Campus Construction Project Manager

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory•Richland, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Operational Systems Directorate (OSD) leads delivery of PNNL’s 10-year, $1.2 billion 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 in 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 $250 million in annual budget authority; managing more than 2.5 million 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.

Requirements

BS/BA and 7+ years of relevant project management experience -OR- MS/MA or higher and 5+ years of relevant project management experience
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Must pass a drug test prior to commencing employment.
Must successfully complete the applicable tier of federal background investigation post hire and receive a favorable federal adjudication.
Must disclose any affiliation with the government of a "country of risk" and recuse yourself of that affiliation or receive approval from DOE and Battelle prior to your first day of employment.

Nice To Haves

Degree in project management, construction management, engineering, or business administration preferred.
Demonstrated ability to safely manage projects with cross-functional project teams and/or build teams that may be geographically and culturally dispersed.
Construction industry experience in a commercial or industrial environment.
Prior experience with U.S. Government [e.g., DOE (DOE O 413.3B)] project management, proposal, and financial policies, procedures, resources, and organizational structures.
Prior experience with Earned Value Management System implementation.
Experience inputting, tracking, and processing construction submittments and other documentation.
Experience using ProCore Construction Management software (creating project templates, inputting construction contract documents, tracking submittals).
Strong ability to organize large amounts of information and summarize for project portfolio reporting using multiple software tools.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with organizational strategy, commitments, and goals.
Acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party resources in order to deliver projects according to plan.
Define the projects objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle.
Provide leadership for small to medium‑risk projects, collaborating with cross‑functional team members and partners.
Serving as a key interface with project stakeholders.
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 multiple projects simultaneously and work effectively in hybrid teams with both onsite and remote staff.