DOE & Government Programs Project Manager

LayerZero Power Systems, LLC.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance incentives

Full benefits (medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

LayerZero Power Systems, Inc. is seeking an experienced Project Manager to drive government, national laboratory, certification and industry standards initiatives.

You will own schedules, documentation and stakeholder coordination for DOE/ORNL programs, ensuring risk is elevated to owners and milestones are met. As an individual contributor reporting to the Principal Program Manager, you will coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, finance, legal and external partners, travel as needed, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with relevant experience.
• 5+ years in technical project management or similar multi-stakeholder roles.
• Experience managing schedules, deliverables, budgets, documentation and follow-up across concurrent projects.
• Strong written communication, organization, attention to detail and ability to work independently with technical and nontechnical teams.

Responsibilities

• Execute assigned project work packages and maintain schedules, milestones, action registers and risk logs.
• Support DOE funding opportunities, coordinate proposal inputs, budgets, deliverables, reporting and compliance evidence.
• Administer ORNL project coordination for statements of work, research agreements and licensing actions; track milestones and costs.
• Coordinate ORNL lab setup, equipment procurement, facilities/interfaces, installation readiness, safety reviews and testing schedules.
• Coordinate internal teams and external organizations; organize meetings, minutes and follow-ups.
• Maintain project records, contract correspondence and document repositories for audit readiness.
• Track budgets and forecasted commitments with program and finance leadership.
• Prepare concise dashboards, executive updates and milestone-readiness reviews and flag key decisions.

Skills

Strong written communication

Organization

Attention to detail

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, project management or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint/Teams

Project scheduling/tracking tools

Job description

LayerZero Power Systems, Inc. is seeking an experienced Project Manager to drive government, national laboratory, certification and industry standards initiatives.

You will own schedules, documentation and stakeholder coordination for DOE/ORNL programs, ensuring risk is elevated to owners and milestones are met. As an individual contributor reporting to the Principal Program Manager, you will coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, finance, legal and external partners, travel as needed, and