Pit Engineering Office Support Manager; Science/Engineering Program Manager
Listed on 2025-12-17
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Engineering
Engineering Design & Technologists, Systems Engineer
What You Will Do
This position will be filled at either the Science/Engineering Program Manager 2 or Science/Engineering Program Manager 3 level, depending upon the skills of the candidate. Additional job responsibilities will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level.
The Pit Engineering Office (PEO), within the Associate Laboratory Directorate for Weapons Engineering Program Office (ALDW-PO), is seeking an energetic and experienced individual to provide leadership and support to the Integrated Project Teams executing work within the laboratory's weapons portfolio. The selected candidate will report directly to the PEO Project-Program Director facilitating timely execution of projects related to Design Agency needs as related to pits.
This will include the reestablishment of beryllium capabilities in support of both current and future pit missions as well as hydrodynamic and subcritical tests. The candidate will play a key role implementing initiatives to improve the collaborations and interactions across multiple Associate Directorates, as well as other NSE sites and NA-191 the NNSA Plutonium Program Office.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the implementation of detailed PEO templates to establish scope, resource loaded schedules, and budgets.
- Provide leadership and support to the integrated project teams to enable schedule performance throughout all phases of the project lifecycle.
- Track and report on the milestones and deliverables, within LANL's PEO portfolio.
- Plan, coordinate, and facilitate successful integrated work between facility construction upgrades and manufacturing operations.
- Manage, track, and mitigate risks across the PEO portfolio.
In addition to what was outlined at the lower level, at this level the Sci/Eng PM will interface with one or more high-level internal customers to develop, negotiate, and define programmatic deliverables and support strategic planning.
Additional responsibilities include the following:
- Work to align FYNSP planning across the portfolio with NA-191 and specific tail number programs as necessary
- Lead the development and regular update of PEO resource loaded schedule templates, budgets, and cost models for planning, design, fabrication, assembly, execution, and final reporting.
- Monitor resources and identify funding gaps in key capabilities needed for PEO mission success.
Job Requirements
- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience defining programmatic work scope, developing resource loaded schedules, and creating budgets for complex projects or programs.
- Demonstrated experience applying project control principles and standards to manage cost and schedule performance of complex projects.
- Demonstrated experience developing milestones and deliverables.
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to meet schedule deliverables for multiple concurrent projects with a range of priorities.
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
- Experience developing and nurturing effective customer relationships.
Job Requirements for Science/Engineering Program Manager 3
- Demonstrated experience developing and negotiating complex cross-organizational agreements, interfaces, and funding models.
- Successful experience interacting effectively with all levels of personnel; building trust, gaining consensus, and resolving conflicts.
- Successfully demonstrated experience developing and mentoring staff.
Education/Experience at lower level Position requires a bachelor's degree in a science or engineering related field from an accredited institution and 5 years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation. At this level an advanced degree is typically expected.
Education/Experience at higher level Position requires a bachelor's degree in a science or engineering related field from an accredited institution and 8 years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.…
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