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Chief Research Officer
Department of Energy - Agency Wide · Posted 10 days ago
About the Role
Department of Energy's Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office - National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is looking for a dynamic, innovative executive to serve as its Chief Research Officer responsible for providing strategic executive leadership in developing maturing technology solutions for hydrocarbons, geothermal energy, critical minerals production, providing unbiased, transparent and decision-informed technical insights, in alignment with national priorities and industry needs.
What You'll Do
- →As the Chief Research Officer, you will: Provide executive strategic leadership to, the NETL Research and Innovation Center (RIC).
- →The RIC develops and matures technology solutions, and provides unbiased, transparent, and decision informed technical insights supporting DOE goals aligned with national priorities and industry needs.
- →Provide executive strategy, management, and oversight of the Laboratory's Centers of Excellence in Coal, Oil and Gas, Geothermal, and Critical Minerals and Advanced Alloys, which serve as the cornerstone of NETL's research program focused on addressing industry challenges.
- →Lead and oversee the development of strategic science and technology (S&T) planning efforts, including the NETL strategic plan and the laboratory plan, which involves identifying future S&T competencies and capabilities required for mission readiness and responsiveness to industry needs, in close collaboration with the NETL Director and NETL Principal Deputy Director (PDD).
- →Determine and advocate for the financial and personnel resources necessary to achieve mission objectives, including identifying needs for major organizational improvements.
- →Support budgetary planning activities, ensuring program scope is consistent with available funds and capabilities.
- →The CRO evaluates R&D programs, reallocating material and human resources among various Centers of Excellence, programs, or R&D projects to meet mission needs, and assesses resource utilization to eliminate marginal activities and redirect R&D programs as required by technical advancements and changes in DOE and HGEO goals.
- →Develop and implement strategic partnership efforts to accelerate progress towards the goals of the Centers of Excellence.
- →This encompasses developing integrated strategic and engagement plans for partnerships with industry, universities, other national laboratories, and global, federal, state, and local partners.
- →Works closely with the laboratory's Executive Leadership on staffing, policies, and personnel authorities, including the recruitment of senior managers and technical experts necessary to ensure the success of the Centers of Excellence.
- →The incumbent makes recommendations for key personnel appointments and NETL representatives on high-level committees, boards, and panels.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓Subject to a 1-year supervisory probationary period (unless already completed).
- ✓Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
- ✓If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
- ✓May be subject to pre-employment and random drug tests.
- ✓File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278 within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
- ✓You may be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty.
- ✓Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
- ✓This position is full-time in the office.
- ✓In rare instances, situational telework may be approved on a case-by-case basis.
- ✓There are three key documents that contain important information about your rights and obligations.
- ✓This position has a positive education requirement.
- ✓Unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned (semester or quarter hour) and final grade is acceptable.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 61130677-f270-4f6c-acda-aa6bd05d9ebe
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