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Projects Engineering Discipline Manager Welding Engineering
Job Location:
Job Location:
Oak Ridge, TN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
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Posted:
16 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
13 September 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Location:Oak Ridge TN
Job Title: Projects Engineering Discipline Manager - Welding Engineering
Career Level From: Manager
Career Level To:
Organization: Design Engineering ()
Job Specialty: Core Engineering
What Youll Do
The Discipline Manager of Welding position is responsible for providing leadership and oversight to Welding Engineering Design groups supporting the Projects Engineering organization. This group consists of engineers technical support personnel and potentially subcontract employees. The Welding Engineering Discipline Manager assigns staff to support projects drives technical processes is responsible for the technical accuracy of all deliverables and is accountable for the groups performance of the established scope of work within budget and schedule. Also responsible for maintaining safe working conditions and safety awareness establishing goals and expectations and providing technical and professional growth for employees. Advises senior leadership of staffing needs necessary to address both forecast and emerging workload.
Demonstrated knowledge of Welding Engineering Design. Able to: a) track trend and schedule work; and b) manage individual contributors and balance workload and priorities across multiple groups. Familiar with managerial techniques such as tracking trending scheduling and cost estimating.
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 in an engineering/science discipline from an Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program in the United States or designated equivalents from Canada or Mexico the Washington Accord or the list of substantially equivalent as documented by ABET
- A minimum of 7 years of relevant welding engineering experience.
- In addition the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e. Baccalaureate in engineering or related scientific major and 4 years nuclear experience; or a DOE O 426.2A alternative).
Preferred Job Requirements
- A Professional Engineering (PE) License
- Knowledge of and experience in engineering disciplines being supervised to provide comprehensive direction to staff and work groups. Knowledgeable of Y-12 business and operations support resources practices processes and policies needed to solve problems and accomplish work
- Skills in effective planning writing organization communication schedule compliance personnel management and design management
- Computer-literate and have good working knowledge of software tools that support engineering design activities including computer-aided design
- Extensive technical expertise and full knowledge of related engineering systems engineering calculations applications of engineering and construction methods and materials and engineering application of computers
- Knowledge of industry and regulatory standards and design criteria pertinent to various engineering disciplines
- Ability to apply technical skills of engineering to the design of facilities and/or appurtenances to facilities
- Ability to prepare read and/or interpret complex engineering drawings
- Ability to conduct formal presentations to plant personnel and other interested parties
- Ability to review projects for technical accuracy
- Ability to present information clearly and effectively through the oral and written word
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 without regard to race color gender sexual orientation gender identity age religion national origin ancestry genetic information disability or veteran status.
Required Experience:
Manager
