Job Description

Job Title: Work Control Planner 4

COMPA Industries seeks an experienced Senior Work Control Planner to support our client at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

• Pay Rate: $80–$85/hour
• Schedule: 4/10
• Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required
• Clearance: Ability to Obtain a DOE Q Clearance
• Location: Los Alamos, NM

🚫 Mandatory Experience Requirement – Read Before Applying

Applicants must clearly meet all criteria below:

• Extensive experience creating and closing work packages for complex, regulated, or high-hazard facilities
• Deep understanding of work control, safety practices, and lock-out/tag-out for mechanical and/or electrical systems
• Demonstrated ability to independently plan, develop, and manage complex maintenance or modification activities

Applications that do not demonstrate these qualifications will not be considered.

Impact

This role is critical to the safe, efficient, and compliant execution of complex operational and maintenance activities. The Senior Work Control Planner is a key contributor in supporting facility missions by developing, reviewing, and closing high-quality work packages that uphold safety, regulatory, and quality standards.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Prioritize safety and security, complying with all requirements and halting work if safety or security is compromised
• Prepare, review, and issue work packages (corrective, preventive, modifications) for complex activities, following all regulations
• Analyze and estimate time, labor, and materials for complex projects
• Develop precise specifications and detailed step-by-step instructions
• Manage work package priorities, ensuring timely and accurate execution
• Write instructions for isolation, containment, or de-energization of mechanical, electrical, chemical, and/or radiological systems
• Perform related administrative tasks, including permits, testing requirements, documentation, records management, and training
• Ensure compliance with Laboratory, industry, legal, and environmental requirements
• Validate that all materials, processes, and results meet established quality and safety specifications
• Maintain a respectful, inclusive, and discrimination-free workplace

Minimum Qualifications

• Extensive experience in complex work control, materials management, and/or mechanical maintenance
• Advanced knowledge of safety practices, hazards, operating configurations, and lock-out/tag-out in complex facilities
• Proven ability to interpret mechanical and electrical drawings, blueprints, and schematics
• Proficiency with computerized work management systems
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to independently prepare and present work control documentation and reports

Desired Skills

• Broad work control experience in unique, complex facilities
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Effective teamwork and collaboration with maintenance, operations, engineering, and facility staff

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of directly related experience
• OR an equivalent combination of education and related experience
• Post-graduate coursework may be expected

Direction

• Supervision Received: Minimal day-to-day functional/operational direction from supervisor
• Supervision Exercised: May provide direction to maintenance, operations support, or clerical staff
• Contacts: Frequent interaction with management, engineers, technicians, and operational staff

Why Work at COMPA Industries?

COMPA Industries invests in its people and communities, providing best-in-class professional and technical services for mission-critical government and industry objectives. For over 30 years, we have delivered on our commitment to partnership, progress, and national security. Build your career and your impact with us.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or protected Veteran status.

COMPA policy may disqualify applicants with certain criminal history from employment in some positions.

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