Program Manager 3

Edgewater Technical Associates

$100K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 8 years of related management experience, or equivalent education and experience.
  • Expertise in program management, including scope, schedules, budgets, and performance milestones.
  • In-depth knowledge of the technical or operational discipline of assigned portfolios.
  • Familiarity with regulatory and laboratory requirements related to programmatic work.
  • Proven experience in building effective internal and external customer relationships.
  • Ability to interact effectively and resolve conflicts at all organizational levels.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage assigned technical or operational portfolio.
  • Collaborate with customers and research groups to align on project requirements and timelines.
  • Develop and maintain working relationships that adapt to evolving needs and missions.
  • Ensure programs meet customer requirements over multiple years.
  • Monitor and report on cost and schedule variances.
  • Manage change control and assess risks throughout program execution.

Benefits

  • Onsite work location in Los Alamos, NM.
  • 9/80 work schedule for a better work-life balance.
  • Opportunity to work at a renowned national laboratory.
  • Engagement in programs that align with evolving missions and customer needs.
  • Potential for security clearance enhancement.
Full Job Description
Program Manager 3 opportunity in Los Alamos, NM to support the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Work Location: Onsite

Organization/Group: WFO-DO

Schedule: 9/80 A schedule

Summary:

The Program Manager provides leadership and overall management of an assigned technical or operational portfolio, which may be large or small in total budget and may encompass one or more discrete programs. The program manager brokers with customers and individual researchers or research groups/programs to determine what work will be done to meet the customers' needs, general timeframes, and funding requirements. The program manager is expected to develop working relationships that span existing internal and/or external institutional missions and extend into new opportunities as policies, missions, and opportunities evolve. Programs are a complex set of related activities needed to produce products or services over time to meet customer requirements within a given mission area. Programs are often ongoing over multiple years and evolve in response to the customers' changing needs. The customer may be an external body, such as a federal agency, or may be an internal organization within the Laboratory.

Qualifications:
  • Position requires a bachelor's degree and 8 years of related management experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Advanced knowledge of and successfully demonstrated experience in all aspects of program management of technical or operational work, including defining program 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 knowledge of the technical or operational discipline of the assigned portfolio(s).
  • Advanced knowledge of regulatory and Laboratory requirements related to programmatic work of assigned portfolio(s).
  • Successfully demonstrated experience in developing and nurturing effective internal and/or external customer relationships.
  • Successfully demonstrated experience in interacting effectively with all levels of internal and/or external personnel; building trust, gaining consensus, and resolving conflicts.
  • Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.


Other Job Requirements:
  • United States Citizenship
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q Security Clearance


If you are interested in being considered for this position and your resume clearly outlines your relevant experience for this position, please follow the application steps via our website: www.edgewatertech.net/careers

Edgewater will not submit your resume without first having detailed discussions with you and obtaining your permission to do so. We look forward to hearing from you!

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