Deputy Project Manager with Security Clearance

Diné Development Corporation; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan with company match

Paid time off

Education assistance / tuition

Job summary

Diné Development Corporation (DDC) in New Orleans seeks a Deputy Project Manager to support leadership and ensure disciplined execution of a DOE SPRPMO task order. You will act as the PM’s principal deputy, coordinate across financial, technical, and administrative areas, and ensure staffing and deliverables discipline.

Responsibilities include on-site coordination, transition support, and alignment with DOE requirements.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated program/project-management or senior functional-lead experience on complex Federal or comparably regulated mission-support programs.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, workload, deliverables, staffing coverage, action closure, and day-to-day operational execution.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a credible deputy to a senior PM and exercise sound judgment within delegated authority.
• Documented examples of improving a process, resolving a difficult operational or technical issue, or implementing a methodology that produced measurable results.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including executive briefings, action tracking, and coordination across Government and contractor organizations.
• Ability to work primarily on-site in New Orleans and travel to SPR facilities as required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate execution across financial management, business management, technical management, admin support, and special projects.
• Track workload, staffing, actions, milestones, deliverables, risks, and corrective actions; elevate issues with recommended solutions.
• Maintain cross-training, backup coverage, and surge capacity to avoid performance impact during spikes.
• Coordinate preparation, review, and timely submission of recurring and ad hoc deliverables with disciplined quality control.
• Support transition, onboarding, clearance/access readiness, knowledge transfer, and continuity of operations.
• Assist with subcontractor integration, resource allocation, and resolution of competing priorities.
• Support performance measurement, continuous improvement, cost/waste reduction, and process-efficiency initiatives.
• Maintain coordination with DOE counterparts and site stakeholders while preserving non-personal services boundaries.
• Serve in a dual DPM/functional-lead role if staffing model supports efficient configuration.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Program/Project management

Functional leadership

Multidisciplinary coordination

Executive communication

Decision making and judgment

Education

PM/Proj. management certifications (PMP/PgMP)

MBA / advanced degree

FAC-COR / DOE credential

Lean Six Sigma

Tools

STARS

STRIPES

BFADS

BARC

iPortal

SharePoint

Power BI

K2 workflows

EVM/EAC

DOE project controls

Job description

BRIC is recruiting a Deputy Project Manager to support leadership and day-to-day execution of a prospective DOE SPRPMO Management and Technical Support Services task order. The DPM will act as the PM's principal deputy, coordinate execution across functional areas, maintain staffing and deliverable discipline, and may serve in a dual management/functional leadership role when qualifications and workload support that structure. *This position is contingent upon contract award.* Responsibilities: * Act as the Project Manager's principal deputy and assume delegated PM responsibilities or act for the PM during absences.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate execution across financial management, business management, technical management, administrative support, and special projects.
• Track workload, staffing, vacancies, action items, milestones, deliverables, risks, and corrective actions; elevate issues with recommended solutions.
• Maintain cross-training, backup coverage, and surge capacity so workload spikes or vacancies do not affect mission performance.
• Coordinate preparation, review, and timely submission of recurring and ad hoc deliverables and help minimize rework through disciplined quality control.
• Support transition, onboarding, clearance/access readiness, knowledge transfer, and continuity of operations.
• Assist with subcontractor integration, resource allocation, functional-lead coordination, and resolution of competing priorities.
• Support QASP/QAP performance measurement, continuous improvement, cost/waste reduction, and process-efficiency initiatives.
• Maintain effective coordination with DOE counterparts and other site stakeholders while preserving non-personal-services boundaries.
• Serve in a dual DPM/functional-lead role if the final staffing model and candidate qualifications support an efficient configuration.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• * Demonstrated program/project-management or senior functional-lead experience on complex Federal or comparably regulated mission-support programs.
• * Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, workload, deliverables, staffing coverage, action closure, and day-to-day operational execution.
• * Demonstrated ability to serve as a credible deputy to a senior PM and exercise sound judgment within delegated authority.
• * Documented examples of personally improving a process, resolving a difficult operational or technical issue, or implementing a methodology that produced measurable results.
• * Strong written and oral communication skills, including executive briefings, action tracking, and coordination across Government and contractor organizations.
• * Ability to work primarily on-site in New Orleans and travel to SPR facilities as required.
• * Ability and willingness to execute a two-year Key Personnel Letter of Commitment if selected for proposal submission.
• * Ability to satisfy DOE security and site-access requirements associated with assigned duties.

Desired Qualifications

• * Active DOE Q or L clearance, or current DoD Top Secret/Secret eligibility appropriate for reciprocal DOE access processing.
• * Direct experience supporting the DOE Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Office of Petroleum Reserves, or another DOE mission in a comparable operating environment.
• * Demonstrated functional depth in one or more areas that could support a dual DPM/functional-lead role: financial management, business management, audit, security/emergency response, ES&H, quality assurance, scheduling/configuration management, cost estimating, IT, or administration.
• * Experience with DOE systems/processes such as STARS, STRIPES, BFADS, BARC, iPortal, SharePoint, Power BI, K2 workflows, EVM/EAC, or DOE project controls.
• * PMP, PgMP, PE, MBA, FAC-COR, DOE Federal Project Director credential, Lean Six Sigma, or other relevant professional certification.
• * Prior Federal transition experience and demonstrated improvement in efficiency, quality, cost, schedule, or risk.

About Us

Diné Development Corporation (DDC) is a Navajo Nation-owned family of companies that provides government agencies and commercial organizations with high-quality IT, professional, environmental, and research and development services. DDC is dedicated to empowering the Navajo Nation and the communities we serve.

Benefits

• Eligible full-time employees receive a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, retirement savings with company match, and paid time off.
• Additional benefits include voluntary supplemental benefits, access to an employee assistance program, and educational assistance with tuition reimbursement.

Equal Opportunity & Compliance Statement

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a), and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing information about compensation, or any other basis prohibited by law. We participate in E-Verify. DDC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact Recruiting for assistance