Program Manager 3

What You Will Do General Responsibilities The Nuclear Material Management (NMM) program at LANL administers LANL's nuclear material inventory as a strategic asset for the execution of work across the Laboratory.
Ensuring that there is a plan for all material, including a determined use and a disposition pathway.
You will work with the NMM Program Manager in their role as the LANL Nuclear Material Manager to represent the objectives and goals of the program, perform data analysis to determine trends, identify issues, develop procedures for nuclear material owners, and provide specific management of an assigned technical portfolio.
You will be called upon to represent the program and the Program Manager at meetings and presentations.
You will also be asked to review products and reports to determine that programmatic needs and requirements are met and represent the program's goals and objectives.
Additional Key Responsibilities Interface and negotiate: Manage portfolio to achieve performance, identify and mitigate risk to deliverables, monitor and track cost, schedule, and progress against milestones.
Maintain advanced knowledge of the relevant technical discipline and understand and adhere to all Laboratory and regulatory guidance and governance specific to the programmatic work of assigned portfolio(s).
Apply advanced knowledge and experience to develop an execution/implementation plan that covers the programmatic work from conception to completion.
What You Need Minimum Job Requirements: Program Management: Advanced knowledge of, and successfully demonstrated experience in, all aspects of program management of technical work.
Including, defining program work scope, schedules, budgets, priorities, and performance milestones.
As well as, developing cost, scope, and schedule baselines; reporting program status and cost and schedule variance; managing change control and risk; and providing direction to a project management team.
Demonstrated experience and leadership in developing and executing complex organizational interface agreements, funding cost models, or similar integration tools.
This includes demonstration of strong organizational skills and previous experience with the development, monitoring, and management of work packages.
Communication: Successfully demonstrated excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
Effective interactions with all levels of internal and/or external personnel including Laboratory senior management, NNSA, and/or other federal customers.
These interactions include building trust, gaining consensus, and resolving conflicts.
Ability to represent the program in meetings and presentations.
Collaboration: Successfully demonstrated development and nurturing of effective internal and/or external customer relationships.
Experience leading and participating in cross-organizational teams that work with colleagues from across the DOE complex to achieve common goals and develop solutions to address challenges.
Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant STEM field from an accredited institution and a minimum of eight years of directly related technical and project management experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
Desired Qualifications: Nuclear Materials Management: Knowledge and experience with nuclear materials containers and storage, inventory tracking, processing, receipt and shipping, and reporting of nuclear materials under the requirements of DOE O 410.
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Familiarity with the Order and its requirements is highly favorable.
Earned Value Management System: Experience utilizing formal Earned Value Management System (EVMS) principles to help manage a project/program, and formal training/experience in Earned Value Management and Baseline Change Requests (and associated software).
Experience with P6 Primavera scheduling (not coding) and NNSA Enhanced Management Level B processes is a plus.
LANL: Advanced knowledge of regulatory and Laboratory requirements related to nuclear material and programmatic work of potentially assigned portfolio(s).
Knowledge of and/or experience working in the TA-55 PF-4 environment is advantageous.
Additional Education: An advanced degree from an accredited institution is highly preferred for this level/position.
Work Environment: Work Location: The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM.
All work locations are at the discretion of management.
Position commitment: Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory.
If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader.
The position commitment for this position is 2 years.
Note to Applicants: For full consideration, please submit a comprehensive resume and cover letter reflective of your relevant experience to the minimum job requirements and desired skills that are stated above.
Evaluation of applicants will commence immediately.
The goal is to identify the successful applicant and fill the position as quickly as possible.
Radiological Training: The position requires the successful completion of Radiological Worker 1 training.
Where You Will Work Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security.
Our generous benefits package includes: PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network Dental and vision insurance Free basic life and disability insurance Paid childbirth and parental leave Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.
5% annually) Learning opportunities and tuition assistance Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays) Onsite gyms and wellness programs Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius) Additional Details Directive 206.
2 - Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.
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Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States.
Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.
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Clearance: Q (Position will be cleared to this level).
Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matter.
This position requires a Q clearance.
and obtaining such clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances.
Dependent upon the position, additional authorization to access classified information may be required, which may or may not be available to dual citizens.
Receipt of a Q clearance and additional access authorization ultimately is a decision of the Federal Government and not of Triad.
*Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.
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citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances.
See DOE Order 472.
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HRP: This position is subject to the requirements of the DOE Human Reliability Program as specified in 10 Code of Federal Regulation, Part 712, §712.
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These requirements include on going drug and alcohol testing, as well as periodic medical and psychological evaluations.
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2: This position is subject to DOE Order 426.
2, Personnel Selection, Training, and Qualification Requirements for DOE Nuclear Facilities, which establishes entry-level requirements to ensure candidates selected for specific positions can successfully perform the requirements of the job.
New-Employment Drug Test: The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
Although New Mexico and other states have legalized the use of marijuana, use and possession of marijuana remain illegal under federal law.
A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre-offer.
Regular position: Term status Laboratory employees applying for regular-status positions are converted to regular status.
Internal Applicants: Regular appointment employees who have served the required period of continuous service in their current position are eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory.
If an employee has not served the required period of continuous service, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader.
Please refer to Policy P701 for applicant eligibility requirements.
Equal Opportunity: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.
All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or preference, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal laws and regulations.
The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process.
To request such an accommodation, please send an email to applyhelp@lanl.
gov or call 1-505-665-4444 option 1.