NNSA has virtual job fair, including for Y-12

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has a virtual job fair for its laboratories and production sites on Wednesday, January 27.

The NNSA said it wants to hire about 2,000 new employees in 2021.

The virtual job fair is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday. It will include hiring officials from NNSA and its national laboratories, plants, and sites, a press release said. Those include:

• Kansas City National Security Campus (Missouri)
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (California)
• Los Alamos National Laboratory (New Mexico)
• Nevada National Security Site
• Pantex Plant (Texas)
• Sandia National Laboratories (New Mexico & California)
• Savannah River Site (South Carolina)
• Y-12 National Security Complex (Tennessee)

“Continuing the partnership demonstrated at the in-person and virtual NSE job fairs last year, NNSA federal managers and NNSA management and operating (M&O) contracting partners will be present at this fair, eager to interview and hire professionals across a broad range of skills and in many locations to support America’s national security mission,” the press release said.

People who want to participate are encouraged to register for the event at this link.

“NNSA’s vital national security missions help keep our nation and our world safe and secure, so we’re excited to be hosting this event, and to be recruiting and interviewing our nation’s top talents and professionals,” said Lewis “Lew” Monroe III, NNSA’s director of human resources, “Even more, we look forward to welcoming those outstanding individuals to our team, and to the service of our nation, at the nuclear security enterprise.”

The NSE is hiring for positions in all areas, including:

• general engineers,
• physical scientists,
• foreign affairs specialists,
• general attorneys,
• IT specialists (cyber), and
• security specialists.

There are also open contractor positions at the laboratories, plants, and sites in:

• business,
• computer science,
• cybersecurity,
• engineering,
• fire protection engineering,
• manufacturing,
• mathematics,
• nuclear facility and operations,
• science, and
• others.

The press release said NNSA and its contractors are hiring in:

• Aiken, South Carolina;
• Albuquerque, New Mexico;
• Amarillo, Texas;
• Germantown, Maryland;
• Kansas City, Missouri;
• Las Vegas, Nevada;
• Livermore, California;
• Los Alamos, New Mexico;
• Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and
• Washington, D.C.

During the online event, candidates will be able to have one-on-one message chats with federal and contractor hiring managers and human resources professionals about the opportunities that are available, the press release said. Candidates will also have the opportunity to visit virtual hiring booths, view information, and videos about locations, and apply directly for jobs of interest. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged, although candidates will also have the opportunity to register and submit resumes the day of the event.

Depending on the number of people who register and submit resumes, follow-up interviews may continue to take place for several days after the event.

Read more about the core missions of the nuclear security enterprise, the press release said.

Visit this website for more information.