Senior Government Programs Project Manager

LayerZero Power Systems; Aurora (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Full benefits package

401(k) with company match

PTO and holidays

Job summary

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

You will own schedules, documentation, and risk management, coordinating with DOE, ORNL and other stakeholders to ensure timely, compliant program delivery. The role requires 5+ years in technical project management, strong written communication, and the ability to navigate multi-stakeholder environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, project management or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5+ years in technical project management, program coordination, government contracting support or comparable multi-stakeholder execution 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.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint/Teams and project scheduling or tracking tools.

Responsibilities

• Execute assigned project work packages. Maintain integrated schedules, milestone trackers, action registers, risk logs and decision records; escape issues promptly.
• Support DOE funding opportunities and active programs. Coordinate proposal inputs, registration prerequisites, budgets, deliverables, reporting and compliance evidence with assigned functional owners.
• Administer ORNL project coordination for statements of work, research agreements and licensing actions. Track contract milestones, costs, deliverable acceptance, approvals and open items.
• Coordinate ORNL laboratory and test-program setup, including equipment procurement, facilities/interfaces, installation readiness, safety reviews, testing schedules and documentation with technical leads.
• Coordinate internal engineering, manufacturing, finance, legal, consultants and external organizations; organize meetings, issue minutes and follow through on commitments.
• Maintain project records, controlled submissions, contract correspondence and document repositories for traceability and audit readiness.
• Track consultant and program budgets, purchase requests, invoices and forecasted commitments with program and finance leadership.
• Prepare concise project dashboards, executive updates and milestone-readiness reviews; flag dependencies and decisions requiring leadership attention.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Independent work

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint/Teams

Job description

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

You will own schedules, documentation, and risk management, coordinating with DOE, ORNL and other stakeholders to ensure timely, compliant program delivery. The role requires 5+ years in technical project management, strong written communication, and the ability to navigate multi-stakeholder environments.