Jobs at Salas O'Brien

Analyzes and manages federal program budgets for the NNSA’s NA-19 nuclear deterrence mission. Responsibilities include executing monthly and routine budget processes, monitoring program plans and deliverables, preparing periodic reports, and drafting budget worksheets, fact sheets, reports, and briefings. The role supports programmatic decision-making and requires collaboration with national laboratories, production facilities, and federal staff.

Supports the NNSA NA-19 Front Office by managing taskers, correspondence, scheduling, read-ahead materials, meetings, and cross-office coordination. Drafts decision-making documents and presentations covering complex program and technical issues, improves front-office processes, and develops plans to meet deliverables. The role is based onsite at DOE Headquarters in Washington, DC, with limited hybrid telework after training and travel of up to 20%.

Oversee division-wide accounting operations, project accounting, revenue recognition, financial reporting, month-end close, budgeting, cash flow, internal controls, tax compliance, and audit coordination. Lead accounting process improvements, ERP enhancements, dashboards, and finance transformation initiatives. Partner with operational and project leaders to improve profitability, billing, collections, working capital, and financial performance. Supervise, mentor, and develop accounting team members.

Design HVAC and specialized mechanical ventilation systems for healthcare, industrial, Federal, municipal, and commercial buildings. Perform load and energy calculations, equipment selection, existing-system surveys, code compliance research, and material compatibility evaluations for hazardous or corrosive environments. Prepare construction documents, reports, and studies; coordinate with multidisciplinary teams; and support construction administration through RFI responses and field validation.

Designs, evaluates, and plans HVAC, process ventilation, and other mechanical systems for healthcare, industrial, federal, municipal, and commercial facilities. Responsibilities include client engagement, load calculations, equipment selection, code compliance, specifications, design documentation, construction administration, QA/QC, interdisciplinary coordination, and guidance of junior engineers. The engineer will also lead project teams, support client development, and contribute to procurement of new work.

Leads strategic global accounts in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and life sciences manufacturing. Develops account growth plans, expands revenue, manages executive relationships, coordinates multidisciplinary teams, drives cross-selling, oversees client satisfaction, and supports major pursuits. Maintains forecasts, manages account risks, mentors account professionals, and collaborates across divisions and service lines. Frequent travel of up to 50% is expected.

Leads the design and delivery of complex building HVAC and thermal energy systems. Provides technical leadership, mentorship, quality oversight, and multidisciplinary coordination while designing heating, cooling, ventilation, controls, and energy distribution systems. Performs HVAC load calculations, develops automation strategies, supports sustainable building certifications and infrastructure planning, and collaborates with clients, architects, utilities, and contractors. The role also includes client presentations and managing multiple projects and stakeholders.

Leads the design and delivery of complex building electrical systems, including power distribution, generation, UPS, photovoltaic, lighting, fire alarm, grounding, and protection systems. Oversees power system studies, develops electrical master plans, mentors design teams, supports renewable energy integration and sustainable certifications, and coordinates with clients, architects, utilities, and contractors. Participates in client presentations and manages multiple projects and stakeholders.

Provides administrative and business program support to the DOE/NNSA Office of International Programs. Responsibilities include tracking action items and reports, coordinating correspondence, managing executive meetings and travel, facilitating security and visitor access, arranging classified and unclassified conferences, supporting onboarding and offboarding, and developing briefing materials. The role requires onsite work in Washington, DC and an active Q or Top Secret clearance.

Designs, analyzes, tests, and modernizes hazardous energetics, ammunition, explosives, propellant, pyrotechnic, and chemical processing systems. Performs hazard analyses, HAZOPs, process safety reviews, hazardous area classifications, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance evaluations. Develops facility layouts, equipment specifications, modernization strategies, and safety controls while supporting design reviews, field investigations, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and operational readiness. Leads multidisciplinary engineering efforts for federal and defense industrial facilities and participates in proposals, budgeting, scheduling, and client presentations.

Manage complex multidisciplinary engineering projects from initiation through completion, including scope, schedules, budgets, resources, contracts, change management, client communication, billing, and project reporting. Coordinate engineers, architects, contractors, consultants, and stakeholders; lead meetings, site visits, preliminary design, and presentations. Support staff development, process improvements, proposals, and business development while ensuring project goals and client expectations are met.

Coordinates construction administration and engineering project delivery for healthcare and commercial projects. Responsibilities include managing RFIs, submittals, change requests, meetings, site visits, field reports, project documentation, closeout activities, constructability reviews, contractor communications, and coordination with engineers, clients, authorities, and project managers. Also supports scheduling, budgeting, invoicing, project controls, technical reviews, and quality assurance while developing electrical engineering and design expertise.

Provides front-desk reception and administrative support for the Seattle office, including greeting visitors, answering phones, handling mail and shipping, ordering supplies, maintaining office facilities, coordinating events, and filing. Supports marketing through pipeline tracking, project setup, data entry, event coordination, marketing material updates in InDesign, and digital asset management. The role is full-time, in-office, and requires strong organization, communication, initiative, and teamwork.

Design, evaluate, and document HVAC and mechanical systems for healthcare, education, and commercial projects from concept through construction. Perform load calculations and energy analysis, develop equipment selections and specifications, ensure code compliance, coordinate with disciplines, support construction administration, and maintain project schedules and documentation.

Owns the Databricks platform across environments, including administration, architecture, identity and access, Unity Catalog, networking, security, governance, cost controls, automation, and CI/CD. Advises technical and business teams on scalable platform design, evaluates emerging Databricks capabilities, and partners with infrastructure and security teams. The role requires production Databricks expertise, Terraform proficiency, cloud networking knowledge, strong communication, and architectural judgment.

Manages engineering projects by coordinating resources, schedules, deliverables, clients, suppliers, and subcontractors. Responsibilities include scope management, quality assurance, effort-hour metrics, cost and resource forecasting, engineering estimates, proposal preparation, capital cost estimation, project reporting, and supporting conceptual through detailed engineering activities. Requires minimal travel and the ability to lift 25 pounds and climb industrial structures.

Leads the Raleigh Electrical discipline as a business unit, overseeing staffing, capacity, utilization, profitability, technical quality, resource allocation, and delivery readiness. Recruits and develops engineering staff, establishes technical standards, monitors performance metrics, drives corrective actions, coordinates project resources, supports proposals and client relationships, and advances continuous improvement. Requires North Carolina Professional Engineer licensure and 10+ years of progressive electrical engineering experience.

Designs, programs, tests, and commissions process control systems for industrial and manufacturing clients. Responsibilities include specifying controls hardware, developing wiring diagrams and functional descriptions, programming PLCs, performing onsite I/O checks, commissioning systems, training operators, and supporting plant production. The role requires expertise in instrumentation, batch controls, Rockwell hardware, HMI systems, P&IDs, process utilities, and liquid processing. Travel up to 25% is required, including extended customer startup assignments.

Leads complex engineering and technical projects from pursuit through execution, including client relationship management, business development, contract negotiation, budgeting, scheduling, quality control, and project delivery. Builds client pipelines, secures new work, mentors project managers, coordinates cross-functional teams, monitors profitability and milestones, and resolves project issues. Requires extensive technical and project management experience, enterprise client leadership, and regular travel to client sites and industry events.

Manages complex government and national security programs by coordinating scope, schedules, budgets, staffing, risks, funding, deliverables, and performance. Serves as the primary interface among clients, technical teams, leadership, finance, procurement, security, and operations. Prepares reports, dashboards, briefings, and decision-support materials; oversees task orders and subcontract administration; promotes governance, process consistency, and continuous improvement. Requires DOE/NNSA-related compliance and a Department of Energy Q clearance.