Senior Program Manager

Number of Positions: 1

Location: Los Alamos National Laboratory – TA-55 PF4

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required

Clearance: Active DOE Q/L or DoD TS/SCI or Secret clearance (ability to obtain required)

Work Schedule: 4 rotating shifts alternating nights and days

Pay Rate: $100 – $115 per hour

Impact

As a Program Manager 3, you will provide senior-level leadership and oversight for complex, high-visibility programs supporting critical national security missions at Los Alamos National Laboratory. This role is responsible for managing integrated portfolios of projects within a DOE Hazard Category 2 nuclear facility, ensuring alignment across scope, schedule, budget, safety, and performance objectives. Your leadership directly influences mission success, operational excellence, and regulatory compliance. At COMPA, your work helps advance national security while building a safer, more resilient future.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide overall leadership, direction, and management of assigned technical or operational program portfolios.
• Define program objectives, scope, priorities, schedules, budgets, and performance baselines across multiple projects.
• Serve as the primary interface with customers, stakeholders, and Laboratory leadership to align expectations, funding, and delivery timelines.
• Integrate and coordinate activities across project managers, construction managers, engineers, project controls, and support organizations.
• Monitor program performance against cost, schedule, and technical baselines; identify risks, trends, and variances and implement corrective actions.
• Establish and manage program governance, change control, and risk management processes.
• Ensure compliance with DOE, NNSA, LANL, safety, quality, and security requirements, including work performed in nuclear and high-hazard environments.
• Provide oversight of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) performance, project controls, and reporting.
• Contribute to division-level strategic planning, policy development, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Apply advanced program management concepts to resolve complex, high-impact issues requiring coordination across multiple organizations.
• Develop and maintain strong internal and external customer relationships to support evolving mission needs.
• Operate with significant autonomy in determining program execution strategies, priorities, and methods.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing large, complex program portfolios consisting of multiple integrated projects.
• Advanced knowledge of program and project management principles, tools, and methodologies.
• Proven ability to manage cost, schedule, scope, risk, and performance across regulated or high-hazard environments.
• Experience working within DOE, NNSA, nuclear, or similarly regulated facilities.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence, coordinate, and align multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience developing and delivering executive-level program performance reports and briefings.
• Working knowledge of EVMS, project controls, and performance measurement systems.

🚫 The following experience profiles alone do NOT meet minimum qualifications:

• Solely project-level management without program-level ownership
• Predominantly technical roles without budget, schedule, and portfolio responsibility
• Administrative or coordination roles lacking decision-making authority
• Experience limited to non-regulated or low-hazard environments

Desired Skills

• Senior leadership experience within DOE, nuclear, or national laboratory programs.
• Strong financial acumen, including program budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
• Experience supporting construction, installation, or facility modernization programs.
• Ability to resolve complex issues through analytical, strategic, and collaborative approaches.
• Excellent communication skills across executive, technical, and operational audiences.
• Demonstrated success leading teams through change in dynamic, high-consequence environments.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Recognized bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, construction management, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Advanced or specialized coursework in program or project management preferred.
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience in two or more of the following areas:
• Program management
• Project management
• Engineering
• Construction management
• Project controls
• Procurement supporting technical or construction programs
• Any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the required senior-level program management knowledge and skills.

Why Work at COMPA Industries?

COMPA Industries is committed to building careers—not just filling positions. We invest in our employees and the communities where we live and work while delivering world-class professional and technical services in support of some of the nation’s most critical missions.

For over 30 years, COMPA has been a trusted partner at Los Alamos National Laboratory, supporting scientists, engineers, and program leaders working in complex nuclear environments. Join our team to contribute to national security, advance innovation, and build a meaningful career through competitive compensation, collaborative culture, and impactful work.

COMPA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.