The board
- Hours
- Full time
- Where
- Lemont, IL USA
- Posted
- Sep 2
The Argonne Office of Material Control and Accountability invites you to apply for the Special Materials Representative (SMR) opening. This position implements the requirements regarding the management of nuclear and other materials at the Laboratory to maintain a dedicated safeguard program that maximizes the protection of nuclear materials and minimizes the impact of the program on facility operations. Our mission is to develop, implement and maintain a Materials Control and Accountability Program at Argonne National Laboratory designed to:
In this role, you will participate in the continual enhancement of the material control and accountability program. Under limited supervision, your responsibilities will include:
Position Requirements
Required skills, abilities, and experience:
What you'd do
- Ensure that nuclear material is acquired, used and disposed of in ways that prevent unauthorized removal of special nuclear material from the Laboratory.
- Ensure compliance with DOE O 474.2A, DOE O 410.2, DOE O 470.4B, and 49 CFR Parts 100-185.
- Serve as a Tamper Indicating Device (TID) Applicator by maintaining all aspects of the program, including application, removal and tracking.
- Generate Department of Transportation (DOT) shipping paperwork for onsite and offsite radioactive shipments and physically move radioactive material onsite.
- Participate in annual physical inventories of material balance areas.
- Provide material accountability services and support to include acquisition, transferring, shipping, and reporting abnormalities of nuclear material.
- Travel for training is required.
- To perform the essential functions of this position successful applicants must provide proof of U.S. citizenship, which is required to comply with federal regulations and contract and the ability to obtain a Q-level security clearance.
- Must be able to become a Certified hazardous material shipper with emphasis on radioactive material within one year of hire.
- Understanding of material controls and accountability operations principles.
- Starts
- 2026-08-27