Manager of Projects

Overview

The Associate Laboratory Directorate, Plutonium Infrastructure (ALDPI) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) executes the plutonium pit production mission through modernization of the TA-55 infrastructure and capabilities. The Plutonium Infrastructure (PI) Projects organization enables the Laboratory's mission by installing equipment and making infrastructure improvements to manufacture pits through design, construction, readiness, start-up, and related processes that require a modernized plutonium pit manufacturing environment.

The Late Installs Division (LIP-LI) portfolio under PI includes the Los Alamos Plutonium Pit Production Project (LAP4) 30 Reliable subproject and other scope elements of Chemistry and the Metallurgy Research Replacement (CMRR), PF-4 Equipment Installation-Phase 2 (PEI2) subproject, Technical Reinvestment Project III (TRPIII), and Major Item of Equipment (MIE) non-diamond scope with a combined total project cost greater than $3 billion and a CD-4 date well into the 2030 decade.

The Manager of Projects 3 (MOP-3) reports to the Project Director (PD) for LIP-LI and will support the PD with leadership, technical oversight, and management of project compliance at LANL in accordance with DOE O 413.3B. The position includes aspects of project management such as earned value management, contract management (including Request for Proposal development, evaluation, negotiations, contract requirements management and administration), and management of technical document development and/or resolution of technical issues in support of procurement.

Minimum

Job Requirements:

• Management: Prioritize and manage multiple tasks requiring varying and/or scarce resources, as well as project schedule demands and management direction. Demonstrated experience in managing programs with significant fiscal and programmatic responsibilities. Advanced knowledge of and demonstrated consultative experience in all aspects of program or project management of technical or operational work including managing services subcontracts. Demonstrated experience reviewing, managing, and approving subcontractor bids.
  
  Experience processing submittals, developing staffing estimates and schedules, administering contract oversight, and providing operational support. Familiarity with management, supervision, and development of assigned employees.
• Technical Excellence: Advanced knowledge and demonstrated experience developing, issuing and managing procurement packages that include statements of work, subcontractor submittal requirements, technical and quality assurance requirements, acceptance testing and receipt inspection requirements, security requirements, and environmental, safety and health requirements to ensure the scope of the procurement packages is delivered/completed. Demonstrated experience evaluating potential suppliers and recommending those suppliers that are most qualified based on customized criteria.
• Coalition Building: Demonstrated success building and growing both internal and external relationships with a variety of constituencies, sponsors, other construction project organizations, higher-level managers, direct reports, and other employees. Demonstrated success guiding and leading field efforts with expertise in building and managing integrated project teams. Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills for multiple levels of employees and stakeholders is a must.
• Personal Leadership: Strong leadership characteristics including personal integrity and accountability, fiduciary responsibility, trustworthiness in relationships, commitment to quality and excellence in programs and operations, and commitment to workforce diversity and human resource development.
• Compliance and Security: Demonstrated experience developing and implementing plans or programs to meet or exceed contractual requirements, performance measures, regulations, and laws, including the proven ability to do so while operating within a highly sensitive national security environment.
• Education/
  
  Experience:
  
  Position requires a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution and 5 years related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation. This position is not subject to DOE Order 426.2, Personnel Selection, Training, and Qualification Requirements for DOE Nuclear Facilities.

• Government Relations: Successful record of assisting in the development of complex institutional messages necessary to communicate to federal, state and local government leaders. Experience with in the national Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) complex under DOE O 413.3B earned value requirements preferred.
• LANL: Demonstrated experience interfacing with LANL management and a broad knowledge of current LANL operations and activities.
• Project Work: Background and experience in all aspects of Procurement and/or Construction projects preferred, including in-depth…