Explosives and Energetics Program Manager; Science​/Engineering Program Manager

What You Will Do

This position is located in ALDW-PO, the Associate Directorate for Weapons Engineering Program Integration Office, at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the incumbent will report to the Program Director and Deputy Program Director for that office. The PM-4 will have primary point-of-contact responsibility for managing the Laboratory's participation in the NA-193.3 High Explosives and Energetics (HE&E) program portfolio. The NNSA HE&E program is dedicated to ensuring a stable, modern, and integrated energetics enterprise sufficient to support the production and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear stockpile.

The national program is directly responsible for the programmatic execution of energetics technology maturation, manufacturing methods and delivery to production sites, and infrastructure to support existing and future stockpile needs.

The selected candidate will have lead responsibility for LANL participation and support to the High Explosives and Energetics (HE&E) Program Office in their effort to provide high explosive materials to meet long-term demand for stockpile production and national security requirements. NNSA has established the following strategic goals to meet the needs of the energetic mission:

• Goal 1:
  Stabilize – stabilize existing energetics capabilities by strengthening the supply chain to improve resiliency, increasing production reliability, and accelerating the development of new energetic molecules and binders to production scale.
• Goal 2:
  Modernize – invest in new and upgraded infrastructure, implement advanced manufacturing techniques, and establish standardized, scalable, and repeatable processes that enhance production efficiency and reliability.
• Goal 3:
  Integrate – integrate, communicate, and collaborate across the energetics enterprise, with internal and external partners, ensuring a unified approach to achieving the HE&E vision.

Additionally, the selected candidate will work with the High Explosives Strategy Office (ALDW-PO) and other program offices at Los Alamos (Stockpile Modernization, Science Programs, Engineering Technology Maturation, etc.) to promote the development of energetic materials required by the weapons complex and their transition to a production agency. The selected candidate will also be required to participate in national level strategic initiatives and working groups pertaining to high explosives.

Expert-level knowledge of and experience in all aspects of program and/or project management of technical or operational work, including defining 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.

Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with all levels internal and/or external personnel, as well as experience with building trust, gaining consensus, and resolving conflict.

A prior demonstrated ability to meet schedule and deliverables for projects with a range of priorities is expected. The capacity to work independently with minimum supervision, as well as the ability to be an effective member of a multidisciplinary team is expected.

The selected candidate should have their Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or be willing to obtain the PMP within the first year employed.

Position requires a bachelor's degree in a science or engineering related field from an accredited institution and 12 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.

• Knowledge and experience with the overall mission to sustain and modernize high explosive infrastructure and provide high explosives to meet long-term demand for stockpile production to meet national security requirements.
• Expert-level knowledge of regulatory and Laboratory requirements pertinent…