Project Management Group Leader

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Livermore (CA); Hybrid; USD 201,000 - 306,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Best Places to Work recognition

Job summary

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is seeking a Project Management Group Leader to supervise project managers across Strategic Deterrence programs. The role focuses on personnel management, hiring, onboarding, and workload coordination within a hybrid work setup.

Responsibilities include developing staff, guiding performance reviews, and aligning staffing with priorities while fostering a collaborative, high-performing team culture. DOE Q clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance, requiring U.S. citizenship.
• Experience leading professional staff in a structured organization.
• Experience in administrative leadership including performance management and hiring.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative supervision, direction, mentoring, coaching, and support to Project Management group personnel.
• Manage personnel matters including performance reviews, time approval, salary planning, hiring, onboarding, employee relations, recognition, and career development.
• Contribute to division performance and salary management processes.
• Monitor staff development, including required training and professional growth.
• Participate in hiring activities to support workforce needs.
• Coordinate staff assignments and balance workloads across the group.
• Identify workforce capability gaps and address them through hiring or development.
• Foster a healthy, collaborative, and high-performing team environment.

Skills

Security clearance coordination

Leadership supervision

Workforce planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering/Business or related

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

• Job Code 2: TSL.5 Technical Services & Ops TSL 5
• Employee Referral Bonus: Not applicable
• Job Code 1: TSL.4 Technical Services & Ops TSL 4
• Pre-Employment Drug Test: Required for external applicant(s) selected for this position (includes testing for use of marijuana)
• Pre-Placement Medical Exam: A job-related pre-placement medical examination may be required
• Security Clearance: Anticipated DOE Q clearance (requires U.S. citizenship and a federal background investigation)

Company Description

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability.

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

Job Description

The Defense Technologies Engineering Division has an opening for a Project Management Group Leader. This position serves as the administrative supervisor for a team of project managers matrixed across diverse work areas within Strategic Deterrence programs.

The administrative supervisor is responsible for personnel management, workforce planning, employee development, hiring, onboarding, workload coordination, and the overall health of the Project Management group.

Depending on your assignment, this position may offer a hybrid schedule, blending in-person and virtual presence. You may have the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week.

This position will be filled at eitherlevel based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

You will

• Provide administrative supervision, direction, mentoring, coaching, and support to Project Management group personnel.
• Manage personnel matters, including performance reviews, time approval, salary planning, hiring, onboarding, employee relations, recognition, and career development.
• Contribute to division performance and salary management processes.
• Monitor and support staff development, including required training and professional growth.
• Participate in hiring activities to support organizational workforce needs.
• Partner with technical and organizational leaders to align staffing and workforce capability with priorities.
• Coordinate staff assignments and balance workloads across the Project Management group.
• Identify workforce capability gaps and work with leadership to address them through hiring, development, or reassignment.
• Foster a healthy, collaborative, accountable, and high-performing team environment.
• Build connection and community among Project Management personnel, project controls staff, and technical teams.
• Establish and maintain constructive, collaborative working relationships with other administrative leads and stakeholders.
• Communicate staffing constraints, organizational risks, and personnel matters that may affect group effectiveness.
• Promote safe work practices and productive workplace relationships.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the TSL.5 level

• Lead broader workforce planning and talent development efforts for the Project Management organization.
• Mentor supervisors, team leads, and senior staff in personnel management and leadership practices.
• Influence organizational decisions related to workforce capability, organizational structure, and staff development.
• Lead resolution of complex personnel and organizational issues with broad impact.
• Establish and improve administrative processes for organizing and supporting the Project Management group.

Qualifications

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, Business, Management, or a related field, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Experience supervising or leading professional staff in a structured organization.
• Experience in administrative leadership, including performance management, coaching, hiring, workforce planning, and employee development.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Strong organizational skills and experience coordinating people, priorities, and workloads.
• Sound judgment and professionalism in handling sensitive personnel matters.
• Ability to work effectively with technical and organizational leaders.
• Ability to promote and maintain productive relationships across directorates, laboratories, and external organizations.

Additional qualifications at the TSL.5 level

• Extensive experience in administrative supervision and workforce leadership.
• Strong record of team building, conflict resolution, and influencing multiple stakeholders, including senior management.
• Experience developing workforce strategies and prioritizing organizational assignments.
• Significant leadership experience involving senior management and external organizations.

Qualifications We Desire

• Master’s degree in Science, Engineering, Business, Management, or a related field, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Experience in a national security, engineering, project management, or regulated technical environment.
• Experience with workforce planning, succession planning, staff development, or organizational change.
• Familiarity with matrixed technical organizations.

Pay Range

$200,760 - $305,544 Annually
$200,760 - $254,544 Annually for the TSL.4 level
$240,960 - $305,544 Annually for the TSL.5 level

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting; pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Additional Information

#LI-Hybrid

Position Information

This is a Career Indefinite position, open to Lab employees and external candidates.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

• Included in 2026Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!
• Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)

This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance.If you are selected, wewill initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if youmeet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Also, all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. Q-level clearance requires U.S. citizenship.

Pre-Employment Drug Test

External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.

Wireless and Medical Devices

Per the Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory must meet certain restrictions with the useand/or possession ofmobile devices in Limited Areas. Depending on your job duties, you may be required to work in a Limited Area whereyou are not permitted to have a personal and/or laboratory mobile devicein your possession. This includes, but not limited to cell phones, tablets, fitness devices, wireless headphones, and other Bluetooth/wireless enabled devices.

Ifyou useamedical device, whichpairs with a mobile device,you must still follow the rules concerningthe mobile device in individual sections within Limited Areas. Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities requireseparate approval. Hearing aids without wireless capabilities or wireless that has been disabled are allowed in Limited Areas, Secure Space and Transit/Buffer Space within buildings.

Pre-Placement Medical Exam

A job related pre-placement medical examination may be required.

Reasonable Accommodation

Our goal is to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates applying and interviewing at the Laboratory. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please use our online form to submit a request.

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