Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), a national laboratory under the stewardship of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM), is seeking an innovative and strategic Division Director to lead the Energy Sciences and Engineering (ESE) Division within the Science, Energy, and Innovation (SEI) Directorate. The Energy Sciences and Engineering (ESE) Division Director is the inaugural leader of a newly formed, multidisciplinary research division spanning energy materials, advanced manufacturing and automation, fusion energy and isotope science, and research computing and computational science. This is a foundational role: you are building — from inception — a division culture, operating system, partnership ecosystem, and people-development framework that will define how ESE operates for years to come.
As a line leader within a matrix organization, the Division Director is accountable for the stewardship, development, and support of the division’s people; the creation of an environment where research, science, and innovation thrive; and the execution of missions that align with the strategic direction set by SRNL leadership. The Director also owns the cultivation and stewardship of strategic partnerships outside the Department of Energy — industry engagement, university collaborations, and the broader research ecosystem — that strengthen the division’s capabilities and expand its impact.
This role preferences deep technical credibility in at least one of the division’s core domains, a demonstrated record of building and developing people and research leaders, and the leadership judgment to steward technical areas where you are not the expert. Success is measured on the division’s collective impact: the quality and trajectory of its science, the development and retention of its staff, the strength of its external partnerships, and its operational and safety excellence.
