Project Manager 2 Superintendent 3 – Nuclear Facilities
About The Position
Join a mission-critical team at Los Alamos National Laboratory responsible for overseeing construction projects essential to national security. As a Project Manager 2 / Superintendent 3, you will lead construction efforts ensuring safety, budget compliance, and schedule performance in a high-security nuclear facility. Your work will directly support scientific advancement and federal mission delivery in one of the nation's most unique operational environments. This hybrid PM/Superintendent role is designed for a leader who can operate equally well in a project management office and on the construction floor. You'll manage delivery of nuclear facility construction projects while providing direct construction oversight - a rare combination that makes you a high-value contributor to LANL's most complex renovation programs.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship and active DOE Q Clearance at time of application
- At least 10 years of experience in engineering, procurement, or construction
- 5+ years managing construction projects with scope, schedule, and budget oversight
- Demonstrated Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) experience
- Experience in construction within a nuclear environment
- Ability to interpret technical documents, blueprints, and schematics
- Willingness to work days, nights, weekends, and graveyard shifts as required
- Ability to meet physical demands: lifting, standing, stair climbing
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading teams under collective bargaining agreements
- Proficiency in risk identification and mitigation strategies
- Experience using computerized work management systems
- Strong understanding of lock-out/tag-out policies and facility control systems
- Demonstrated customer engagement and issue resolution capabilities
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage projects up to $500K and oversee Superintendent 2s
- Serve as Control Account Manager (CAM), managing budget, schedule, and scope performance using EVMS
- Present project performance plans, status updates, and project trends to federal sponsors
- Conduct investigations into abnormal events/incidents and assist in developing corrective action plans
- Perform variance analysis and develop corrective action plans for cost/schedule variances
- Lead constructability reviews and interface with program, project, and line management stakeholders
- Ensure compliance with safety, security, and configuration management requirements
- Interpret blueprints, drawings, and mechanical and electrical schematics
- Coordinate materials, track job activities, and manage vendor and supplier relationships using computerized work management systems
- Model personal leadership in health, safety, and environmental compliance
- Promote teamwork and open communication across trades and departments
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
