Campus Modernization & Capital Projects Leader

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Upton (NY)

On-site

USD 184,000 - 306,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Brookhaven National Laboratory seeks an accomplished engineering, architecture, or construction manager to serve as Manager of the Modernization Project Office (MPO). This on-site role provides strategic leadership and oversight for the Laboratory's institutional capital planning and construction portfolio, delivering complex projects safely and efficiently.

Reporting to the Associate Lab Director for Facilities & Operations, you will lead multidisciplinary teams across campus planning, design,

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a closely related technical discipline.
Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience managing the planning, design, and construction of complex institutional, research, industrial, or technical facilities.
Minimum of six (6) years of leadership experience managing multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, construction, or capital projects.
Experience leading all phases of project delivery, including planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout.
Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, schedules, cost estimating, project controls, risk management, and resource allocation across multiple concurrent projects.
Proven ability to develop strategic infrastructure plans that align organizational investments with long-term business or scientific objectives.
Experience managing architectural and engineering consultants, construction contractors, and other professional services.
Excellent leadership, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively engage leadership, customers, regulatory agencies, and external stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical and project information through presentations, reports, and briefings.
Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams and build collaborative relationships across diverse organizations.
Demonstrated commitment to fostering a progressive workforce and maintaining the highest standards of safety, ethics, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership for the Laboratory's institutional capital planning, engineering, architecture, and construction management functions.
Lead the implementation of strategies that advance a modern, mission-ready campus aligned with the Laboratory's evolving scientific mission, enabling current and future world-class research.
Provide executive oversight for implementation of the Laboratory's Campus Development Plan and long-range campus master planning initiatives, ensuring infrastructure investments support institutional priorities and scientific growth.
Develop and implement long-term infrastructure modernization strategies aligned with the Laboratory's scientific priorities and Annual Laboratory Plan.
Establish organizational priorities, operational objectives, and performance measures that support safe, efficient, and successful project delivery.
Identify emerging infrastructure needs and develop multi-year capital investment strategies supporting future scientific programs.
Lead the planning, design, execution, and closeout of institutional capital projects ranging from approximately $30 million to over $100 million annually.
Direct the Laboratory's Strategic Laboratory Infrastructure (SLI), Institutional General Plant Projects (IGPP), Other Improvement Projects (OIP), and Deferred Maintenance Reduction programs.
Ensure projects are delivered safely, within scope, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with quality expectations.
Oversee engineering design, construction management, cost estimating, scheduling, project controls, risk management, and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) implementation.
Ensure compliance with DOE Orders, Laboratory requirements, applicable codes, and industry best practices.
Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of engineers, architects, project managers, and construction professionals.
Foster a culture centered on safety, accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Develop and maintain strategic relationships with federal, state, and local agencies, elected officials, community partners, academic institutions, and other external stakeholders that are critical to advancing campus development initiatives and securing future infrastructure investment.
Represent the Laboratory in external engagements related to campus development, infrastructure planning, and institutional modernization, serving as a trusted ambassador for Brookhaven's long-term campus vision.
Serve as the principal institutional representative for the Modernization Project Office with DOE, Laboratory leadership, external architects and engineers, contractors, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders.
Present capital program strategies, project status, financial performance, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership and external review committees.
Set the standard for Operational Excellence by leading the MPO with a focus on meeting requirements every day and instituting continuous improvements to exceed customer expectations.