Project Manager 2 Nuclear Facilities

Project Manager 2 - Nuclear Facilities (DOE/LANL)

Location: Los Alamos, NM | 100% Onsite (TA-55)

Compensation: $58-$64/hr

Schedule: 4/10s with anticipated overtime | Days, nights, weekends, and graveyard shifts required

Clearance: Active DOE Q Clearance or ability to obtain

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required

Why This Role

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.

Top Candidate Profile

• Active DOE Q Clearance at time of application
• 10 years of experience in engineering, procurement, or construction
• 5 years managing construction projects with scope, schedule, and budget oversight
• Demonstrated nuclear facility construction experience
• 3 years of nuclear facility experience
• Willingness and ability to support graveyard shifts when required
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage construction projects up to $500K and oversee Superintendent 2s
• Serve as Control Account Manager (CAM), managing budget, schedule, and scope performance
• Present project performance updates to federal sponsors
• Conduct investigations into abnormal events and incidents; assist in developing corrective action plans
• Perform variance analysis and develop corrective action plans for cost and schedule variances
• Lead constructability reviews and interface with stakeholders across trades and departments
• Ensure compliance with safety, security, and configuration management requirements
• Promote teamwork and open communication across all project teams
  
  

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship and active DOE Q Clearance at time of application
• 10 years of experience in engineering, procurement, or construction
• 5 years managing construction projects with direct scope, schedule, and budget oversight
• Demonstrated experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)
• Experience managing construction within a nuclear facility environment
• Ability to interpret technical documents, blueprints, and schematics
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Ability to meet physical demands including lifting, standing, and stair climbing
• Willingness to work days, nights, weekends, and graveyard shifts as required
  
  

Highly Desired - Will Set You Apart

• 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
• Recognized degree in engineering, scientific discipline, or project management
  
  

Deal Breakers - Will Not Be Considered

• No nuclear facility construction experience
• Unwilling or unable to support graveyard shifts
  
  

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action. Certain criminal histories may disqualify candidates from specific positions.