PMO Technical Operations Leader: Construction & Design

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 282,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Job summary

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in Livermore, CA, is seeking a Technical Operations Manager to lead the PMO's technical delivery organizations, including Estimating, Design & Engineering, and Construction Management. The role aligns capabilities with project demands for over 200 projects totaling more than $800M in estimated TPC.

You will report to the Deputy Principal Associate Director for Projects and contribute to governance, workforce development, and strategic execution

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain DOE Q clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related field.
• Significant experience leading multiple multidisciplinary technical or project-delivery functions.
• Experience managing a complex portfolio of capital projects and workforce planning.
• Strong budgeting, risk management, and organizational change capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Construction Management, Estimating, and Design & Engineering organizations, ensuring safe, secure, and effective support to Project Management and timely project delivery.
• Lead integration across assigned functional organizations, establishing priorities, performance expectations, and accountability for service quality, technical excellence, safety, workforce performance, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and execute workforce strategies, including resource planning, succession planning, recruitment, capability development, and deployment of personnel to meet evolving project demands.
• Oversee the financial and operational management of assigned organizations, including fiscal management, budget planning, funding control, cash flow management, staffing, resource allocation, workforce utilization, and organizational performance.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with institutional partner organizations to ensure coordinated, timely, and effective project execution.
• Lead operational execution across the assigned functional organizations by effectively managing people, schedules, financial resources, and technical execution to deliver safe, timely, and high-quality project outcomes.
• Implement and reinforce the PMO Project Management System within the assigned functional organizations, ensuring operational alignment with governance, policies, standards, procedures, and organizational expectations established by the PMO Governance Department Head.
• Serve as a member of the PMO Leadership Team, advising leadership on organizational capability, workforce capacity, project execution risks, and opportunities for operational improvement while balancing customer needs with organizational priorities and governance expectations.
• Develop high-performing leaders and organizations capable of supporting a diverse and complex portfolio of capital projects.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Workforce planning

Budgeting

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related field

Tools

Earned Value Management

Project Controls

PMO Governance System

Job description

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in Livermore, CA, is seeking a Technical Operations Manager to lead the PMO's technical delivery organizations, including Estimating, Design & Engineering, and Construction Management. The role aligns capabilities with project demands for over 200 projects totaling more than $800M in estimated TPC.

You will report to the Deputy Principal Associate Director for Projects and contribute to governance, workforce development, and strategic execution