Project Leader

Join the Production Assurance Integration (PAI) Program Office as a Project Leader 1, where you will work alongside dedicated technical and program staff supporting the Laboratory's mission critical Production Assurance organizations. This is an opportunity to build your project leadership skills in a collaborative environment by coordinating meaningful work, tracking progress, and helping ensure teams have the visibility they need to succeed.

You'll gain hands‑on experience leading your own projects while learning from experienced leaders guiding larger, more complex efforts.

• Track schedules, milestones, and deliverables, supporting portfolio-level schedule integration efforts.
• Identify and communicate risks and issues, providing leadership the visibility needed to make informed decisions.
• Lead small-scale projects independently while supporting larger, more complex efforts under the guidance of senior project leaders.
• Maintain clear communication across stakeholders and prepare status updates that reflect project health and progress.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of scheduling, risk tracking, and communication practices within the PAI Program Office.

• Basic understanding of project management principles, including scope, schedule, and risk management.
• Experience coordinating technical, operational, or programmatic work activities, and tracking schedules, milestones, and deliverables
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to obtain a Q clearance, which typically requires US citizenship.

Position requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and 2 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

• Experience supporting program offices, project management organizations, or business operations.
• Experience developing schedules, milestone reports, dashboards, and performance metrics.
• Experience supporting strategic planning, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience working in a highly regulated environment.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or progress toward certification.
• Active Q Clearance.

The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.

Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.

Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China - including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau - as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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