W80-5 Deputy Program Manager - Active Security Clearance Required

LLNL•Livermore, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 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 role supports the Program Manager in leading complex program activities, coordinating stakeholders, shaping program strategies, and executing critical milestones. It also leads Earned Value Management for LLNL W80-5 activities and coordinates program planning with other sites. Depending on the assignment, the position may offer a hybrid schedule with the option to work from home one or more days per week. The Deputy Program Manager supports execution of the W80-5 program across current and future phases, with emphasis on testing, certification, and production. Responsibilities include oversight of program execution, long-range and execution-year financial planning and management, monthly reporting to NNSA, schedule and variance reviews, risk and performance monitoring, stakeholder coordination, and briefings to senior management. 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.

Requirements

Active DOE Q-level clearance or active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire.
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, 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 across 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 in performance-management activities from a programmatic perspective.

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, including overall program project-management leadership, forward financial planning through the Future Years Nuclear Security Program, and execution-year financial guidance and management.
Oversee the monthly reporting process to NNSA, including execution management, variance-analysis reviews, review support, 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 and alignment with internal and external stakeholders, including leadership from LLNL, NNSA, the Navy, and Nuclear Security Enterprise sites.
Deliver high-level briefings and updates to senior management to inform program direction and decision-making.
Identify and implement options to improve efficiency, executability, and program performance.
Cover activities during the Program Manager’s scheduling conflicts and provide strategic guidance on program priorities.
Perform other duties as assigned.