Senior Administrator Facilities Engineering Project Manager, Onsite

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Join us in shaping the future of national security! We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Facilities Engineering Project Manager to become an integral part of our Capital Acquisition Project Management Organization. In this pivotal role, you will lead the charge on the Combined Radiation Environments for Survivability Testing (CREST) line‑item project, a cornerstone Major System acquisition aligned with Department of Energy Order (DOE O) 413.3B.

Your contributions on the CREST project will play a crucial role in supporting the current and future mission needs of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).

In this exciting position, you will collaborate with a diverse and skilled project team, including NNSA/Program Customers, Contractors, Technical Partners, Mission Enabling Partners, and Facilities Management. Together, you will drive the successful execution of this critical infrastructure project, ensuring it is completed on time, within scope, budget, and quality standards. This is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our nation's security and infrastructure.

Join us and be part of a mission that truly matters!

• Identify, develop, and lead a team to deliver a major system acquisition scale project with a total project cost exceeding $750M.
• Develop project plans, schedules, and milestones and all required documents associated within the DOE order 413.3B Critical Decision (CD) process.
• Partner with the Federal Project Director (FPD) and the Federal Program Manager (FPM) assigned by NNSA.
• Implement standard project management practices including project planning, scope management, scheduling, cost estimation, quality assurance, staffing, communications, risk management, EVM, and procurement.
• Apply extensive knowledge of key nuclear facility design and safety standards, including NRC regulations, ASME and ANSI/ANS standards, IAEA Safety Standards, DOE Orders and invoked Standards, NEI guidelines, NQA‑1 Standards, ISO standards, NFPA standards, ACI standards, and IEEE standards.
• Apply knowledge of nuclear facility operational challenges, risks, and issues to inform and enhance the design and construction processes of new nuclear facilities, ensuring safety, compliance, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with Control Account Managers, Project Managers, Project Controllers, Schedulers, and Cost Analysts.
• Work directly with Design and Construction Suppliers, administer Architecture & Engineering (A&E) contracts, and coordinate design and construction activities. Understand technical tasks sufficiently to identify time requirements and task dependencies.
• Understand transition to operations requirements for nuclear facilities and coordinate development of transition to operations plans in concert with other parallel activities.
• Support management of technical resources within budget and project schedule.
• Lead project management quality control, contract compliance, and contract interpretation efforts.
• Coordinate with Customers and Facilities Management on scope, cost, schedule, quality and change requests for all assigned…