Project Manager 2

Omega Technical Services•Los Alamos, NM

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Omega Technical Services is seeking a Project Manager 2 to support ongoing operations in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The position leads projects of $500,000 or less in support of Laboratory missions and may provide oversight to Superintendent 2 personnel. The schedule may be flexible and may include days, nights, and weekends; the specific shift is determined by the customer site. The Project Manager may investigate abnormal events, incidents, or accidents and help identify root causes and implement corrective actions. The role may also serve as a Control Account Manager, responsible for project or subproject planning, budgeting, cost and schedule control, and coordination with project controls. The manager ensures work packages realistically reflect the time and budget needed, reviews variances, identifies causes and impacts, and develops achievable corrective action plans. The position may present project plans, status, trends, or issues to federal sponsors and leads constructability reviews focused on design impacts to construction cost and schedule. The role provides leadership and technical direction on health, safety, and environmental compliance and fosters open communication, trust, and teamwork. Candidates must be U.S. citizens, pass pre-employment screening, and be able to obtain and maintain a DOE security clearance. Nuclear experience is required. The position requires a degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, specialized project management coursework, and ten years of relevant work experience, including at least five years in one or more of engineering, procurement, or construction, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Security Clearance.
Nuclear experience.
A degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, specialized courses in project management, and ten years of work experience, including at least five years in engineering, procurement, or construction; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Satisfactory pre-employment screening, including drug and breath alcohol testing and a Motor Vehicle Record check.
Proven leadership and management skills, including organizing, directing, and controlling workers, schedules, progress, and resource allocation.
Advanced experience managing construction projects, including scope, schedule, budget, and Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
Experience identifying project risks, developing mitigation strategies and corrective actions, and recommending risk acceptance or avoidance.
Advanced knowledge of construction project phases and complexity levels, upgrades, renovations, and D&D.
Extensive knowledge of facility maintenance or construction management, including systems engineering design and maintenance, safety and authorization basis, configuration management, work control, and facility control systems.
Extensive knowledge of collective bargaining agreements related to trades.
Understanding of work hazards, safety practices, operating configuration, and lock-out/tag-out policies and procedures.
Ability to interpret physical, mechanical, and electrical documents, blueprints, drawings, and schematics.
Ability to establish and maintain effective customer engagement.
Experience working with program, project, and line management to develop clear, executable action plans.
Experience identifying problem areas, investigating alternative solutions, and establishing recovery plans or paths forward.
Ability to determine actions for problems affecting maintenance programs.
Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, including project-status reporting to senior management, stakeholders, and in response to regulatory inquiries.
Skill in preparing and presenting oral and written reports.
Ability to use and manipulate a computerized work management system to maintain and track job activities, including coordinating material and equipment deliveries with vendors and suppliers.

Nice To Haves

Active DOE or DoD clearance held within the past two years.
Previous DOE/NNSA work experience.

Responsibilities

Lead projects of $500,000 or less in support of Laboratory missions and provide oversight to Superintendent 2 personnel as necessary.
Investigate abnormal events, incidents, or accidents to identify root causes and assist with corrective actions, as needed.
Serve as a Control Account Manager, when required, planning and controlling project or subproject scope, budget, schedule, costs, and technical performance.
Ensure work packages reflect realistic durations and budgets; conduct variance analysis, determine causes and effects of cost or schedule variances, and develop achievable corrective action plans.
Present project management plans, status updates, trends, or issues to federal sponsors, as required.
Lead constructability reviews of designs and assess potential effects on construction cost and schedule.
Provide leadership, direction, and technical advice on health, safety, and environmental compliance.
Promote open communication, mutual trust, and teamwork.
Organize, direct, and control project teams, including work schedules, project progress, and resource allocation.
Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and risks, and develop mitigation strategies, corrective actions, and recovery plans.
Engage customers and coordinate with program, project, and line management to develop executable action plans.
Use computerized work management systems to track job activities and coordinate material and equipment deliveries with vendors and suppliers.