Technical Project Manager - IT Infrastructure & Agile Delivery

Pantex Plant; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pantex Plant in Amarillo, TX is seeking a Technical Project Manager - IT Infrastructure & Agile Delivery to lead complex IT infrastructure projects from inception to completion, aligning with enterprise goals and delivering on scope, schedule, cost, and quality.

You will drive cross‑team coordination, manage risks, and communicate with stakeholders; lead lifecycle from initiation to closure using agile delivery principles, with occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline.
• Master's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline.
• Combination of at least 8 years of completed education and/or relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT infrastructure projects from initiation to closure.
• Apply agile delivery principles to projects.
• Manage project activities, deliverables, and stakeholder communication.
• Establish accountability across resources and deliverables.
• Coordinate cross-team efforts across infrastructure, cybersecurity, operations, applications, and external partners.
• Identify and manage dependencies and schedule impacts.
• Surface risks, issues, and decisions with timely escalation.
• Develop and maintain project execution plans, milestones, and budgets.
• Maintain technical and project documentation per procedures.
• Provide regular cost, schedule, status, risks, and performance updates to leadership.
• Participate in planning, budgeting, and scheduling processes.
• Some travel may be required.

Skills

Agile delivery

Cross-team coordination

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/information technology

Master's degree in engineering/science/information technology

8 years education/experience alternative

Tools

JIRA

ServiceNow

Azure DevOps

Job description

Location: Amarillo, TX - Pantex Plant

Job Title: Technical Project Manager - IT Infrastructure & Agile Delivery

Career Level From: Associate

Career Level To: Senior Associate

Organization: IT Infrastructure (51426345)

Job Specialty: System Architecture

What You’ll Do

As a Technical Project Manager, you will help lead complex Information Technology (IT) infrastructure projects from start to finish, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals and delivering results on scope, schedule, cost, and quality. You will drive cross‑team coordination, manage risks and dependencies proactively, and keep stakeholders informed through clear, consistent communication.

• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of strategic IT projects, ensuring alignment with company strategies, policies, methodologies, and goals
• Lead complex IT infrastructure projects through the full lifecycle—including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure—while applying agile delivery principles and ensuring projects meet scope, schedule, cost, and quality expectations
• Manage day‑to‑day project activities, including project team formation, execution plan development, deliverable tracking, and stakeholder communication
• Establish clear accountability across all assigned project resources, ensuring ownership of deliverables, tasks, outcomes, and adherence to commitments
• Drive strong cross‑team collaboration and coordination across infrastructure, cybersecurity, operations, applications, and external partners to ensure seamless execution and rapid resolution of cross‑functional challenges
• Identify, map, and manage inter‑project and cross‑team dependencies, ensuring sequence clarity, resource alignment, and early detection of schedule or scope impacts
• Proactively surface, document, and communicate risks, issues, and decisions (RID) using a structured and transparent approach, with timely escalation to leadership when needed
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project execution plans, including milestones, resource loading, budget oversight, and cost management
• Develop and maintain complete and accurate technical and project documentation in accordance with procedures
• Ensure effective and consistent communication across all project stakeholders; provide weekly and/or monthly briefings to upper management on cost, schedule, status, risks, and technical performance
• Participate in departmental processes such as planning, budgeting, and scheduling
• Some travel may be required

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline.
• OR Master's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline.
• OR applicants without a bachelor's degree may be considered based on a combination of at least 8 years of completed education and/or relevant experience.

Department of Energy (DOE) Order 426.2A Requirements

Not applicable.

Preferred Job Requirements

• Proven experience leading delivery‑focused IT infrastructure projects, preferably in organizations undergoing modernization or technology transformation
• Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification OR Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Leading SAFe Certification
• Experience with JIRA, ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, or equivalent project management and work‑tracking tools
• Strong interpersonal, communication, organizational, and time‑management skills
• Deep understanding of risk management, mitigation strategies, and contingency planning
• Scrum Master Certification and Agile Project Management Certification preferred
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundations and ServiceNow Agile Development/Project module experience preferred
• Highly motivated with demonstrated success delivering multiple concurrent, complex IT infrastructure and/or software development projects in fast‑paced environments
• Knowledge of PMI best practices, project lifecycle management, and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Ability to lead multi‑disciplinary technical and functional teams and collaborate with internal/external stakeholders at all levels
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities. Experience in conflict resolution. Exercises initiative and independent judgment under limited supervision
• Experience serving as a Scrum Master and executing agile projects is desired
• Ability to enforce accountability, maintain structured Risk, Assumption, Issues, Decisions) (RAID) tracking, manage dependencies, and drive clarity in complex project environments

#JointheMission: Your Impact Starts Here

At Pantex, you won't just find a job—you’ll discover a career of purpose safeguarding national security through work performed nowhere else on Earth. We empower dedicated, innovative individuals like you to achieve their greatest impact surrounded by exceptional talent and limitless opportunities for professional growth.

When you #JointheMission, you choose a lifetime career where your commitment is genuinely valued and rewarded. At Pantex, we believe that extraordinary talent thrives when supported by a balanced life. Discover the flexibility that empowers you to excel, coupled with a benefits package designed for your total peace of mind from comprehensive health coverage and robust retirement planning, to opportunities for continuous learning through education reimbursement.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence‑scope polygraph, pursuant to 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 709. Medical requirements may apply.

Pantex is a drug‑free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre‑placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to random selection for drug testing without advance notification.

Pantex is an equal opportunity employer, and does not tolerate discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by law. Such terms and conditions of employment include, but are not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. Pantex takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans; including disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active‑dut—y wartime, or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications.