Deputy Safety Manager at Lbl

Key details

Salary: $169K–$211K/yr
Work style: Onsite
Level: Senior
Job type: Full-time
Experience: 7–10 yrs
Function: Operations & Strategy
Focus area: other
Posted: Yesterday

Skills

equipment installationfield inspectionshazard assessmentoccupational safetyosharisk assessmentspreadsheetsword processing

About the role

The Advanced Light Source (ALS) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) is seeking a Deputy Safety Manager to help lead safety programs supporting world-class scientific research. This is a unique opportunity to provide leadership during an exciting period of transformation as the ALS continues its scientific mission while advancing the major ALS-U upgrade.

Working closely with the ALS Safety Manager, you will lead the User Safety Program, supervise and develop safety professionals, and provide technical leadership across experimental, operational, particle accelerator, and construction safety activities. You'll play a key role in balancing the demands of ongoing research with a complex facility upgrade, helping scientists, engineers, and technical teams work safely in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

The Advanced Light Source is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national scientific user facility that produces exceptionally bright soft and hard x-ray, ultraviolet, and infrared light. With a strong scientific reputation, expert staff, and advanced capabilities. The ALS attracts thousands of academic and industrial users each year in condensed matter and quantum materials, energy sciences, biosciences, earth and planetary sciences and more.

The ALS is one of five Berkeley Lab user facilities that serve 15,000 users annually. Co-located with the Molecular Foundry, NERSC supercomputing center, and Berkeley Lab's materials, chemical sciences, biosciences, and other divisions, it provides an ideal collaborative environment for innovative scientific discoveries.

The ALS is a global leader in soft x-ray science, and aims to maintain its leadership with ALS-U, a major project to upgrade the facility to a fourth-generation light source. This upgrade is fully funded and in the execution phase and will position the facility among the brightest soft x-ray light sources in the world, offering capabilities that no other facility can provide.

You will:

Leadership & Safety Program Management

Serve as Deputy to the ALS Safety Manager, supporting the leadership and oversight of ALS safety programs, establishing priorities, coordinating team activities, and addressing emerging issues. Act on behalf of the ALS Safety Manager during their absence, providing leadership, making operational decisions within delegated authority, and ensuring continuity of safety programs and operations.
Lead and continuously improve the ALS User Safety Program, supervising staff and coordinating user, biological, and chemical safety activities, including experimental safety reviews, hazard assessments, work authorization, and readiness for safe operations.
Mentor, and develop safety professionals and technical staff, fostering a collaborative, accountable, and service-oriented team.
Support the ALS Safety Manager in leading and improving Work Planning & Control, including hazard analysis, work-document reviews, authorization, readiness assessments, field verification, and program effectiveness.

Technical Safety & Operational Oversight

Oversee the review and authorization of proposed user experiments, including hazard identification, risk assessment, coordination of appropriate technical reviews, establishment of controls, documentation of approvals, and verification of readiness for work.
Provide technical leadership and field support for particle accelerator operations, construction, maintenance, and ALS/ALS-U projects, independently managing assigned safety activities and coordinating contractor oversight, hazard controls, and operational readiness.
Support contractor and subcontractor safety through work planning, hazard controls, field oversight, and resolution of safety concerns.
Provide industrial hygiene and occupational safety expertise, including determining the need for exposure assessment and monitoring, evaluation of chemical and physical hazards, need for respiratory protection, personal protective equipment, and conditions requiring ergonomic evaluations.
Support the preparation and participation of ALS and ALS-U Safety reviews, including ALS-U readiness reviews.
Interpret and apply Berkeley Lab, ALS, DOE, OSHA, ANSI, and other applicable safety requirements, translating them into practical, risk-informed controls that support safe scientific operations.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

Partner with scientists, engineers, research users, project teams, craftspeople, contractors, and EHS professionals to integrate safety into complex research and operational activities.
Review incidents, near misses, and safety concerns; support investigations, causal analyses and corrective action plans; and use performance data and lessons learned to identify risks and drive improvements.
Promote a culture that integrates safety through worker engagement, open communication, collaboration, and timely resolution of safety concerns.
Prepare and communicate safety performance, assessments, emerging risks, and corrective-action progress to ALS leadership, and represent the ALS Safety Manager in meetings and operational discussions as needed.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, engineering, physical sciences, or a related discipline, and at least seven years of significant and relevant safety experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Demonstrated experience leading or overseeing safety programs in research, particle accelerator, industrial, large-scale scientific infrastructure projects, laboratory, or other technically complex environments, including supervising and developing safety professionals and coordinating multidisciplinary safety activities across diverse technical and operational stakeholders.
Demonstrated experience leading or managing safety programs supporting scientific users, visiting researchers, or complex experimental activities, including hazard evaluation, safety reviews, and coordination of technical stakeholders.
Advanced experience with Work Planning & Control, including program implementation, work-document review, hazard analysis, field verification, performance assessment, and recommending improvements to established safety procedures and practices.
Working knowledge of OSHA, ANSI, DOE, and other applicable occupational health and safety requirements and standards, with demonstrated ability to translate requirements into practical, risk-informed solutions that support both safe work and successful mission execution.
Industrial hygiene experience, including developing exposure-monitoring strategies, interpreting sampling data, and preparing technical reports.
Experience conducting field inspections, safety assessments, work observations, audits, incident reviews, and corrective-action follow-up to evaluate the effectiveness of safety programs and work controls.
Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex or unfamiliar work, identify hazards and areas requiring specialized expertise, and coordinate reviews with appropriate subject-matter experts.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt communication styles to diverse scientific, technical, and operational audiences, build productive relationships, and influence stakeholders at all organizational levels.
Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment within established policies and procedures, adapt to changing operational priorities, and manage competing safety responsibilities while keeping leadership and key stakeholders appropriately informed.

Desired skills/knowledge:

Proficiency with standard business software, including word-processing, presentation, spreadsheet, and electronic work-management systems.
Master's degree or higher in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, engineering, physical sciences, or a related discipline, and at least five years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Professional certification such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or other relevant occupational health and safety certifications.
Experience working at a DOE national laboratory, scientific user facility, particle accelerator, or similarly complex research organization.
Experience with particle accelerator safety, accelerator operations, experimental safety reviews, or the integration of safety requirements into particle accelerator and beamline work.
Construction-safety experience and knowledge of safety requirements applicable to renovation, demolition, equipment installation, and complex infrastructure projects.
Experience developing safety performance indicators, analyzing trends, and using data to improve program effectiveness.

Additional information:

Application date: Priority consideration will be given to candidates who apply by December 6, 2026. Applications will be accepted until the job posting is removed.
Appointment type: This is a full-time career appointment, exempt (monthly paid) from overtime pay.
Salary range: The expected salary for this position is $169,020 - $211,272, which fits into the full salary of $169,020 - $285,216 depending upon the candidate’s skills, knowledge, and abilities. This includes education, certifications, and years of experience.
Background check: This position is subject to a background check. Any convictions will be evaluated to determine if they directly relate to the responsibilities and requirements of the position. Having a conviction history will not automatically disqualify an applicant from being considered for employment.
Work modality: Work will be performed onsite at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA. A REAL ID or other acceptable form of identification is required to access Berkeley Lab sites (for more information click here).

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