Strategic Leader - Construction Project Delivery

Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision

Life and disability insurance

Paid leave & holidays

Relocation packages

Job summary

Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks an experienced leader to serve as Project-Program Director, overseeing a portfolio of construction projects. You will direct DOE O 413.3B activities, manage multi-organizational planning, and align resources to deliver safe, compliant, and high-performance execution.

The role requires strong executive interfacing with external customers, strategic thinking, and proven ability to develop and mentor senior staff within a large, multi-discipline program.

Qualifications

• Advanced, expert-level knowledge of and demonstrated consultative experience in all aspects of program or project management of technical or operational work, including defining work scope, schedules, budgets, priorities, and performance milestones; developing cost, scope, and schedule baselines; reporting cost and schedule variance; and managing change control and risk.
• Advanced, expert-level knowledge of and demonstrated experience in the technical or operational discipline of the assigned portfolio(s).
• Demonstrated experience in successfully developing, planning, and managing technically complex and multidisciplinary programs/ projects.
• Advanced, expert-level knowledge of and demonstrated experience in implementing, enforcing, and providing guidance for governmental regulations related to technical or operational work of assigned portfolio(s).
• Advanced, expert-level knowledge of and demonstrated experience in implementing, enforcing, and providing guidance for Laboratory objectives and other statements of policy, practice, and/or procedure.
• Demonstrated expertise in management, supervision, and development of assigned employees.
• Demonstrated expertise in developing and nurturing effective executive-level external and internal customer relationships.
• Demonstrated experience in interacting effectively with all levels of external and internal personnel; building trust, gaining consensus, and resolving conflicts.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, vision, strategic and tactical planning, and overall direction for execution of one or more large, complex, and technically challenging portfolios requiring multidisciplinary integration across multiple organizations and may formulate, plan, initiate, and implement new program development initiatives of strategic significance in technical, operational, and/or programmatic disciplines.
• Directs the planning and coordination with executive-level external and internal organizations to evaluate, develop, negotiate, and maintain partnerships and strategic relationships with Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration customers, other government agencies, academic institutions, and/or private industries.
• Serves as the Laboratory's lead for defined program/projects, with authority to negotiate with the executive-level external customer(s) and define work scope, schedules, budgets, and funding for that program/project work, priorities, and performance milestones.
• Manages the interface with program, project, and line management to ensure performance and monitor and track cost, schedule, and progress against milestones.
• Identifies potential portfolio risks, develops risk mitigation strategies and corrective actions, and recommends risk acceptance/avoidance for all aspects of the assigned program(s)/project(s).
• Implements and enforces all Laboratory and regulatory guidance and governance specific to the program/project work of assigned portfolio(s).

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Budgeting

Risk management

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks an experienced leader to serve as Project-Program Director, overseeing a portfolio of construction projects. You will direct DOE O 413.3B activities, manage multi-organizational planning, and align resources to deliver safe, compliant, and high-performance execution.

The role requires strong executive interfacing with external customers, strategic thinking, and proven ability to develop and mentor senior staff within a large, multi-discipline program.