Posting Title
Technical Project Manager V – Cybersecurity Research Center

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Location
CO - Golden

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Position Type
Regular

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Hours Per Week
40

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Job Description

NLR is seeking a Technical Project Manager V to support major National Security programs led by the Cybersecurity Research Center. This individual will provide project management leadership, strategic coordination, and execution oversight to programs of significant scale, complexity, visibility, and national importance with the Cyber domain. 

Responsibilities are expected to include: coordinating execution across classified and unclassified projects; developing and maintaining multi-year portfolio funding and staffing plans; tracking technical, schedule, cost, and risk performance; supporting sponsor engagement and business development activities; facilitating proposal development and capture planning; coordinating activities across multiple organizations, funding sources, and security domains; and improving operational processes that enable efficient execution of national security missions. 
 
This position will work closely with program directors, line managers, principal investigators, business managers, financial analysts, project controllers, security personnel, research operations specialist and research staff. The successful candidate will use knowledge and experience to develop and maintain dynamic portfolio plans that ensure efficient use of resources while advancing laboratory strategic objectives and sponsor mission outcomes. 
 
The primary objective of this role is to increase the impact, efficiency, and growth of NLR's National Security portfolio within the Cybersecurity Research Center while enabling successful delivery of mission-critical programs supporting cybersecurity, energy security, critical infrastructure protection, and emerging technology initiatives. 

Job duties and responsibilities may require: 

• Leading execution of large, complex, and strategically important national security programs and portfolios 

• Developing and maintaining multi-year program and portfolio plans across multiple sponsors and funding sources 

• Coordinating technical execution across classified and unclassified environments 

• Tracking project performance including funding, milestones, staffing, and technical deliverables 

• Managing program risks, issues, opportunities, and change control processes 

• Supporting sponsor engagement, proposal development, and business development activities 

• Leading integrated project teams and coordinating activities across organizations 

• Preparing executive briefings, reports, and decision support materials 

• Mentoring project managers and technical staff 

• Supporting classified research operations and special program requirements 

• Occasional travel (up to 20%) may be required 

Strategic Impact Expectations 

• Coordinate and support portfolios exceeding $20M–$50M annually.

• Operate at the interface between Program Directors, sponsors, technical leadership, and laboratory operations.

• Lead execution of classified and sensitive programs spanning multiple security domains.

• Influence laboratory strategy, investment priorities, and sponsor engagement activities.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior laboratory and government leadership on program execution and portfolio management matters.

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Basic Qualifications
Relevant PhD and 9 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant Master's Degree and 12 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant Bachelor's Degree and 14 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Expert understanding and application of project management principles, concepts, practices and standards. Expert knowledge of technical field and related disciplines. Exhibits an exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness. Typically viewed as international expert within the field. Outstanding interpersonal, conflict resolution, teaming and communication skills.

* Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.

Additional Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI or DOE Q/SCI security clearance with a current investigation and the ability to maintain a DOE Q/SCI security clearance is mandatory for this position. See for additional information.

• Extensive experience leading multi-million complex technical programs and portfolios in national security, cybersecurity, intelligence, defense, energy security, critical infrastructure, or related mission areas. 

• Extensive experience with project plan development and control, scope management, scheduling, cost management, quality assurance, resource management, communications management, risk management, and change control. 

• Experience supporting DOE, Department of War, DHS, or other federal national security sponsors. 

• Experience working within a national laboratory or FFRDC environment. 

• Experience managing classified research, development, testing, evaluation, and operational programs. 

• Experience supporting proposal development, strategic capture planning, and sponsor engagement activities. 

• Demonstrated success growing programs and developing new mission areas. 

• Demonstrated excellence in verbal, written, executive, and technical communications. 

• Strong financial analysis and portfolio management experience. 

• Expertise in project management and financial tools such as MS Excel, Power BI, Oracle, Salesforce, Microsoft Project, or equivalent. 

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence outcomes without direct authority. 

• Demonstrated ability to operate in highly dynamic and mission-critical environments. 

• Strong leadership, strategic planning, project management, and problem-solving skills. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Program Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, operational technology security, intelligence analysis, critical infrastructure protection, energy systems, or emerging technologies. 

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Job Application Submission Window

The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.

Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)
Job Profile: Project Manager V / Annual Salary Range: $120,400 - $216,700

NLR takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Benefits Summary
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short*- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits*; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; paid holidays; and tuition reimbursement*. NLR employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement. Limited-term positions are not eligible for long-term disability or tuition reimbursement.

* Based on eligibility rules

Badging Requirement
NLR is subject to Department of Energy (DOE) access restrictions. All employees must also be able to obtain and maintain a federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card as required by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), which includes a favorable background investigation.

Drug Free Workplace

NLR is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace in accordance with the federal Drug-Free Workplace Act and complies with federal laws prohibiting the possession and use of illegal drugs. Under federal law, marijuana remains an illegal drug.

If you are offered employment at NLR, you must pass a pre-employment drug test prior to commencing employment. Unless prohibited by state or local law, the pre-employment drug test will include marijuana. If you test positive on the pre-employment drug test, your offer of employment may be withdrawn.

Submission Guidelines

Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any position at NLR you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are not kept on file for future positions. Please include a cover letter and resume with each position application.

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