Posting Duration
This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.
NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs
If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.
If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.
Salary Range
$88,600 – $172,300
*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate’s experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.
What Your Job Will Be Like
We are seeking a Project Manager (PM) that will be responsible for enhancing internal operations of department 07641 by partnering closing with technical management and staff to develop and implement the department management operating system. This PM will be asked to develop and implement tailored project management best practices within the department. The PM will be developing and selecting methods and techniques to improve the gathering, tracking, managing, and forecasting of status data to increase the predictability of product development, increase internal operations efficiency, and contribute to successfully managing internal operations.
On any given day, you may be called on to:
- Assess current operations and increase PM rigor and maturity within the 7641 organization where necessary.
- Lead the development, implementation, execution, and management of the 7641 Operating System (Project Controls, Business Rhythm and Information/Reporting interfaces, and correction action plan development, tracking and management).
- Partner with Component Engineers to plan, prioritize and manage work within the 07641 organization, with an emphasis on keeping departmental and individual commitments.
- Work jointly with W80-4 and W87-1 PM team to oversee schedule scope, reporting and status for 7641.
- Manage financial health of department 07641.
- Continuously emphasize process improvement, and use lean six sigma, lean product development, etc. to improve lab interface and lab processes and procedures.
- Partner closely with Management and PRTs to understand current processes and be able to provide clear recommendations and deploy accepted recommendations.
- Interpret programmatic requirements and negotiate with the Component and systems Management teams.
- Effectively communicate to build agreement with the team involved in the improvement process on both the “what and how” to improve and deploy improvements.
- Facilitate and lead a team to define the problem, ideal state, and target state with detailed data and models.
- Communicate programmatic information up to internal and external Sr. level leaderships.
- Build strong relationships and partnerships across sites with KCNSC counterparts and internally within 7640.
Qualifications We Require
- Bachelor’s degree in business or relevant field plus five or more years of demonstrated experience in Project Management; or Master’s degree in business or relevant field plus one or more years of experience in Project Management.
- Experience proposing and implementing programmatic processes and procedures.
- Experience with standard project management practices (and subject matter expertise in some), such as project plan development, integration management, scope management, project scheduling, cost estimation and management, quality assurance, resource management, communications planning and management, risk and opportunity management, and procurement management.
- Experience making risk-informed decisions and communicating across project areas.
- Active DOE Q-level security clearance or DOD equivalent.
Qualifications We Desire
- Knowledge of the Nuclear Deterrence Mission and Modernization Programs.
- Technical background or ability/willingness to gain an understanding of the technical scope.
- Demonstrated teaming skills including the ability to work effectively with other organizations, functions, customers and suppliers.
- Strong evidence of structured processes to complete your work and work with others, including keeping stakeholders apprised of progress.
- The ability to see the big picture, create a strategy and build consensus, and lead others with influence towards a goal.
- Knowledge of the 6.X process.
- Previous project management experience.
About Our Team
The ND Component Design PM organization (Department 10436) provides exceptional enhanced project management services to high rigor ND Component and SPP projects in Centers 7600. Through partnership with our Project Management Teams, our technical partners are better able to focus on the technical solutions required to achieve mission success. We provide enhanced project management support throughout the project lifecycle through an expert based, service oriented team atmosphere.
About Sandia
Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:
- Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
- Extraordinary co-workers
- Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
- Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
- Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
- Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*
World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov
*These benefits vary by job classification.
Security Clearance
Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.
Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.
EEO
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.