{"id":1126043,"url":"https://alion.io/job/compa-industries-inc-communications-specialist-4","title":"Communications Specialist 4","company":{"id":673257,"name":"COMPA Industries, Inc.","domain":"compa.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/compa-2","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":4,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":35,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Communications","role_family":"Communications","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Los Alamos, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":80,"max":87,"currency":"USD","period":"hour","gross":null,"usd_annual":174000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Prompt Engineering","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Teams","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-22T19:29:57Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-22","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T08:21:56Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Communications Specialist 4\nWorking Title: Business Systems Communications Lead\nLocation: Hybrid, Santa Fe and Los Alamos, NM (within a 2-hour ground commute)\nPay Rate: $80-$87/hr\nClearance: DOE “Q” required\nAbout the Role\nWe are recruiting on behalf of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) for a Communications Specialist 4, working as the Business Systems Communications Lead. LANL’s Business Management Directorate is replacing its legacy ERP business system with a modern enterprise platform built on SAP S/4HANA. The multiyear effort will unify processes and data, integrate customized applications across organizations, and support more efficient, data-driven operations.\nIn this role you will own strategic and tactical communications for the organizational change management side of that transformation. Working alongside the Program Change Manager, you will serve as a key communications advisor to project leadership, workstream leads, system integrator partners, and engagement teams, making sure employees across the Lab know what is changing, how it affects them, and how they will be supported through the transition.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead communications planning across multiple workstreams and execute implementation strategies that help teams anticipate communications needs.\nAdvise project leadership, workstream leads, system integrator partners, and engagement teams on communications for the ERP transition.\nEngage employees Lab-wide throughout the transition, keeping them informed of upcoming changes, how they may be affected, and how they will be prepared.\nCoordinate the work of Lab multimedia staff and contribute content for employees, managers, and other internal stakeholders across a variety of channels.\nMaintain consistent messaging and manage key communications vehicles for the program.\nEstablish and maintain communication protocols across the program team.\nCollaborate with internal partner organizations, external stakeholders, functional team members, and organizational business communications staff throughout implementation.\nRequired Education & Experience\nBachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, or a physical, life, or social science and a minimum of twelve (12) years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation. Some experience leading and coordinating cross-functional teams with diverse skill sets and organizational backgrounds in support of key business objectives is helpful.\nTop Skills & Requirements\nThorough knowledge of English grammar and punctuation, with extensive editing and writing experience.\nAdvanced proficiency in Microsoft Word.\nBaseline understanding of generative AI tools and prompt engineering, including evaluating AI-generated content for accuracy and quality and applying AI responsibly within organizational policies.\nProject management experience on large, enterprise-wide initiatives, with sound judgment and the ability to work as a trusted partner to leadership.\nProven ability to assess challenges and to create and execute multi-channel communication campaigns that achieve specific, measurable goals.\nExperience working with executive-level leaders, including capturing an executive’s voice in quotes and correspondence without significant oversight.\nA track record of integrating multimedia content (photos, video, and graphics) into web-based campaigns that reach audiences where they are and drive results.\nSecurity Clearance\nA DOE “Q” clearance is required for this position. The candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience working in a national laboratory or other large government organization.\nExperience with procedures and other process or policy documents related to facility operations.\nAbility to recognize and coordinate responses to third-party relationships that may be affected by the project.\nUnderstanding of, and some experience applying, organizational change management principles, including communications and newsletters that support employee adoption and engagement.\nPrior work on a multi-functional, large-scale business transformation project, particularly one involving SAP S/4HANA.\nContract Details\nWork Arrangement: Hybrid, working partially on site and partially off site. Work locations are in Santa Fe and Los Alamos, NM, and you must live within a 2-hour ground commute. Work locations are at the discretion of management and may change with appropriate notice.\nHow to Apply\nA detailed cover letter addressing all required and desired qualifications is required. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.\nPlease include the job number (JP3315) and your name in the cover letter filename.\nApplicants may be asked to complete a writing test.\nInterview Process\nInterviews are conducted via Microsoft Teams.\nWhy Work at COMPA Industries?\nWe strive to provide careers, not just jobs, for our employees. We invest in and serve the communities where we work and live. We provide best-in-class administrative, professional, and technical services to solve complex problems to meet customer mission-critical objectives.\nFor over 30 years, Compa has been a trusted partner in progress. We combine decades of technical expertise with a forward-thinking spirit, tackling intricate challenges in nuclear facilities alongside the brightest minds in science and engineering. Join us, and don’t just build your career, build the future, with competitive compensation, a collaborative culture, and the chance to make a real difference for national security and beyond.\nCOMPA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. 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