Senior Manager Facilities - Design, Utilities & Energy group (4930), Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 193,000 - 328,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Flexible work arrangements

Onsite work

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories seeks a senior leader to head the Design, Utilities & Energy group (4930), guiding facilities and infrastructure services that support Sandia’s mission. You will manage four departments and a leadership team to drive innovation, efficiency, safety, and quality across projects valued at tens of millions of dollars.

The role emphasizes establishing goals, building a strong culture, and partnering across divisions to accelerate mission delivery, with a focus on building

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, project management, or a related field; 10+ years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Master’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Operations Management, or Construction/Facilities Management plus 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Active DOE Q-level security clearance or equivalent (e.g., DOD Top Secret).

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Design, Utilities & Energy group (4930) to deliver facilities/services supporting Sandia’s mission.
• Oversee four departments and a management team to ensure high performance and cost-effective delivery.
• Shape long-range strategy, set quality standards, and align resources with mission priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, project management, or related field

Master's degree in related field

Job description

Job Details

Location: Albuquerque, NM

Full-Time

Regular

About Sandia

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like

As the leader of the Design, Utilities & Energy group (4930), you will guide a high-impact organization responsible for delivering essential facilities and infrastructure services that directly support Sandias mission. This senior management role oversees four departments: In-house Design (IHD), In-house Construction (IHC), Facilities Express, and Energy, Architecture, & CADD.

Your organization includes approximately 130 employees across multiple disciplines, including engineers, architects, interior designers, CADD operators, energy professionals, project managers, planners, administrators, and craft workers. You will lead a management team of four managers and five team leaders.

Formed just three years ago, the group has evolved rapidly to bring in-house design, construction, and facilities services together under one team. Today, these teams perform about 60% of all non-capital facilities and infrastructure projects, representing nearly $10M annually. The energy management team also plays a critical role in conserving energy and advancing resilient, reliable solutions that support Sandias mission. A major current initiative includes the renovation of the building automation system (BAS) to modernize controls for building assets and systems.

This is a pivotal leadership opportunity. Over the past three years, the organization has helped create a faster, more cost-effective model for mission delivery. Going forward, the challenge is to refine that model, identify the right balance of value, and sustain a high-performing organization that can meet Sandias growing national security demands. Success will require a strong focus on innovation, efficiency, safety, security, quality, and speed, with AI, automation, and data analytics playing an increasingly important role.

Near-Term Priorities

• Maintain the right capabilities and align resources with Sandias highest-priority mission work.
• Build strong relationships across the division to strengthen collaboration and operate as one integrated team.
• Identify key customers and deepen partnerships that help them deliver to the nation more effectively.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Develop organizational metrics that measure health, productivity, value delivered, and impact to the Labs.
• Set and monitor quality standards to ensure work meets Prime Contract requirements and professional industry standards.
• Shape long-range strategy by establishing goals, building a strong organizational culture, and supporting professional growth and development.
• Lead A&E and contractor service-delivery augmentation, including policy, process, training, work intake, prioritization, and matrixed partner integration.
• Provide senior leadership by aligning the centers mission with division and laboratory priorities, managing performance and risk, empowering managers, allocating resources, partnering across organizations, and leading through change.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 100% of the time, with occasional remote work as needed.

Salary Range

$193,000 - $328,200

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require

• Bachelors degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, project management, or a related field, plus ten (10) or more years of relevant experience; Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to obtain a relevant professional license within 12 months of hire, if required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active DOE Q-level security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire

• Masters degree in a related field such as Architecture, Engineering, Operations Management, or Construction/Facilities Management, plus six (6) or more years of relevant experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated leadership and/or managerial experience.
• Professional licensure such as PE or RA.
• Experience with the following:
  • Project Manager or Construction Manager.
  • Designing and implementing management assurance or quality systems using LEAN and systems engineering principles.
  • Leading a multimillion-dollar program office with high-visibility goals, projects, and risk management responsibilities.
• Demonstrated success leading large, complex design and construction projects and teams, including projects with a total value of $20M or more, with responsibility for signing and sealing design and construction documents.
• Strong knowledge of architecture or engineering practice, including design, materials, construction methods, interdisciplinary integration, cost estimating, and code compliance.
• Proven ability to build engaged, high-performing teams where employees feel valued, included, and motivated to do exceptional work.
• Leadership experience in facilities within a large enterprise with significant government oversight.
• Active DOE Q-level security clearance or equivalent (e.g., DOD Top Secret).

About Our Team

This role is part of the Facilities and Infrastructure Design and Engineering Center (4900). The other group in the center, Engineering & Code Enforcement (4920), includes engineers, construction inspectors, and building/fire safety and code enforcement professionals who support planning, project, and maintenance work across Sandia.

This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the culture, direction, and performance of a critical organization, while partnering closely with other groups across the division in Facilities Program Integration, Strategic & CapAx Planning, ES&H, Infrastructure Services, Maintenance, and Facilities Management. Most importantly, it is a multiplier for mission acceleration in a time of unprecedented need to deliver quickly.

Posting Duration

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.