W80-5 Deputy Program Manager - Active Security Clearance Required
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Job summary
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is seeking a Deputy Program Manager for the W80-5 Modernization Program. You will support the Program Manager, lead Earned Value Management, and drive complex programmatic activities across multiple phases to meet milestones.
This role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, and in-depth knowledge of program planning, budgeting, and risk management in a national security context.
Qualifications
- Active DOE Q-level or Top Secret clearance at time of hire.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related field.
- Extensive knowledge of execution of nuclear weapon design, life extension, modernization, systems engineering, requirements management, weapon assessment, and product realization processes.
- Significant knowledge of applicable NNSA orders, directives, requirements, and program-management processes.
- Expertise in managing broad program scope including technical, financial, schedule, staffing, risk, and milestone components with a demonstrated record of meeting deadlines and achieving program objectives.
- Ability to promote and maintain productive relationships across directorates, laboratories, production agencies, NNSA management, DoD organizations, and others.
- Ability to define roles and responsibilities, prioritize activities, and implement strategies that improve operational efficiency and program execution.
- Ability to present information, explain complex issues, gain cooperation, and advise senior management and external sponsors.
- Significant leadership, interpersonal, and organizational skills to lead teams and programs.
Responsibilities
- Support the Program Manager and lead the team in executing the W80-5 program across current and future phases, focusing on testing, certification, and production.
- Oversee programmatic execution, including project management leadership for the overall program, forward financial planning, and execution-year guidance.
- Provide program oversight of the monthly reporting process to NNSA: lead management of execution, variance analyses, reviews, and corrective actions.
- Monitor and correct programmatic performance to meet milestones and deliverables, including costs, schedules, risks, and execution strategies.
- Maintain relationships with LLNL, NNSA, Navy, and other sites to align objectives and ensure successful execution.
- Deliver high-level briefings to senior management influencing program direction and decisions.
- Identify options to improve efficiency, executability, and program performance.
- Cover scheduling conflicts and provide strategic guidance on program priorities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability.
Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.
We have an opening for a Deputy Program Manager supporting the W80-5 Modernization Program. In this role, you will support the Program Manager in leading complex programmatic activities across the W80-5 program, fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders, and driving successful execution of critical milestones. As a key leader within the Program Management Office, you will lead Earned Value Management (EVM) for LLNL W80-5 activities and ensure alignment with other sites' program planning while helping to shape program strategies, ensure operational efficiency, and support the successful execution of a high-impact national security program. This position is in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED), supporting the Strategic Deterrence (SD) Program
Depending on your assignment, this position may offer a hybrid schedule, blending in-person and virtual presence. You may have the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week.
- Support the Program Manager and lead the team in executing the W80-5 program across its current and future phases, with emphasis on testing, certification, and production.
- Oversee programmatic execution, including project management leadership for the overall program, forward financial planning through the Future Years Nuclear Security Program, and execution-year financial guidance and management.
- Provide program oversight of the monthly reporting process to NNSA: lead program management of execution, review variance analyses, support reviews, and recommend follow-on corrective actions related to the integrated program schedule.
- Monitor and proactively correct programmatic performance required to meet milestones and deliverables, including accountability for costs, schedules, risks, and execution strategies.
- Maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful execution of program objectives, interfacing regularly with leadership from LLNL, NNSA, Navy, and sites across the Nuclear Security Enterprise.
- Deliver high-level briefings and updates to senior management, influencing program direction and decision-making.
- Identify and implement options to improve efficiency, executability, and program performance.
- Support the Program Manager by covering activities during scheduling conflicts and providing strategic guidance on program priorities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- This position requires an active Department of Energy Q-level clearance or an active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Extensive knowledge of, and experience in, execution of nuclear weapon design, life extension, modernization, systems engineering, requirements management, weapon assessment activities, and product realization processes between design and production agencies.
- Significant knowledge of applicable NNSA orders, directives, requirements, and program-management processes.
- Expertise in managing broad program scope including technical, financial, schedule, staffing, risk, and milestone components with a demonstrated record of meeting deadlines and achieving program objectives.
- Ability to promote and maintain productive relationships across directorates, laboratories, production agencies, NNSA management, Department of Defense organizations, and other external entities across the Nuclear Security Enterprise.
- Ability to define roles and responsibilities, prioritize activities, and implement strategies that improve operational efficiency and program execution.
- Ability to present information, explain complex issues, gain cooperation, and advise senior management and external sponsors.
- Significant leadership, interpersonal, and organizational skills necessary to lead teams and projects, provide performance feedback, and actively participate in performance-management activities from a programmatic perspective.
- Significant experience with NNSA NA-125 program execution.
- Expertise and experience with project-management tools and techniques, including work planning, scheduling, cost estimating, budget management, project-control reporting, variance analysis, and Earned Value Management Systems.
- Subject Matter Expert-level knowledge of nuclear weapon engineering, nuclear weapon physics, or a closely related technical discipline.
- Ability to act independently under broad direction and exercise trusted judgment in technical, programmatic, and managerial matters.
- Experience coordinating engineering, programmatic, and product-realization activities across design laboratories, production agencies, plants, and other Nuclear Security Enterprise organizations.
- Extensive experience sustaining productive relationships with other divisions, directorates, laboratories, plants, NNSA management, Department of Defense organizations, and other institutions across the DOE and DOW enterprise.
$272,970 - $346,140 Annually for the SEL.5 level
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting; pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.
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- FlexibleBenefits Package
- 401(k)
- Relocation Assistance
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)
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This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at time of hire.
External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.
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