Nuclear Construction Project Manager 2

Gilder Search Group; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment company is seeking a Project Manager 2/Superintendent 3 in Los Alamos, New Mexico. This role involves overseeing construction projects, managing teams, and ensuring project compliance with safety regulations. Candidates should have a degree in engineering or a related field and at least ten years of experience in construction management with nuclear experience. Strong leadership and project management skills are essential. The position requires the ability to secure DOE Q Clearance.

Qualifications

• 10 years work experience in engineering, procurement, or construction.
• Ability to obtain DOE Q Clearance.
• Nuclear experience is required.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of collective bargaining agreements related to all trades.

Responsibilities

• Lead construction projects with oversight on costs and schedules.
• Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Communicate project updates to senior management.
• Present project management performance plans, status updates, trends or issues to federal sponsors.
• Interface with program, project, and line management to develop clear and executable action plans to address issues or needs.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Risk management

Construction management

Budgeting

Education

Degree in engineering or scientific discipline

DOE Q Clearance

Job description

Description

The Construction Superintendent team at the Los Alamos National Laboratory invites candidates to apply for a Project Manager 2/ Superintendent 3 to lead projects while working to achieve Lab missions.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects of $500k or less and provide oversight to Superintendent 2’s as necessary.
• Initiate the investigation of abnormal events, incidents, and/or accidents to identify root cause and assist in implementing appropriate corrective actions.
• 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.
• Present project management performance plans, status updates, trends or issues to federal sponsors.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills (organize, direct, control) a team of workers, including work schedules, project progress and resource allocation.
• Manage construction projects including proactively managing project scope, schedule and budget including Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
• Identify project risks, developing risk mitigation strategies and corrective actions, and recommending risk acceptance/avoidance for all aspects of a project.
• Lead constructability reviews of the design process and the potential impacts to construction cost and schedule.
• Establish and maintain strong and effective customer engagement.
• Interface with program, project, and line management to develop clear and executable action plans to address issues or needs.
• Provide personal leadership, direction and technical advice regarding health, safety and environmental compliance.
• Identify problem areas, investigate alternative solutions and establish a recovery Plan/Path forward.
• Determine actions to be performed on problems affecting maintenance programs.
• Communicate and report project status to senior level management, project stakeholders, and regulatory inquiries.
• Prepare and present oral and written reports.
• Use a computerized work management system to maintain and track job activities including the coordination of materials and equipment delivery with vendors and suppliers.
• Promote an open communication environment to develop mutual trust and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Recognized degree in an engineering or scientific discipline or specialized courses in project management.
• Ten (10) years work experience (5+ years experience in at least one of the following functions: engineering, procurement and construction) leading to a thorough understanding of the knowledge described above, or any combination of education and experience.
• Advanced knowledge of all phases and complexity levels of construction projects, upgrades, renovations, and D&D.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with facility maintenance and/or construction management including systems engineering design and maintenance, safety/authorization basis, configuration management programs, work control and facility control systems.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of collective bargaining agreements related to all trades.
• Extensive understanding of work hazards, safety practices, operating configuration, and lock-out/tag-out policies and procedures.
• Ability to understand and interpret various physical, mechanical, and electrical documents, blueprints, drawings, and schematics.
• Ability to obtain DOE Q Clearance.
• Flexibility to work a flexible schedule—Days, Nights, Weekends.
• Nuclear Experience is required.

Position typically requires a recognized degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, or specialized courses in project management, and ten (10) years work experience (5+ years experience in at least one of the following functions: engineering, procurement and construction) leading to a thorough understanding of the knowledge described above, or any combination of education and experience.