Deputy Safety Manager
Berkeley Lab
Summary
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. 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.
Job description
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.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, engineering, physical sciences, or a related discipline
- 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
- Experience supervising and developing safety professionals and coordinating multidisciplinary safety activities
- Demonstrated experience leading or managing safety programs supporting scientific users, visiting researchers, or complex experimental activities
- Advanced experience with Work Planning & Control, including program implementation, work-document review, hazard analysis, field verification, performance assessment, and recommending improvements
- Working knowledge of OSHA, ANSI, DOE, and other applicable occupational health and safety requirements and standards
- 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
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex or unfamiliar work, identify hazards, and coordinate reviews with subject-matter experts
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment within established policies and procedures and manage competing safety responsibilities
- 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
- 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 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
Benefits
- Full-Time Career Appointment
- Exempt (Monthly Paid)
- Background Check Required
- Priority Consideration by Dec 6, 2026
Company overview
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is a premier federally funded research and development center established in 1931 and managed by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy. With a distinguished history spanning over 90 years, Berkeley Lab has been awarded 17 Nobel Prizes and operates as a multidisciplinary research institution focused on discovery science and energy solutions. The laboratory's expertise encompasses six major research areas: Computing Sciences, Physical Sciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Biosciences, Energy Sciences, and Energy Technologies. Berkeley Lab operates five national scientific user facilities including the Advanced Light Source, Joint Genome Institute, Molecular Foundry, National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), and Energy Sciences Network (ESnet), serving over 14,000 researchers annually. The institution is renowned for its team science approach, pioneering research in particle physics, materials science, genomics, and climate science, while maintaining a strong commitment to addressing global energy challenges and advancing fundamental scientific knowledge.