Directorate Chief Operations Officer, Environmental & Legacy Management

The Directorate Chief Operations Officer (DCOO) serves as the senior operational executive for the Environmental & Legacy Management (ELM) Directorate at Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and is a key member of the directorate leadership team. Reporting directly to the Associate Laboratory Director (ALD), the DCOO is responsible for translating strategic vision into operational execution by integrating people, facilities, infrastructure, business systems, governance, and organizational processes into a unified enterprise that enables world-class science. Working collaboratively with Division Directors, Mission Support organizations, and Laboratory leadership, the DCOO ensures the directorate has the operational capabilities, organizational agility, and institutional partnerships necessary to execute today’s mission while positioning ELM for future growth and emerging Department of Energy (DOE) priorities. The DCOO serves as the principal operational advisor to the ALD and provides executive leadership for operational excellence, organizational performance, workforce development, strategic planning, enterprise risk management, digital transformation, and continuous improvement. The position is responsible for building the operational foundation that enables scientific innovation, accelerates mission delivery, and strengthens SRNL’s leadership across the DOE complex.

About Environmental & Legacy Management: ELM is one of SRNL’s multidisciplinary research organizations. The directorate develops and deploys scientific and engineering solutions that address some of the nation’s most significant environmental cleanup, nuclear materials, and energy challenges. ELM integrates environmental science, radiochemistry, analytical chemistry, process engineering, advanced separations, environmental monitoring, waste treatment, robotics, artificial intelligence, digital engineering, advanced manufacturing, and deployable field systems to deliver technologies that reduce environmental risk, accelerate cleanup, improve operational performance, and enable future national security and energy missions. The directorate supports multiple DOE program offices—including DOE’s Office of Environmental Management, Office of Nuclear Energy, Office of Science, the National Nuclear Security Administration, and other federal agencies—through research that spans fundamental science, technology development, engineering demonstration, and field deployment.

ELM believes exceptional science requires exceptional operations. Operational excellence is not separate from scientific excellence—it is the foundation that enables it. ELM is committed to creating an environment where scientists and engineers can focus on solving nationally important technical challenges because the organization’s people, facilities, infrastructure, business systems, governance, and operational processes function as an integrated enterprise. The DCOO plays a central role in bringing this philosophy to life.

"We put science to work!" 

Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is a multi-program laboratory applying state of the art science and practical, high-value, cost-effective solutions to complex technical problems to protect the nation. Located at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS) in Aiken SC, the laboratory develops and deploys innovative technologies to address some of the nation’s environmental, energy, and national security challenges.

Battelle Savannah River Alliance (BSRA) is constantly assessing trends to provide the best possible benefits to our workforce. We also negotiate cost effective premiums that will meet the needs of our evolving workforce. 

Some of the *Benefits offered to employees include:

*Benefits vary based upon employment status

• Highly competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision options including HSA options with company provided seed
• Short- & Long-Term Disability (company paid)
• Life Insurance Non-Contributary 1X salary (company paid)
• AD&D Non-contributary 1x salary (company paid)
• Savings & Investment plan:
• • Qualified Non-Elective Company Contribution of 5% each pay period with immediate vesting
  • Company match 50 cents/dollar up to 8% (5 yrs. vesting in company match)
• Contributory Life Insurance up to 5x Salary with $1M Cap
• Contributory AD&D (employee, spouse and children)
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Plan
• SRNL offers a competitive relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions. 

For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the “About” tab at www.srnl.doe.gov.

BSRA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. BSRA is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. Please email us at SRNLRecruiting@srnl.doe.gov with any questions regarding the hiring process or to request an accommodation.