Cleared, Lieutenant/Shift Supervisor - Protective Force, Onsite

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

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What Your Job Will Be Like:

Do you have a security background and want to use your leadership skills to join our Protective Force team at Sandia? If so, you could be the Protective Force Lieutenant for Center 09237, whom we are seeking to join our team! The selected candidate for this position should be an experienced, proactive, highly motivated individual who can guide and direct the day-to-day Shift activities of the Protective Force Security Police Officers while reporting to a Shift Captain.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Respond to alarms and implement compensatory measures for identified vulnerabilities in the system.
• Collaborate with Kirtland Airforce Base (KAFB), Emergency Management and local law enforcement personnel in response to emergency situations.
• Lead represented Protective Force personnel.
• Implement operational procedures in accordance with Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) orders, directives, and operational needs.
• Effectively collaborate with a multitude of customers and all levels of management to include DOE, NNSA, and Sandia Field Office (SFO).
• Maintain requirements as prescribed by DOE O 473.2A and CFR requirements.
• Support management with programmatic components of Protective Force such as Protective Force logistics, performance integration and training.
• At the direction of protective force management, implement policies and procedures and monitor the effectiveness and performance of security forces, where related to the armed protection of the site.
• The Protective Force operates 24/7/365, and the selected candidate must be willing to work up to 16 hours a day, including off-hours, weekends, holidays, and in harsh weather conditions.
• This is a mission essential on-site position, which requires personnel to report to work to ensure the continued security, operation, and success of our organization.

Salary Range:

$74,700 - $123,400

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, plus five (5) years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. (AS+9 or no degree+13).
• Leadership experience, such as current/previous Protective Force Operations, law enforcement, or Military experience.
• Must currently have TRF-100 certification.
• Must have a DOE Q-level security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Three (3) years of relevant experience which may include Security activities such as law enforcement, SWAT, SRT, or Military operations.
• Basic working knowledge of ES&H safety requirements.
• leadership experience including writing, communications, facilitation, critical thinking and organizational skills.
• Ability to exercise initiative with minimal direction and or supervision, be self-motivated, and work in a team-oriented environment.
• Familiarity with the following S&S fields: Protective Force Operations, Physical Security, Technical Security, Vulnerability Assessment, Performance Assurance.
• Ability to work with sensitive and or classified information.

About Our Team:

The Safeguards and Security Protective Force Department at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico (SNL/NM) is responsible for the Protection of resources, including Special Nuclear Material (SNM), Classified Matter, personnel, locks, keys and combination control.The Protective Force department is also responsible for emergency response assistance and basic law enforcement activities at SNL/NM.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Job ID: 696908

Job Family: SY

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

Client-provided location(s): Albuquerque, NM

Job ID: Departmend_Of_Energy_-_Sandia_National_Laboratories_FGB-696908

Employment Type: PART_TIME

Posted: 2026-02-12T18:42:19