Project Manager – IT Project Delivery Los Alamos, Mexico

Compa Industries is searching for qualified candidates for a Project Manager 2 position supporting technology project delivery within a complex, matrixed program environment at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Job Title:

Project Manager 2 – IT Project Delivery
Salary: $60/hr – $70/hr

Location:

Hybrid – Telework with periodic onsite meetings in Santa Fe offices or TA-3 in Los Alamos, NM

Employment Type:

Contract
Duration: 2 years

Work Schedule:

9/80 or 5/8s
Clearance:
No clearance required
Travel:
No travel required
Per Diem/Relocation:
Not available

Start Date:

ASAP

Applicants must meet the following requirements or will not be considered:

• Hands‑on project management experience in an IT project delivery environment
• Demonstrated experience scheduling and coordinating activities, preferably in a multi‑organizational environment
• Ability to manage low‑to‑moderate complexity projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle a high‑volume, busy project environment
• Strong communication skills with the ability to coordinate with business owners, functional teams, IT teams, vendors, and program leadership
• Ability to work hybrid, including telework and periodic onsite meetings in Santa Fe or TA‑3 Los Alamos
• Ability to use a private vehicle for onsite meetings as needed

• The Project Manager 2 will support the delivery of technology projects within a complex, matrixed program environment. This role operates under the guidance of the Program Manager and serves as a primary coordination point between functional teams, program leadership, business owners, IT staff, and vendors to ensure assigned project outcomes are achieved within scope, schedule, and budget.
• This is a hands‑on delivery role suited for a motivated project management professional who can ramp up quickly, bring structure to busy project environments, and deliver results while maintaining alignment with program controls and governance expectations.

• Demonstrated ability to manage projects of low‑to‑moderate complexity through the full project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to maintain project plans, track milestones, manage scope, coordinate activities, and keep teams aligned with program controls and governance expectations.
• Clear, professional communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for non‑technical audiences and engage effectively with functional leads, business owners, IT teams, vendors, and program leadership.

• Manage and ensure timely completion of multi‑discipline IT projects of low to moderate complexity and scope.
• Provide leadership throughout the full project lifecycle using appropriate project management methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Develop and maintain project charters, project management plans, schedules, status reports, risk/issue logs, meeting notes, and other technical project documentation.
• Coordinate project activities across business owners, functional SMEs, IT staff, technical personnel, vendors, and program leadership.
• Track milestones, deliverables, scope, risks, issues, dependencies, action items, and project‑level decisions.
• Monitor project performance against schedule, budget, and overall project objectives.
• Identify deviations from the project plan and support corrective actions to keep work aligned with delivery expectations.
• Support program governance, project controls, documentation standards, and escalation of cross‑workstream or program‑level impacts.
• Partner with customers to define expectations, solve problems, establish mutual responsibilities, and support readiness and adoption.
• Translate technical and project management concepts into accessible language for technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Facilitate the transfer of operations and maintenance activities at project completion.
• Prepare and deliver formal and informal project updates, status reports, and presentations to stakeholders and leadership.