W80-5 Deputy Program Manager - Active Security Clearance Required

LLNL•Livermore, CA

2d•$272,970 - $346,140•Hybrid

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is hiring a Deputy Program Manager to support the W80-5 Modernization Program in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division, supporting the Strategic Deterrence Program. The Deputy Program Manager supports the Program Manager in leading programmatic activities across the W80-5 program, coordinating diverse stakeholders, and driving execution of critical milestones. The role leads Earned Value Management for LLNL W80-5 activities and aligns LLNL planning with other sites’ program plans, while contributing to program strategy and operational efficiency. The program spans current and future phases, with emphasis on testing, certification, and production. The position oversees program execution, financial planning and management, NNSA monthly reporting, integrated schedule performance, costs, risks, deliverables, and execution strategies. It maintains relationships with LLNL, NNSA, Navy, and other Nuclear Security Enterprise sites, and provides senior-management briefings and strategic guidance. Depending on assignment, a hybrid schedule may be available, with the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week. The position is Career Indefinite and open to Lab employees and external candidates. An active DOE Q-level clearance or active Top Secret clearance from another U.S. government agency is required at the time of hire. External applicants selected must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test; a job-related pre-placement medical examination may also be required.

Requirements

At the time of hire, hold an active Department of Energy Q-level clearance or an active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Extensive knowledge of and experience in nuclear weapon design execution, life extension, modernization, systems engineering, requirements management, weapon assessment activities, and product realization processes between design and production agencies.
Significant knowledge of applicable NNSA orders, directives, requirements, and program-management processes.
Expertise managing broad program scope, including technical, financial, schedule, staffing, risk, and milestone components, with a demonstrated record of meeting deadlines and achieving program objectives.
Ability to promote and maintain productive relationships across directorates, laboratories, production agencies, NNSA management, Department of Defense organizations, and other external entities across the Nuclear Security Enterprise.
Ability to define roles and responsibilities, prioritize activities, and implement strategies that improve operational efficiency and program execution.
Ability to present information, explain complex issues, gain cooperation, and advise senior management and external sponsors.
Significant leadership, interpersonal, and organizational skills to lead teams and projects, provide performance feedback, and participate actively in programmatic performance-management activities.

Nice To Haves

Significant experience with NNSA NA-125 program execution.
Expertise and experience with project-management tools and techniques, including work planning, scheduling, cost estimating, budget management, project-control reporting, variance analysis, and Earned Value Management Systems.
Subject Matter Expert-level knowledge of nuclear weapon engineering, nuclear weapon physics, or a closely related technical discipline.
Ability to act independently under broad direction and exercise trusted judgment in technical, programmatic, and managerial matters.
Experience coordinating engineering, programmatic, and product-realization activities across design laboratories, production agencies, plants, and other Nuclear Security Enterprise organizations.
Extensive experience sustaining productive relationships with other divisions, directorates, laboratories, plants, NNSA management, Department of Defense organizations, and other institutions across the DOE and DOW enterprise.

Responsibilities

Support the Program Manager and lead the team in executing the W80-5 program across current and future phases, emphasizing testing, certification, and production.
Oversee programmatic execution and provide project-management leadership for the overall program.
Lead forward financial planning through the Future Years Nuclear Security Program and manage execution-year financial guidance and activities.
Oversee monthly reporting to NNSA, including execution management, variance-analysis review, support for reviews, and recommendations for corrective actions related to the integrated program schedule.
Monitor and proactively correct program performance to meet milestones and deliverables, with accountability for costs, schedules, risks, and execution strategies.
Maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including LLNL, NNSA, Navy, and other Nuclear Security Enterprise sites, to align and execute program objectives.
Deliver high-level briefings and updates to senior management and influence program direction and decision-making.
Identify and implement options to improve efficiency, executability, and program performance.
Cover activities for the Program Manager during scheduling conflicts and provide strategic guidance on program priorities.
Perform other duties as assigned.