Senior​/Principal Construction Manager - Project Leader, Onsite

About Sandia

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting‑edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co‑workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements are available for many positions (9/80, 4/10 compressed workweeks, part‑time, telecommuting)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401(k), learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

We are seeking an experienced Construction Manager who will be accountable for construction work activities performed by external construction companies. As the project leader, Construction Managers assure project success by managing the safety, schedule, budget, and quality of each project and ensuring that project requirements are met.

In this role you can expect a fast‑paced environment where you will manage multiple projects on any given day, proactively identify and resolve issues, develop solutions for complex challenges, assemble teams to assure decisions are comprehensive, reduce operational impacts, and maintain accurate project costs and changes with the construction contractors.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Provide construction management services and ensure projects are completed safely, on time, and under budget.
• Ensure compliance with Sandia Corporation, Facilities Management and Operations Center, and Environment, Safety, and Health (ES&H) requirements to deliver completed construction projects safely and effectively.
• Oversee all activities performed by construction contractors.
• Facilitate and participate in regular construction progress meetings.
• Coordinate with the construction management support, ES&H teams, system engineers, customers, and inspection service contractors to effectively schedule and manage all construction work.
• Develop a coordinated construction contractor schedule aligned to an assigned geographic area or team.
• Provide guidance and leadership to other construction managers in the department daily to meet strategic objectives.
• Support the Project Manager with design reviews, approving project cost and schedule impacts.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work on site.

$99,400 – $193,600 (Estimated; actual salary determined after considering experience, qualifications, and any approved geographic salary differential.)

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Construction Management, or other relevant engineering degree, plus five (5) or more years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of construction management, project management, or engineering experience in a facilities‑related area.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active DOE Q‑level security clearance.

• Pursuit/completion of an advanced technical degree in construction or project management or related field.
• Experience with Newforma, Primavera, and/or Microsoft Project.
• At least one (1) year of experience working within SNL processes and procedures.
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM) certification and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• OSHA‑10‑hour (or higher) training; knowledge of International Building Codes (IBC).
• Understanding of facilities processes such as O&M, projects, and document management.
• Strong organizational, negotiation, time‑management, and leadership skills; ability to interact with all levels of staff and management.
• Solid understanding of construction requirements such as building code, OSHA requirements, construction techniques, sequencing, scheduling, risk mitigation, and estimating.
• Ability to lead technical teams to solutions while balancing objectives such…