Project Manager (Principal )

Naval Nuclear Laboratory•Schenectady, PA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for coordinating cost estimating improvements for NNL, including close coordination with a variety of organizations across NNL and ensuring services and resources offered by Project Management Services are in place to meet the needs of the NNL cost estimating community. This position will play an important role in establishing an estimating system to support NNL needs. Project Management Services (PMS) provides Project Management (PM) support to NNL. The primary services provided by PMS are direct project management support and consulting for various NNL organizations, PM training and knowledge sharing, management and implementation of PM tools and infrastructure including Primavera administration, and corporate Cost Estimating oversight. A project manager is responsible for the execution of project/program/portfolio deliverables. Responsible for managing projects, programs with multiple integrated projects, or portfolios of related projects including defining, planning, and ensuring execution of all tasks necessary to meet project/program/portfolio objectives. Specific responsibilities include creating and maintaining the team infrastructure, obtaining necessary resources to staff and support the program, defining scope and work breakdown structure, developing cost estimates and resource loaded schedules, evaluating change requests and approving or rejecting as appropriate, managing overall costs versus budget, identifying and mitigating project risks, and interfacing with and integrating the efforts of stakeholders, support personnel and line management to ensure project objectives are achieved. Leads knowledge management initiatives by disseminating lessons learned and best practices throughout the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum of 9 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must be able to pass a drug test.

Nice To Haves

Experience successfully influencing stakeholders across organizational and geographic boundaries.
Experience developing or reviewing complex project cost estimates within the federal government (DOE or DOD).
Managing expectations of multiple stakeholders, both internal to NNL and within NR.
PMI or PMCP certification.

Responsibilities

Coordinating cost estimating improvements for NNL.
Ensuring services and resources offered by Project Management Services are in place to meet the needs of the NNL cost estimating community.
Establishing an estimating system to support NNL needs.
Providing direct project management support and consulting for various NNL organizations.
Providing PM training and knowledge sharing.
Management and implementation of PM tools and infrastructure including Primavera administration.
Corporate Cost Estimating oversight.
Execution of project/program/portfolio deliverables.
Managing projects, programs with multiple integrated projects, or portfolios of related projects including defining, planning, and ensuring execution of all tasks necessary to meet project/program/portfolio objectives.
Creating and maintaining the team infrastructure.
Obtaining necessary resources to staff and support the program.
Defining scope and work breakdown structure.
Developing cost estimates and resource loaded schedules.
Evaluating change requests and approving or rejecting as appropriate.
Managing overall costs versus budget.
Identifying and mitigating project risks.
Interfacing with and integrating the efforts of stakeholders, support personnel and line management to ensure project objectives are achieved.
Leading knowledge management initiatives by disseminating lessons learned and best practices throughout the organization.