Campus Construction Project Manager

Overview

At PNNL, our core capabilities are divided among major departments that we refer to as Directorates within the Lab, focused on a specific area of scientific research or other function, with its own leadership team and dedicated budget. Our directorates related to Mission Support & Operations include Office of General Counsel, Business Services, Communications and External Engagement, Operational Systems, Communications and Information Technology, and Performance Management.

The Operational Systems Directorate (OSD) leads delivery of PNNL’s 10‑year, $1.2billion campus construction portfolio— the single largest construction and modernization effort in the Laboratory’s history. OSD oversees operations and facility services, maintenance, and infrastructure planning. A team of nearly 800 staff comprise OSD, spanning a wide range of disciplines, including craftspeople, engineers, construction professionals, technicians, scientists, administrators, and specialists. Together, they ensure that PNNL’s assets, services, and OSD‑led programs are managed and performing safely, securely, reliably, effectively, and efficiently.

The directorate stewards more than $250million in annual budget authority; managing more than 2.5million square feet of facility space across two campuses; overseeing approximately 200 regulatory program areas; and executing a multi‑million‑dollar facility and infrastructure project portfolio. The Project Integration and Execution (PI&E) Division delivers mission‑ready projects from concept inception through readiness and beneficial use in support of the forward‑looking PNNL campus strategy, emerging research needs, and the ongoing investments in modernizing and maintaining PNNL’s existing facilities, utilities, and infrastructure.

PI&E excels in actualizing projects that maximize safety, functionality, and reliability, while optimizing the efficiency, sustainability, and life‑cycle operating costs of PNNL facility and infrastructure capabilities to enable a mission‑ready world‑class research and development campus for the Department of Energy.

Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with organizational strategy, commitments, and goals. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third‑party resources in order to deliver projects according to plan. Also responsible to define the projects objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle. Key attributes leading to the determination of upward progression in this career family include: project complexity, risk, team size, business volume, contract type, and political/client/business sensitivities.

In this role, the Project Manager2 is expected to provide leadership for small to medium‑risk projects, collaborating with cross‑functional team members and partners; serving as a key interface with project stakeholders; and supporting changes in scope, schedule, and budget while ensuring alignment with project objectives.

• Experience working within established quality assurance requirements for project planning, procurement, installation, inspection/testing, documentation, issue resolution, and turnover.
• Demonstrated ability to safely manage small to medium‑risk projects with cross‑functional project teams, including coordination with partners and stakeholders who may be geographically or organizationally dispersed.
• Experience supporting construction or facility‑related project activities in commercial or industrial environments, including coordination with operations, work planning/control processes, and readiness/turnover expectations.
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management concepts and experience supporting cost and schedule tracking using structured project controls.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including experience interfacing with project stakeholders, partners, and internal sponsors.
• Experience developing project documentation, such as statements of work, project plans, schedules, and progress reports.
• Demonstrated ability to support…