Project Portfolio Manager

LLNL•Livermore, CA

11h•$200,760 - $254,544•Hybrid

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Site Infrastructure Management (SIM) is seeking a Project Portfolio Manager to lead and manage a portfolio of complex infrastructure projects valued at approximately $100 million to $200 million, supporting operations at either Site 200 or Site 300. The position reports directly to the Project Management Division Lead. The successful candidate provides technical and operational leadership for a portfolio of capital infrastructure projects from initiation through closeout. The role directly manages assigned complex and strategically significant projects while leading, coaching, coordinating, and integrating the broader portfolio team. SIM provides integrated capabilities in strategic site vision and planning, project delivery from concept through execution, removal of legacy facilities, and facility maintenance and operations. It aligns infrastructure demands for mission support with project development and day-to-day operations to keep LLNL sites and buildings reliable, resilient, and ready for evolving national security missions. The position may offer a hybrid schedule, including the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week after a probationary period. The schedule and office attendance requirements may vary according to team and organizational needs. This is a Career Indefinite position open to Lab employees and external candidates.

Requirements

Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy Q-level security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Extensive direct experience leading complex technical, operational, facilities, infrastructure, construction, or capital-asset projects.
Demonstrated experience independently managing complex projects from initiation through closeout, including scope definition, cost and schedule baselines, risk management, stakeholder coordination, change control, and performance reporting.
Demonstrated experience managing a portfolio or multiple concurrent projects, including scope, cost, schedule, risk, resources, and stakeholder expectations.
Advanced knowledge of project-management principles, project controls, cost estimating, scheduling, risk management, and performance reporting.
Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary and matrixed teams and influence outcomes across organizational boundaries.
Advanced written, verbal, facilitation, negotiation, and presentation skills.
Demonstrated ability to advise management and customers on significant project, operational, technical, and resource decisions.

Nice To Haves

Postgraduate education in engineering, engineering management, project management, business, or a related technical field.
Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), or comparable certification.
Experience in DOE/NNSA, federal, laboratory, or similarly regulated environments.
Experience with earned value management, Primavera P6, integrated cost and schedule management, or project-reporting systems.
Experience leading through project managers, team leads, or matrixed organizations.
Experience with facility, utility, construction, maintenance, or infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

Lead a portfolio of concurrent projects, integrating scope, schedule, budget, risks, resources, and performance.
Directly manage assigned complex, high-priority, or strategically significant projects, with accountability for scope, cost, schedule, risk, technical performance, and closeout.
Establish portfolio priorities, execution strategies, and long-range plans using sound judgment.
Provide leadership, direction, coaching, and technical oversight to project managers, construction managers, coordinators, and matrixed project teams.
Coordinate with customers, facility stakeholders, technical organizations, management, regulators, and other partners to define requirements and resolve project issues.
Ensure projects comply with applicable safety, environmental, quality, security, regulatory, and project-management requirements.
Monitor portfolio performance; identify risks, issues, opportunities, and dependencies; and develop mitigation and recovery actions.
Oversee scope definition, cost estimating, schedule development, resource planning, acquisition strategy, and change control.
Prepare and communicate portfolio status, forecasts, risks, opportunities, and recommendations to management and customers.
Foster a collaborative, accountable, and customer-focused culture that promotes continuous improvement in project delivery.
Support the development and implementation of common portfolio-management processes, tools, metrics, and best practices across Site Infrastructure Management.
Perform other duties as assigned.