Technical Project Manager 2

COMPA Industries, Inc.; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Compa Industries is seeking a Technical Project Manager 2 to lead and deliver mission-critical nuclear construction and facility modernization projects at a DOE Hazard Category 2 site. The role spans planning through field execution, testing, and turnover, requiring collaboration with construction, operations, engineering, and safety teams.

This on-site position requires active DOE Q Clearance and extensive experience with nuclear safety, security, and quality requirements.

Qualifications

• Active DOE Q Clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years related experience.
• Direct experience managing construction/technical projects in a DOE/NNSA/nuclear environment.
• Experience in Hazard Category 2 facilities.
• Experience with nuclear security and classification protocols.
• Experience managing scope, cost, schedule, risk, and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical construction scope from initiation through turnover and closeout.
• Define and manage deliverables, budgets, schedules, milestones, risks, and performance objectives.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams during planning, field execution, testing, and turnover.
• Organize activities into control accounts and work packages.
• Ensure compliance with DOE 413.3B, NQA-1, and related requirements.
• Coordinate with construction, operations, engineering, project controls, safety, quality, and facility support teams.
• Support readiness reviews, work releases, testing, commissioning, turnover, and closeout.

Skills

DOE Q Clearance

Project management

Nuclear construction

Cross-functional coordination

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Technical Project Manager 2 – Nuclear Construction

Schedule: 4/10s; schedule may be adjusted to align with field installation activities

Clearance: Active DOE Q Clearance Required

Assignment Duration: Up to 5 years

Extension/Conversion: Yes

On-Call/Overtime: Yes

Travel: As needed based on project assignment

Candidates without an active Q Clearance or direct nuclear-facility project and construction experience will not be considered.

Impact

The Technical Project Manager 2 plays a critical role in delivering mission-essential construction and facility modernization projects within a DOE Hazard Category 2 nuclear facility.

You will manage technical construction scope from planning through field execution, testing, turnover, and closeout while coordinating closely with construction, operations, engineering, project controls, safety, security, quality, and facility support organizations.

This position supports the 30B, 30R, PEI2, and MIE Non-Diamond project scopes within the ALDPI / PI-PROJ / LIP / Late Installs organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage assigned technical construction scope from initiation through turnover and closeout
• Define and manage project deliverables, budgets, schedules, milestones, risks, and performance objectives
• Support and lead multidisciplinary project teams during planning, field execution, testing, and turnover
• Organize project activities into control accounts and corresponding work packages
• Manage project activities in alignment with Triad’s prime contract and DOE Order 413.3B requirements
• Monitor project cost, schedule, scope, risk, and work-package performance
• Identify project constraints, execution issues, and performance concerns and implement corrective actions
• Coordinate activities among construction, operations, engineering, project controls, subcontractors, and support organizations
• Support construction readiness reviews, work releases, system testing, commissioning, turnover, and closeout
• Develop project reports, procedures, presentations, meeting records, and performance updates
• Provide technical and operational guidance to project personnel and matrixed resources
• Ensure compliance with DOE, NNSA, LANL, NQA-1, nuclear safety, security, classification, and quality requirements
• Coordinate with radiological control, criticality safety, nuclear safety, occupational safety, work control, and quality assurance personnel
• Maintain strict compliance with access authorization, classified information, and controlled-information requirements

Required Qualifications

• Active DOE Q Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and at least 5 years of directly related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Direct experience managing construction projects, technical projects, or facility modifications within a DOE, NNSA, NRC, or comparable nuclear environment
• Experience working in a DOE Hazard Category 2 or comparable high-hazard facility
• Experience working under nuclear security and classification protocols
• Experience supporting demolition and decontamination, construction, testing, commissioning, and turnover
• Knowledge of DOE Order 413.3B project-management requirements
• Experience working under Nuclear Quality Assurance-1 requirements
• Experience managing project scope, cost, schedule, risk, deliverables, control accounts, or work packages
• Strong coordination skills across construction, operations, engineering, safety, quality, and facility-support teams
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and make sound decisions in a highly regulated environment
• Ability to work onsite and adjust working hours to support field-installation schedules
• Ability to travel or drive locally when required by the project assignment

Preferred Background

• DOE or NNSA national laboratory project experience
• Nuclear construction, D&D, testing, commissioning, or system-turnover experience
• Experience coordinating construction activities with facility operations
• Experience working with radiological control, criticality safety, nuclear safety, occupational safety, and quality assurance organizations
• Work planning and work-control experience
• Control Account Manager or work-package management experience
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management System principles
• Experience supporting project readiness, operational acceptance, and final project closeout
• Fully onsite at TA-55 in Los Alamos, New Mexico
• Field-based role supporting active construction and facility-installation activities
• Regular coordination with construction, operations, engineering, safety, security, and project-control teams
• Standard schedule is four 10-hour shifts
• Schedule may be adjusted to support field installation, testing, or turnover activities
• Overtime and on-call support may be required
• Local driving and occasional project-related travel may be required

Why This Role

This is a high-impact opportunity to manage complex construction scope at one of the nation’s most important national security laboratories.

You will directly support the delivery of critical nuclear-facility projects while working alongside experienced professionals in construction, engineering, operations, safety, security, quality assurance, and project controls.

The assignment may continue for up to five years and offers the potential for extension or conversion based on project needs and performance.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Compa Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.