Early-Stage Planning Program Manager

Y-12 National Security Complex; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Onsite gym facilities

Onsite cafeterias

Medical plan and 401(k) savings

Job summary

Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN is seeking an Early-Stage Planning Program Manager (Advisor) to lead strategic integration and initiation of line-item and minor construction projects from concept through execution. You will act as the primary liaison for new facility planning, align site objectives with program priorities, and ensure compliance with internal and external requirements.

The role emphasizes coordinating multidisciplinary teams, developing mission need and program

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• PhD with 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams without direct authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience developing and maturing complex initiatives in regulated industrial environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop Mission Need and Program Requirements documentation for new construction projects.
• Support development and approval of critical decision packages and milestones.
• Evaluate future construction projects to identify options and propose solutions.
• Support communication interfaces between technical project leads and customers.
• Coordinate program planning communications to Federal Program Office, site management, stakeholders, and customers, including weekly reviews and monthly updates.
• Produce and review documents such as presentations, project plans, schedules, and monthly reports.
• Assist with cost estimates, schedules, milestones, and deliverables for project leads.
• Lead teams and committees and participate in working groups and planning meetings.
• Prepare siting studies for future construction and evaluate feasibility of proposed plans.
• Support development of the Y-12 Master site Plan focusing on long-range construction.

Skills

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Written and verbal communication

Regulated industrial environments

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

Location: Oak Ridge, TN

Job Title: Early-Stage Planning Program Manager

Career Level: Advisor

Job Specialty: Program-General-Technical

What You'll Do

The Early-Stage Planning Program Manager is responsible for strategic integration and initiation of line-item and new facility minor construction projects from concept development through transition to execution organizations. Acts as a primary liaison for new facility planning, facilitating effective exchange of information, aligning site and strategic objectives with programmatic priorities, and ensuring that internal and external requirements are consistently met.

Responsibilities

• As directed, develop Mission Need and Program Requirements documentation in support of new construction projects.
• Supports development and approval of critical decision packages and major milestones for planned projects to ensure milestones are met.
• As directed, evaluate future construction projects to identify options and propose solutions; logically and systematically evaluate existing program and processes to determine appropriate solutions to include project complexity, tentative location, size, and other data.
• As directed, may support communication interfaces between technical project leads and customers, addressing requests for proposals, statements of work, delivery of products and services, and identification of period of performance.
• As directed, may support the communication and coordination of program plan and status to Federal Program Office, site management, stakeholders, and customers, including weekly project reviews, weekly highlights, and monthly financial updates.
• Contributes to preparing/reviewing various documents which may include presentations, project plans, schedules, monthly reports, system descriptions, procedures and implementation plans.
• In collaboration with appropriate stakeholders, provides direct support to project technical leads related to cost estimates, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
• Under limited guidance, lead various teams and committees, and participate in working groups and planning meetings.
• Prepare siting studies for future new construction and laydown areas and evaluate information to determine feasibility of proposed plans.
• Support planning and development of the Y-12 Master site Plan, with specific focus on long-range construction.
• Other jobs duties as assigned/requested.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree: Minimum 12 years of relevant experience.
• OR Master's degree: Minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
• OR PhD: Minimum 7 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary teams without direct authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience developing and maturing complex initiatives in regulated industrial environments.

Preferred Job Requirements

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• 15 or more years of relevant experience.
• This position requires extensive technical expertise and full knowledge of supporting DOE capital asset or minor construction projects.
• This position requires knowledge of industry and regulatory standards such as DOE O 413.3 acquisition processes.
• Experience operating within environmentally complex sites involving remediation or regulatory oversight.
• Experience facilitating project initiation and stakeholder alignment activities.
• This position demands a high level of professionalism, strategic communication, and collaborative engagement with senior management and key stakeholders within the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).

Why Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

This position may be categorized as a "designated position" identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.