Program Manager 3 - Maintenance and Weapons Operations (DOE/LANL)Location: Los Alamos, NM (100% Onsite)
Compensation: $86-$89/hr
Schedule: 9/80s
Duration: Long-term opportunity with strong potential for extension and conversion
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES- Provide leadership and overall management of an assigned technical or operational portfolio within Maintenance and Weapons Operations
- Broker with customers and research groups to determine work scope, timeframes, and funding requirements
- Define program work scope, schedules, budgets, priorities, and performance milestones
- Develop and maintain cost, scope, and schedule baselines; report cost and schedule variance to leadership and customers
- Manage change control and risk across the full program lifecycle
- Develop and nurture working relationships with internal and external customers spanning existing missions and new opportunities
- Interact effectively with all levels of internal and external personnel; build trust, gain consensus, and resolve conflicts
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and Laboratory requirements related to programmatic work
- Communicate program status, risks, and performance clearly through oral and written presentations
- Identify and pursue new program opportunities as policies, missions, and funding landscapes evolve
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of related program management experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Advanced knowledge of all aspects of program management including scope definition, scheduling, budgeting, performance milestones, baseline development, variance reporting, change control, and risk management
- Advanced knowledge of the technical or operational discipline of the assigned portfolio
- Advanced knowledge of regulatory and Laboratory requirements related to programmatic work
- Successfully demonstrated experience developing and nurturing effective internal and external customer relationships
- Successfully demonstrated experience interacting effectively with all levels of personnel; building trust, gaining consensus, and resolving conflicts
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS- Post-graduate coursework or advanced degree in a relevant technical or management discipline
- Experience supporting DOE, NNSA, weapons programs, maintenance operations, or national security mission areas
- Familiarity with LANL program governance frameworks, DOE regulatory requirements, and Laboratory-specific reporting standards
- Experience managing multi-year, multi-stakeholder programs with both external federal agency and internal organizational customers
- Active DOE Q Clearance or equivalent DoD security clearance
- Demonstrated ability to identify and develop new program opportunities within an evolving mission environment
🚫 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS - READ BEFORE APPLYING- Must be a U.S. Citizen, required for Q Clearance eligibility, no exceptions
- Must have a Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of program management experience, or equivalent combination
- Must be able to obtain a DOE Q Clearance, subject to federal background investigation
- Must be available 100% onsite in Los Alamos, NM, no hybrid or remote
