As the National Nuclear Security Administration looks to hire more than 3,000 new employees in 2021, the federal agency hopes to find some candidates here in New Mexico.
A virtual job fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. MDT on March 31. Officials from the NNSA along with its plants and national laboratories will be present, including some from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, which are both under the purview of the government agency.
In addition to NNSA jobs, there are more than 200 openings for positions at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, and more than 300 openings for Los Alamos National Laboratories, said Luke Frank, a spokesman for Sandia National Laboratories.
Candidates will be able to converse with with federal and contractor hiring managers regarding available opportunities, according to the NNSA. There are open positions in general engineering, physical science, foreign affairs, law, information technology, security, manufacturing and mathematics, according to a news release.
"We are excited about hosting this virtual hiring event in search of new talent to potentially join our team of 50,000 members,” NNSA’s Director of Human Resources Lewis Monroe III said in a prepared statement.
Established in 2000, the NNSA is responsible for improving national security through the military use of nuclear science, working to maintain and enhance the safety and effectiveness of the country's nuclear weapons stockpile. The government entity, which operates within the Department of Energy, has grown in recent years as nuclear warhead modernization plans become "more and more expensive," according to the Federation of American Scientists.
The hiring round comes as the NNSA works to finish a large new development in Albuquerque that is set to house about 1,200 workers. The project, announced in May 2018, will reportedly replace 25 separate buildings and facilities. The budget for the 330,000-square-foot facility was $174.7 million, Business First reported.
