Senior Program Manager

Program Manager 3

Compa Industries is searching for qualified candidates for a Senior Program Manager position supporting Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM.

Salary: $105HR - $115HR

Location: Los Alamos, NM / Onsite

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required

Work Schedule: Full-Time

Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q Clearance may be required

Position Type: Long-Term / Program Support

🚫 Mandatory Experience Requirement – Read Before Applying

Candidates must meet the following requirements to be considered:

• Must have a bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of related management experience, or an equivalent combination of education and directly related experience.
• Must have demonstrated program management experience supporting technical, operational, federal, laboratory, engineering, scientific, or mission-driven programs.
• Must have experience defining program scope, schedules, budgets, priorities, deliverables, and performance milestones.
• Must have experience developing and managing cost, scope, and schedule baselines.
• Must have experience in reporting cost and schedule variance, managing change control, and tracking risks.
• Must have strong customer relationship management experience with internal and/or external stakeholders.
• Must have excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Must be able to build trust, gain consensus, resolve conflicts, and work with personnel at all levels.

Impact

The Program Manager 3 will provide leadership and overall management for an assigned technical or operational portfolio supporting Los Alamos National Laboratory. This role may oversee one or more complex programs that support customer needs, mission requirements, funding priorities, schedules, deliverables, and long-term program goals.

The selected candidate will serve as a key interface between customers, researchers, technical teams, program stakeholders, and Laboratory leadership. This position is critical to ensuring program work is properly scoped, planned, funded, executed, monitored, and delivered in alignment with mission objectives.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide leadership and overall management of an assigned technical or operational portfolio.
• Manage one or more discrete programs that may vary in size, complexity, funding, and duration.
• Work with customers, researchers, research groups, technical teams, and internal/external stakeholders to determine program needs, scope, timelines, funding requirements, and deliverables.
• Define program work scope, schedules, budgets, priorities, and performance milestones.
• Develop and maintain cost, scope, and schedule baselines.
• Monitor program performance and report cost, schedule, milestone, and deliverable status.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies, change control actions, and corrective action needs.
• Support budget planning, funding coordination, resource alignment, and performance reporting.
• Develop and nurture effective working relationships across internal organizations, external agencies, customers, and institutional partners.
• Coordinate program activities across multiple teams and stakeholders to ensure work is aligned with customer requirements and mission priorities.
• Build trust, gain consensus, resolve conflicts, and facilitate decisions across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Prepare and deliver clear written and oral briefings, reports, presentations, and status updates.
• Ensure programmatic work complies with applicable Laboratory, regulatory, customer, and institutional requirements.
• Identify opportunities to expand program impact as policies, missions, and customer needs evolve.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of related management experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced knowledge of program management principles, tools, and best practices.
• Demonstrated experience managing technical or operational programs from planning through execution and reporting.
• Experience defining program scope, schedules, budgets, priorities, and performance milestones.
• Experience developing cost, scope, and schedule baselines.
• Experience reporting cost and schedule variance.
• Experience managing change control, risk, issues, and corrective actions.
• Advanced knowledge of the technical or operational discipline associated with the assigned portfolio.
• Knowledge of regulatory, customer, institutional, or Laboratory requirements related to programmatic work.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong internal and external customer relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with all levels of personnel.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong presentation, leadership, organization, and conflict-resolution skills.

Desired Skills

• Prior experience supporting DOE, NNSA, LANL, national laboratory, federal, engineering, scientific, technical, or highly regulated programs.
• Experience managing multi-year programs that evolve with changing customer needs, mission priorities, policy requirements, or funding levels.
• Experience working with federal agencies, internal laboratory organizations, research teams, engineering teams, or technical program stakeholders.
• Experience with project controls, cost tracking, schedule reporting, performance milestones, risk registers, and management reporting.
• Experience developing executive-level briefings, customer presentations, program status reports, and funding justifications.
• Strong ability to manage ambiguity, competing priorities, and complex stakeholder expectations.
• Ability to lead through influence in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to identify new program opportunities and support mission growth.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of related management experience required.
• Equivalent combinations of education and directly related program management, project management, technical management, operational management, engineering, scientific, or federal program experience may be considered.
• Advanced degree, PMP, program management training, DOE/NNSA experience, or national laboratory experience is highly desirable.

Work Environment

This position supports a technical or operational program portfolio within a mission-driven Laboratory environment. Programs may involve multiple organizations, internal and external customers, complex technical activities, evolving requirements, and long-term deliverables. The selected candidate must be comfortable working with senior leaders, customers, researchers, technical personnel, and cross-functional program teams.

Why Work at COMPA Industries?

We strive to provide careers, not just jobs, for our employees. We invest in and serve the communities where we work and live. We provide best-in-class administrative, professional, and technical services to solve complex problems and meet customer mission-critical objectives.

For over 30 years, Compa has been a trusted partner in progress. We combine decades of technical expertise with a forward-thinking spirit, supporting complex programs alongside the brightest minds in science, engineering, operations, and national security. Join us, and don’t just build your career — help support the work that drives critical national missions.

COMPA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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