Engineering Services Deputy Director

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POSITION SPECIFICS​

Your working location can/will be fully on-site located in State College, PA.  This role requires periodic travel to remote locations.

We are searching for an Engineering Services Deputy Director to join the Enterprise Services (ES) team at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State.

You will act as a partner with the ES Director to ensure reliable and transparent operations of the ES enterprise divisions:  Safety, Facilities Operations and Maintenance; Facilities Project Delivery; Supply Chain; Machine Shop; Mechanical and Electrical Design and Drafting; and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Tools.  You will drive initiatives that maintain policy, procedure, and standards that ensure operational integrity and produce reliable information to ARL leadership for decision making.  You will also act as a critical advocate of the ES mission:  Enabling agility in research through strategic stewardship. 

ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

You will:

• Serve as Deputy to the ES Director, providing added oversight of day-to-day operations for ES, offering strategic support in managing the team of ES division heads, and acting as point of contact in the ES Director absence
• Ensure resilience by participating in ES communications strategies, improving work control processes, advocating for emerging operational needs, partnering with researchers, and securing approvals at executive-level meetings
• Participate in efforts to centralize fiscal tools that connect research operations with enterprise asset operations costs to enable reliable investment decisions; establish ES processes to support both daily operational demands and guide annual and long-range planning
• Document ES policies by collaborating across enterprise units, research office stakeholders, and peer organizations to create compliant and efficient command media and standard operating procedures
• Improve accountability by evaluating division operations, refining and informing key performance indicators (KPI)s, and partnering with ES division heads to develop sustainable data processes and effective operational reporting
• Drive improvement by identifying industry benchmarks, training opportunities, operational efficiencies, and ES investment priorities
• Serve as a collaboration advocate by representing ES in ARL, University, and industry initiatives; lead ES outreach on identified initiatives
• Collaborate with cross unit enterprise team members to implement solutions that deliver actionable information today while aligning with long-term process maturity goals that drive lab-wide organizational improvement
• Foster a strong team culture across research office and enterprise units to support organizational success
• Educate stakeholders on ES strategies and serve as a resource across the organization
• Ensure team development is focused on bringing industry leading trends for efficiency and technical excellence to ES operations

Required Skills/Experience areas include:

• Advanced knowledge in a majority of critical ES functions including manufacturing, facility operations, safety, construction, machining, supply chain, and design for manufacturing
• Success applying diplomacy and various forms of communication skills to provide creative solutions to highly varied complex challenges
• Proven capability to integrate complex budgets and develop reliable forecasts for fiscal projections and business models
• Demonstrated ability to develop written communication used for planning, analysis, and organizational decision-making, including presentation of data analysis in reliable and clear formats.
• Active or ability to receive security clearance at the Secret level or higher and may be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance eligibility, if required

Preferred Skills/Experience areas include:

• Operational benchmarking or continuous improvement methodologies
• University or federal research environments
• Exposure to cross-enterprise strategy development
• Current eligibility for access to classified information at the TS/SCI level
  

MINIMUM EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE & REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree
10+ years of relevant experience, includes 3+ years of supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted
Required Certifications:
None

ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Intel Community (IC), and other federal government customers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our website at www.arl.psu.edu.

BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.Notice regarding employment at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL):
Employees must be eligible to obtain a government security clearance, participate in the ARL drug testing program, and comply with electronic and physical monitoring requirements applicable to federal contractors. ARL operates in a secure information environment involving Unclassified, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and Classified information. Personal electronic devices brought onsite must be registered and may be restricted from certain areas. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply.

SALARY & BENEFITS

The salary range for this position, including all possible grades, is $161,004.00 - $265,704.00.

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Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support both personal and professional well-being. In addition to comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, employees enjoy robust retirement plans and substantial paid time off which includes holidays, vacation and sick time. One of the standout benefits is the generous 75% tuition discount, available to employees as well as eligible spouses and children. For more detailed information, please visit our Benefits Page.

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