Deputy Division Director, APS Engineering Support (AES)

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The Deputy Division Director (Deputy DD) for the APS Engineering Support (AES) Division reports to the AES Division Director. It plays a critical role in ensuring the division's success across a broad range of strategic and tactical performance requirements. The incumbent provides leadership and has line management responsibilities for technical programs, administrative activities, and division personnel. Acts as a division liaison/representative to nearly all division operational functions and to division partners and stakeholders. Interacts with Laboratory management, notably including Laboratory support organizations for conventional facilities and business information systems. Seamlessly collaborates with the APS staff, as well as Division Directors, to ensure that PSC has access to appropriate capabilities for sustained, high-reliability operations. Serves as a key member of the Directorate senior leadership team working directly with PSC Directorate senior leaders to provide a combination of strategic, operational, and technical/functional leadership in the integration of varied resources needed to meet technical, fiscal, and scientific requirements of the Advanced Photon Source. Support division strategy aligned with APS operational excellence, upgrade initiatives, and long-term facility sustainment. Provide integrated oversight across engineering support, IT infrastructure, and information systems. Ensure effective coordination with APS divisions and Laboratory support organizations. Oversee execution of technical programs, administrative activities, and division personnel management. Monitor operational performance, financial stewardship, risk posture, and resource planning. Support DOE-compliant project management practices and lifecycle engineering processes. Provide leadership for IT and IS teams supporting accelerator operations, scientific computing, engineering workflows, and enterprise systems. Advance integration of digital engineering platforms, asset management systems, configuration databases, and operational data environments. Strengthen cybersecurity, data governance, and reliability engineering capabilities. Ensure all division activities comply with Argonne ES&H policies, Safeguards and Security requirements, and laboratory operational standards. Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement. Serve as liaison to Laboratory management and institutional support organizations (facilities, business systems, cybersecurity). Collaborate with APS scientific leadership and external stakeholders to ensure mission alignment. Represent AES in directorate-wide initiatives and strategic programs. Leaders at Argonne are expected to demonstrate a high level of competency, including strategic agility, team building, clear communication, trust-building, and accountability. Position Requirements Significant experience leading multidisciplinary technical organizations within DOE national laboratories, large scientific facilities, or comparable complex environments. Demonstrated experience integrating engineering, IT, and information systems functions in support of mission-critical operations. Proven leadership in operational management, program oversight, and organizational development. Knowledge of DOE operational standards, ES&H requirements, and project management practices. Strong financial stewardship, risk management, and performance management experience. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage senior leadership and diverse technical teams. Demonstrated commitment to Argonne's core values: impact, safety, respect, integrity, and teamwork. Experience supporting accelerator facilities, synchrotron light sources, or large-scale research infrastructure. Leadership experience in IT/IS modernization, digital engineering platforms, AI-enabled operations, or enterprise data integration. Experience leading organizational transformation or technical capability development initiatives. Ability to model Argonne's core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity, and teamwork. Effective interpersonal skills, oral and written communication skills, and ability to interact with people at all levels both within and outside the laboratory. May be required to perform other duties as assigned. Job Family Research Development (RD) Job Profile R&D Multi-Functional Leader 3 Worker Type Regular Time Type Full time The expected hiring range for this position is $202,125.00 - $315,315.00. Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as, but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, business considerations, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs. Additionally, comprehensive benefits are part of the total rewards package. Click here to view Argonne employe

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