security. Teams use unique field
sites, advanced instrumentation, and integrated computational approaches to
explore molecular-scale processes. Strategic efforts focus on advancing
molecular measurement capabilities, uncovering the structure and function
of molecular dark matter, identifying control points in complex systems,
and developing domain-aware AI to accelerate discovery and
hypothesis-driven research.

Responsibilities

PNNL stewards the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility (
www.arm.gov), one of the world’s premier atmospheric research facilities.
ARM has produced more than 30 years of continuous, globally extensive
atmospheric measurements to benefit the global scientific community.



ARM provides critical measurements of clouds, aerosols, precipitation,
radiation, and other atmospheric parameters across a network of fixed
ground observatories (in the U.S. Southern Great Plains, the North Slope of
Alaska, and the Eastern North Atlantic), mobile field observational
facilities to sample additional diverse meteorological regimes, and from
aerial measurement platforms that complement the ground-based
observatories. Through its high-performance computing, data analytics, and
modeling capabilities, ARM transforms raw observations into
community-accessible data products and large-eddy simulations, enabling
scientists around the world to better understand atmospheric processes,
improve Earth system models, and estimate impacts to energy systems and
resilience.



The ARM Director reports to the Associate Laboratory Director for Earth and
Biological Sciences and provides overall scientific leadership, strategic
direction, and operational oversight for the ARM enterprise, which spans a
consortium of nine DOE National Laboratories. The Director guides
scientific priorities; leads complex operations across multiple
observatories and platforms (ground-, mobile-, and aerial-based); stewards
data quality and critical infrastructure; and collaborates closely with
DOE, other DOE user facilities, national laboratories, academic
institutions, and the broader scientific community. This role requires
strong scientific credibility, a forward-looking scientific vision, and
demonstrated organizational leadership and management acumen to advance
ARM’s mission, ensure sustainable operations, and deliver high-impact
science and capabilities.



Job Duties:

   - Strategic Science Vision and Direction: Provide strategic science
   leadership to define and advance ARM’s scientific mission and vision in the
   context of evolving atmospheric research challenges within the context of
   the broader DOE Office of Science mission.
      - The new Director will also play a central role in developing and
      executing ARM’s new 10-year strategic plan, working in close
collaboration
      with the Atmospheric research community, ARM staff, and the Department of
      Energy Office of Science program sponsors.
   - Operational Stewardship: Coordinate ARM facility operations, including
   fixed observatories, mobile facilities, aerial platforms, instrumentation,
   data services, modeling, and computing infrastructure, along with
   coordination of ARM operations, development, and planning activities across
   the 9-lab consortia.
      - Working with the Associate Director for Operations, the ARM
      Director provides oversight of field operations including the review and
      implementation of field campaigns. These include deployment of the ARM
      mobile facilities to locations around the world.
      - A key strategic responsibility of the Director is to lead the
      alignment of organizational and operational structures to effectively
      integrate and sustain ARM’s expanding aerial capabilities, including a
      highly instrumented unmanned aerial system (UAS) and the
uniquely modified
      crewed research aircraft – a Challenger 850.
      - Working with the Associate Director for Research, the ARM Director
      provides oversight of R&D and new capability development including the
      procurement and modification of instrumentation as well as software
      development in support of operations and data products.
      - Foster a sense of community by ensuring collaboration and
      coordination with the approximately 300 ARM staff distributed across nine
      DOE laboratories and other institutions.
   - Data Management: Ensure ARM produces high-quality, reliable, and FAIR
   (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data products for the
   global research community.
   - Resource Allocation: Optimize and direct resource planning and
   allocation, budgeting, procurements, and property and instrument management.
      - Including annual operational execution of atmospheric user
      research, facility management and operations including data archive and
      products maintenance, as well as forward looking premier research
      capability building and sustainment through internal S&T R&D.
   - Stakeholder and Community Engagement: Engage with the user community
   by coordinating advisory groups, organizing workshops, reviewing proposals
   for field campaigns, managing user calls, and maintaining a
   science-forward, welcoming culture that supports innovation and access.
   Represent ARM to DOE leadership, funding sponsors, the ARM User Executive
   Committee and external stakeholders and communicate scientific
   achievements, facility status, and future directions.



Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

   - A strong record of scientific leadership and excellence in atmospheric
   science, environmental science, Earth system science, or related fields.
   - Knowledge of atmospheric observations, instrumentation, remote
   sensing, data management, or computational modeling.
   - Demonstrated ability to develop and implement a strategic vision,
   organizational agility, and capacity to lead complex operations and
   long-term planning.
   - Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with a variety of
   stakeholders and sponsors.
   - Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
   - Experience in operations, deployment, and sustainment of ground-based
   meteorological instrumentation and advanced aerial atmospheric measurement
   platforms, for example unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and crewed aircraft
   within DOE aviation requirements.
   - A demonstrated commitment to collaboration, transparency, and
   scientific openness.
   - Passion for facilitating broad community access to data and enabling
   impactful science at national and international scales.
   - Ability to travel to ARM field sites, including areas in remote
   locations with potentially extreme physical conditions.
   - Project management experience including development of budgets and
   schedules.
   - Knowledge of and commitment to best practices in human performance,
   safety, security, quality, environment and health.
   - Strong communication skills and the ability to foster the flow of
   information in all directions in the organization.
   - Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
   - Excellent listening skills and the ability to build effective
   relationships vertically and horizontally in a complex highly matrixed
   organization.
   - Skills in creating and articulating a strategic vision and developing,
   motivating, and empowering staff in executing on the vision.
   - The ability to create a positive learning environment in which all
   staff can excel.
   - The temperament and desire to encourage and support teamwork and
   positively motivate the members of the technical groups.
   - The ability to interact at the highest level of management, both
   internally and externally, in a constructive and collaborative manner and
   in way that appropriately represents the Laboratory.
   - The ability to interact effectively with funding agencies (DOE) and
   other national and international research agencies.


Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

   - BS/BA and 10 years of relevant experience -OR-
   - MS/MA or higher and 8 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

   - Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science or a related discipline.
   - 10 years of technical program management experience.
   - Demonstrated experience managing large, distributed,
   multi-institutional research or technical programs.
   - Experience in direct and matrix line management of technical,
   scientific, and operational personnel.
   - Experience managing large scale projects on the order of $80-$100M
   annually.
   - Knowledge of DOE, specifically BER, research priorities and sponsor
   relationships.
   - Experience with ES&H compliance and oversight of laboratory operations.


Hazardous Working Conditions/Environment

Not Applicable

Testing Designated Position

This is not a Testing Designated Position (TDP).

About PNNL

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a world-class research
institution powered by a highly educated, diverse workforce committed to
the values of Integrity, Creativity, Collaboration, Impact, and Courage.
Every year, scores of dynamic, driven people come to PNNL to work with
renowned researchers on meaningful science, innovations and outcomes for
the U.S. Department of Energy and other sponsors; here is your chance to be
one of them!


At PNNL, you will find an exciting research environment and excellent
benefits including health insurance, and flexible work schedules. PNNL is
located in eastern Washington State—the dry side of Washington known for
its stellar outdoor recreation and affordable cost of living. The Lab’s
campus is only a 45-minute flight (or ~3 hour drive) from Seattle or
Portland, and is serviced by the convenient PSC airport, connected to 8
major hubs.

Commitment to Excellence and Equal Employment Opportunity

Our laboratory is committed to fostering a work environment where all
individuals are treated with fairness and respect while solving critical
challenges in fundamental sciences, national security, and energy
resiliency. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.



Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is an Equal Opportunity
Employer. PNNL considers all applicants for employment without regard to
race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic
information (including family medical history), protected veteran status,
and any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or
local laws.



We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals
with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures
and in employment. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a
disability, contact us at careers at pnnl.gov.

Drug Free Workplace

PNNL is committed to a drug-free workplace supported by Workplace Substance
Abuse Program (WSAP) and complies with federal laws prohibiting the
possession and use of illegal drugs.



If you are offered employment at PNNL, you must pass a drug test prior to
commencing employment. PNNL complies with federal law regarding illegal
drug use. Under federal law, marijuana remains an illegal drug.  If you
test positive for any illegal controlled substance, including marijuana,
your offer of employment will be withdrawn.

Security, Credentialing, and Eligibility Requirements

As a national laboratory, PNNL is responsible for adhering to the Homeland
Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) and Department of Energy (DOE)
Order 473.1A, which require new employees to obtain and maintain a HSPD-12
Personal Identify Verification (PIV) Credential. To obtain this credential,
new employees must successfully complete the applicable tier of federal
background investigation post hire and receive a favorable federal
adjudication.  The tier of federal background investigation will be
determined by job duties and national security or public trust
responsibilities associated with the job. All tiers of investigation
include a declaration of illegal drug activities, including use, supply,
possession, or manufacture within the last 1 to 7 years (depending on the
applicable tier of investigation). Illegal drug activities include
marijuana and cannabis derivatives, which are still considered illegal
under federal law, regardless of state laws.



For foreign national candidates:

If you have not resided in the U.S. for three consecutive years, you are
not eligible for the PIV credential and instead will need to obtain a
favorable Local Site Specific Only (LSSO) Federal risk determination to
maintain employment. Once you meet the three-year residency requirement
thereafter, you will be required to obtain a PIV credential to maintain
employment. The tier of federal background investigation required to obtain
the PIV credential will be determined by job duties at the time you become
eligible for the PIV credential.

Mandatory Requirements

Please be aware that the Department of Energy (DOE) prohibits DOE employees
and contractors from having any affiliation with the foreign government of
a country DOE has identified as a “country of risk” without explicit
approval by DOE and Battelle. If you are offered a position at PNNL and
currently have any affiliation with the government of one of these
countries, you will be required to disclose this information and recuse
yourself of that affiliation or receive approval from DOE and Battelle
prior to your first day of employment.

Rockstar Rewards

Employees and their families are offered medical insurance, dental
insurance, vision insurance, robust telehealth care options, several mental
health benefits, free wellness coaching, health savings account, flexible
spending accounts, basic life insurance, disability insurance*, employee
assistance program, business travel insurance, tuition assistance,
relocation, backup childcare, legal benefits, supplemental parental bonding
leave, surrogacy and adoption assistance, and fertility support. Employees
are automatically enrolled in our company-funded pension plan* and may
enroll in our 401 (k) savings plan with company match*. Employees may
accrue up to 120 vacation hours per year and may receive ten paid holidays
per year.

* Research Associates excluded.

**All benefits are dependent upon eligibility.



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Notice to Applicants

PNNL lists the full pay range for the position in the job posting. Starting
pay is calculated from the minimum of the pay range and actual placement in
the range is determined based on an individual’s relevant job-related
skills, qualifications, and experience. This approach is applicable to all
positions, with the exception of positions governed by collective
bargaining agreements and certain limited-term positions which have
specific pay rules.



As part of our commitment to fair compensation practices, we do not ask for
or consider current or past salaries in making compensation offers at hire.
Instead, our compensation offers are determined by the specific
requirements of the position, prevailing market trends, applicable
collective bargaining agreements, pay equity for the position type, and
individual qualifications and skills relevant to the performance of the
position.

Minimum Salary

USD $177,900.00/Yr.
Maximum Salary

USD $266,900.00/Yr.
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