Human Performance Improvement – Hpi – Program Manager

Human Performance Improvement – Hpi – Program Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, science, psychology, organizational behavior, safety or other related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and related technical experience.
• Advanced experience providing subject matter expertise in support of human and organizational performance improvement and operational learning methodologies for both learning from incidents and from normal work.
• Knowledge of environmental, health and safety standards, programs and hazard identification, analysis and control methods.
• Experience working independently while simultaneously handling a variety of complex issues and milestone commitments.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities, and to apply project management principles to organize, coordinate, and accomplish work.
• Advanced problem-solving, conflict resolution, persuasion, negotiation, and consensus-building skills and independent judgement to ensure deliverables are met.
• Demonstrated ability to influence behavior and drive change to institutionalize effective work planning and control across the Laboratory.
• Skilled in generating, and maintaining, successful and effective working relationships with a broad cross-section of management, technical, and administrative personnel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, facilitation, collaboration, and presentation skills required to effectively present, explain, and advise senior management and subject matter experts.
• Advanced facilitation skills necessary to lead multi-disciplinary teams of technical experts.
• 10 years of experience working at a DOE lab or other high hazard/risk facilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement policies and procedures that govern means and methods by which latent organizational weaknesses can be mitigated and HPI error management tools can be applied.
• Assist functional area managers and advise directorate and facility managers on the integration of HPI principles and tools within their organizations.
• Assist with the design, development and implementation of employee-led learning team that can be applied by all directorates.
• Analyze, design, develop and implement an HPI training program for various levels of employees.
• Oversee the training, coaching, mentoring and effectiveness of HPI Practitioners.
• Participate in audits and assessments designed to monitor and improve the implementation of HPI principles at Argonne.
• Participate in work planning reviews, pre-and-post job briefings to provide feedback for improvement on the application of HPI principles and identify lessons learned.
• Develop and monitor metrics, analyze trends, and prepare reports for senior management to inform strategic decision-making and demonstrate the impact of HPI initiatives on the Laboratory’s overall performance.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.