Construction Manager - Project Manager III

Strategic Management Solutions, LLC (SMSI); Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Management Solutions, LLC (SMSI) is seeking a Construction Manager (Project Manager III) to oversee LANL construction projects. This on-site role emphasizes safety, security, and field leadership, with a strong presence on the job site and in the field.

The successful candidate will coordinate construction activities, manage budgets and schedules, and work with multiple departments to ensure compliant, safe, and timely project completion.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of related experience in project or program management.
• Experience planning, scheduling, budgeting, reporting and change control.
• Ability to lead and monitor multiple teams under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, coordinate and manage project activities.
• Provide direction to project teams to achieve objectives.
• Monitor performance against budget and schedule, and implement corrective actions.
• Administer personnel and approve appointments for key roles.
• Review budgets, schedules, estimates and constructability.
• Coordinate with functional departments to ensure project success.
• Identify issues and provide guidance to site managers for execution.
• Contribute to risk management, controls, and project procedures.
• Support proposal preparation and project planning with construction expertise.
• Present performance plans and status updates to sponsors.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Leadership

Scheduling

Communication

Risk management

Team coordination

Contract/subcontract management

Problem solving

Safety compliance

Education

Engineering or scientific degree

Project management coursework/experience

Job description

Strategic Management Solutions, LLC (SMSI) provides expert management consulting, program and project management, and technical consulting services to government and private-sector clients. SMSI has built a strong reputation for client-focused performance, delivering innovative solutions and measurable results that help clients achieve their goals, meet critical commitments, and successfully reach key milestones.

Job Summary

SMSI is seeking a Construction Manager (Project Manager III) with construction experience to join our team and work in the role of Manager of Construction. The individual will be responsible for overseeing and ensuring the successful execution of assigned Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) construction projects. They will contribute to the overall administration and technical direction, coordinate, and direct line responsibilities for field construction, including maintain and ensure safety and security training, compliance, and make safety and security an integral part of every task; including taking the necessary steps to stop work if continuing the job is unsafe or compromises security. This position demands a strong on-site and "in the field" presence, to successfully manage the execution of assigned projects.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating and managing the project activities of assigned projects.
• Provide direction to project teams and/or group leaders to achieve project related activities.
• Monitor project performance against budget, overall progress against schedule, identifies other deviations from project plan and implements corrective action(s).
• Provide for project and/or group personnel administration, assigns personnel for key project positions and approves appointment of others.
• Provide input to, and approval of project budgets and schedules.
• Review project construction estimates, budgets, forecasts, schedules, and costs for acceptability. Also review specifications and drawings for economic constructability.
• Participate in the resolution of problems involving staffing, material delivery, and contract/subcontract administration. As a deployed resource in a strong-matrixed team, you will coordinate with Project Management, Design Engineering, Procurement, Project Controls and other functional departments and personnel in establishing and maintaining priorities to ensure the success of the project.
• Identify issues for the project manager to ensure the success of the project.
• Provide counseling, guidance, and direction to Site Managers to facilitate the successful execution of the construction project.
• Participate in the development and/or review of operations controls, such as project procedures.
• Participate in proposal preparation, project planning, and scheduling by furnishing expertise on construction methods, equipment, labor, productivity guidelines, estimates of distributable expenses and labor rates.
• Review and approve preliminary estimates and project schedules as assigned.
• Participate in project engineering, construction review management project review meetings where approval of proposed construction budgets and schedules are required.
• Monitor distributable expenses in the field.
• Staff’s construction project site teams and monitors construction personnel performance, quality, and technical adequacy.
• Ensure that the appropriate field procedures are in place and being adhered to. Concurs with the selection of the appropriate construction controls for the project from the generic project control system.
• Ensure that appropriate project training programs are identified and implemented.
• Foster a mutually respectful work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.
• May serve as a Control Account Manager (CAM) responsible for planning, budgeting, managing, and controlling costs and schedule performance for a project or subproject and serve as a point of contact for project controls, including account scope, schedule, budget and technical performance.
• Ensure work packages realistically represent the duration and budget necessary to perform work and perform variance analysis reviews, determine cause and effect of schedule or cost variance, and define achievable corrective action plans.
• May be expected to present project management performance plans, status updates, trends, or issues to federal sponsors.

Required Skills/ Abilities

• 15 + years of related experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of and successful experience in all aspects of project or program management work, including developing project plans; managing scope, schedule, budget, documenting reports and change control actions.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully organize, lead and monitor a variety of team efforts to completion, often with competing deadlines, while minimizing risk.
• Thorough knowledge of all phases of construction operations, construction quality, subcontract management, construction technologies, and project management.
• Understanding of government compliance standards, environmental laws and requirements.
• Experience coordinating with Project Management, Design Engineering, Procurement, Project Controls and other functional departments and personnel in establishing and maintaining priorities to ensure successful project execution in compliance with approved procedures.
• Demonstrated experience acquiring resources and coordinating efforts of team members to deliver projects according to plan.
• Demonstrated knowledge of project planning tools and techniques, experience in effective decision-making, creative problem solving, cause analysis, and continuous improvement programs.
• Ability to identify, effectively communicate and resolve project issues and risks.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated proficient skills in leading, coaching and engaging people.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with varying levels of management and staff both internal and external, building trust, gaining consensus and resolving conflicts.
• May be expected to present assessments, reports, plans, status updates, and issues to Senior Management to federal sponsors.
• Experience as a contractor for the Department of Energy (DOE) managing construction projects or functional portfolios.
• Experience working under nuclear quality standards (NQA-1, etc.).
• Experience working in nuclear industry is a plus. Other industries that are preferred but not required are: gas, general construction, remediation, other DoE site experience, Navy nuclear experience, etc.
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q clearance.
• Candidates with active or recently inactive Q or Top-Secret clearance are preferred but not required.
• The candidate must have an active Real ID driver’s license for badging and onboarding.
• Candidates with previous experience at LANL are preferred but not required.

Must be able to work fulltime hours onsite and LANL. This is a 24/7 project so shift work is available. The most recent available schedules include working 4 12-hour shifts per week.

Education

• Recognized degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, or specialized courses in project management, and/or fifteen (15) years’ experience in two or more of the following functions: project management, engineering, construction, project controls and procurement work leading to a thorough understanding of the knowledge described above, or any combination of education and experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Strategic Management Solutions, LLC (SMSI) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.