Position DescriptionThe Associate Project Manager for Collider leads the planning, execution, and delivery of approximately $1B in assigned Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) project scope, including the Hadron Storage Ring (HSR), Electron Storage Ring (ESR), Global Systems, Superconducting Magnets, and Collider Integration. Reporting to the EIC Project Manager, this individual is accountable for delivering the assigned scope within the approved cost and schedule baselines while meeting technical performance, quality, and environmental, safety, and health requirements.
The Associate Project Manager directs and integrates activities across engineering design, procurement, fabrication, installation, and hardware testing. Working within a matrixed organization, this individual establishes project priorities, leads assigned System Managers, and partners with Division Directors, other Associate Project Managers, Project Controls, and Procurement to secure resources, resolve interfaces, manage risks, and drive timely delivery. The EIC Project Manager retains overall responsibility for the EIC Project.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:- Lead integrated planning and execution across assigned Level 3 WBS systems, establishing priorities, resolving cross-system issues, and holding system leaders accountable for deliverables.
- Execute the approved scope of work within the allocated budget and schedule baseline constraints. Monitor cost and schedule performance, identify emerging variances, and drive corrective actions to maintain or recover baseline commitments.
- Provide oversight of Subsystem Managers and Control Account Managers.
- Manage project risks and risk handling plans related to the Collider scope identified in the EIC Risk Registry.
- Direct integrated planning, scheduling, and cost estimating for the assigned Collider scope in partnership with System Managers and Project Controls.
- Coordinate with the Project Controls Manager to support development and execution of Project Baseline.
- Establish procurement priorities with the Procurement Manager and drive resolution of issues affecting supplier performance and delivery milestones.
- Review all Collider related change control proposals and recommend their disposition through the EIC Project change control process, exercising authority as delegated.
- Support coordination of Preliminary and Final Design Reviews, and procurement Readiness Reviews as necessary to ensure a high-quality design that meets the technical performance specifications of the EIC.
- Ensure that all work in the Collider scope is planned and executed in accordance with BNL and EIC ES&H policy and procedures.
- Participate as a member of the EIC Change Control Board.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Project Management, Construction Management, Business or a related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, including at least 6 years managing the delivery of complex technical systems, programs, or projects in a safety-critical scientific, engineering, industrial, or federal project environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams in a matrixed organization and coordinating work across organizational, institutional, and vendor boundaries.
- Experience managing or coordinating engineering design, procurement, fabrication, installation, testing, integration, commissioning or operations readiness for complex technical systems.
- Demonstrated ability to manage scope, cost, schedule, risks, interfaces, and change control using disciplined project-management methods.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical and project issues to varied audiences.
- Proficiency with project-management, scheduling, financial, and office software tools.
- Demonstrated commitment to working safely, acting ethically, and taking personal accountability for operational excellence.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:- Advanced degree in Engineering, Physics, Project Management, Construction Management, Business or a related field.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, formal project-management training, or equivalent demonstrated experience managing large, complex technical projects.
- Experience with particle accelerators, storage rings, superconducting magnets, or similarly complex scientific infrastructure.
- Experience managing or coordinating large accelerator system integration efforts and working through major technical design and readiness reviews.
- Experience applying federal project management practices, including Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), project scheduling, cost and schedule performance reporting, and baseline change control.
- Experience supporting DOE project reviews and federal project reporting processes.
Environmental, Health & Safety Requirements:- Ability to use vertical ladders to heights over 4 ft.
- May be required to visit accelerator work site, machine and fabrication shop facilities and construction areas.
Other Information:Brookhaven Laboratory is committed to providing fair, equitable and competitive compensation. The full salary range for this position is $184400 - $306100 / year. Salary offers will be commensurate with the final candidate's qualification, education and experience and considered with the internal peer group.
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