Position Overview

The SLAC Project Management Office is seeking a Project Management Specialist to support SLAC Infrastructure Projects by coordinating technical activities and planning and executing small minor projects. In addition to core duties, the Project Management Specialist will coordinate and liaison with a broad range of client groups and stakeholders. This includes SLAC scientific staff, operations organization as well as other functional areas of the Project Office. This position reports to the Design and Construction Services Manager in the Project Management Office.

SLAC is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) laboratory operated by Stanford University and based in Menlo Park, CA.

Your specific responsibilities include:

• Manage small minor projects (<$1M) or more than one large task within a larger project from project initiation through completion with limited guidance; coordinate all technical activities on assigned projects.
• Review project plans and proposals, and work with project managers to develop project objectives; identify project responsibilities by determining the phases and elements of the project; calculate time frames and sequence the stages of the project.
• Oversee, coordinate, and perform technical aspects of a project, with guidance, based on type of project manager support required (e.g., engineer, quality, scheduler).
• Assist project managers as directed on larger projects.
• Review, evaluate, approve, and monitor cost schedule and technical scope baselines.
• Ensure the preparation of required project documentation.
• Contribute to communication plan and change management elements.
• Other duties may also be assigned.

To be successful in this position you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and two years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.
• Polished written and oral communication skills to address a wide variety of audiences.
• Ability to productively contribute to cross-functional teams.
• Depth of knowledge in technical discipline/domain needed to deliver projects.
• Demonstrated project management ability to employ integration, scope time management, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement components.

SLAC Competencies:

• Effective Decisions: Uses job knowledge and solid judgment to make quality decisions in a timely manner.
• Self-Development: Pursues a variety of venues and opportunities to continue learning and developing.
• Dependability: Can be counted on to deliver results with a sense of personal responsibility for expected outcomes.
• Initiative: Pursues work and interactions proactively with optimism, positive energy, and motivation to move things forward.
• Adaptability: Flexes as needed when change occurs, maintains an open outlook while adjusting and accommodating changes.
• Communication: Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, presented messages.
• Relationships: Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve common goals.

Job-Specific Competencies

• Customer Focus: Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions.
• Balances Stakeholders: Anticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Action Oriented: Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.

Physical requirements and Working conditions:

• Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
• Given the nature of this position, SLAC is open to on-site and hybrid work options

Work standards:

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. Meets the applicable roles and responsibilities as described in the ESH Manual, Chapter 1—General Policy and Responsibilities:
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide,

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• Classification Title: Project Management Specialist - Facilities/Construction
• Grade: H, Job code: 4400
• Employment Duration:Continuing

The expected pay range for this position is $87,000 - $123,000 per annum. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.