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International & Strategic Partnership Program Liaison

CNS

Job Location:

Oak Ridge, TN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 20 May 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 17 August 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Location: Oak Ridge TN
Job Title: International & Strategic Partnership Program Liaison
Career Level From: Senior Associate
Career Level To: Senior Specialist
Job Specialty: Program-General-Technical

What Youll Do

This position will perform tasks primarily in Reading United Kingdom and will last a minimum of one year.

Serve as a liaison between the Consolidate Nuclear Security LLC (CNS) and Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Nuclear Security Technologies. AWEs mission is to design develop manufacture and maintain the UKs nuclear warheads for their Nations Continuous at Sea Deterrent (CASD) capability for the last 75 years. Secondarily AWE maintains the safety security and effectiveness of the United Kingdoms nuclear deterrent; strengthens science technology and engineering capabilities while modernizing their national security infrastructure. AWE manages the development and deployment of the process and component technologies that support production of weapon components.

This role supports the development of manufacturing processes and strategies for components that are critical to meeting security requirements for the UKs nuclear stockpile. The main focus of this position will be to support AWEs uranium technology development for programmatic deliverables. These deliverables support enriched uranium (EU) and depleted uranium (DU) build programs primarily with other Y-12 material support possible.

The Liaison is expected to be a fair representative of CNS Y-12 and as a citizen of the United States of America and the collective enterprise. Examples of the positions tasks are listed below:

Provide Technical Oversight and Programmatic guidance to UK EU new build programs (EUMF ATROPOS etc.)
Provide programmatic guidance and feedback to the Future Materials Campus (FMC) Programme Management Office.
Support JOWOG interactions and develop future collaboration opportunities.
Support definition and development of the EU Manufacturing System/Chemical Recovery PP&E.
Assume the role of Intelligent Customer to Capital Projects and corresponding Delivery Partners on behalf of the H PRT.
Present knowledge capture opportunities to the H PRT and Capital Projects.
Aid manufacturing system development based on operational experience.
Identifying and sharing key Review Learn Improve (RLI) outcomes from Y12 programs.
Provide timely and accurate information to CNS including the status of significant deliverables.
Assist with the development of strategies implementation plans risk management change control and status communications.
Participate in the Planning Programming Budgeting process as applicable.
Facilitate the resolution of issues and participate in significant high-level meetings on topics of critical interest to both AWE and Y-12.
Facilitate communications with Y-12 subject matter experts (SME) for data collection.
Provide guidance with assistance from Y-12 SMEs without making CNS commitments.
Travel as necessary to support meetings at other labs and sites.
Support and assist information exchange between Y-12 and AWE.
Provide context and intent behind AWE directives for programmatic decisions.

What You Can Expect

Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
Top-notch dedicated colleagues
Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
Career advancement and professional development programs
Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

Bachelors degree: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
OR Masters degree: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience.
Demonstrated experience within uranium production facilities within the last 5 years of experience.
Demonstrated experience of the lifecycle of uranium from raw material purification casting and machining.
The incumbent must
- be willing to serve in this off-site assignment in the United Kingdom for a minimum of one year (prefer two years).
- hold an active DOE Q clearance and be trained to handle and protect classified information

Preferred Job Requirements

A BS in Engineering with 15 years nuclear manufacturing experience (E.G. Process Engineer Shift Technical Advisor Program Advisor) at Y-12 is required; OR a technical degree and graduate technical MS with more than 5 years line or program management leadership experience (e.g. Program Manager Production Support Manager Director of Operations or Maintenance) at Y-12 is required.
A graduate degree in a technical field is desired and may substitute for up to two years of the required manufacturing support experience.

Why Y-12

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan prescription drug plan vision plan dental plan employer matched 401(k) savings plan disability coverage education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace at Y-12 you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted i.e. Senior Associate to Senior Specialist internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712) which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

This position may be categorized as a designated position identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709 requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical drug screening and background investigation. As an employee you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin protected veteran status or disability.

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