Area Project Manager - Project Delivery Organization

OVERVIEW
Longenecker & Associates (L&A) seeks a motivated Area Project Manager - Project Delivery Optimization to contribute to our mission supporting our work at SRNS in Aiken, SC.

L&A is a woman-owned small business and trusted partner enabling critical missions across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) complex for more than 30 years. We contribute to DOE’s nuclear security and environmental remediation enterprise by providing the highest-caliber staff and experts.

L&A is unconditionally committed to mission success and the well-being of employees, the nation and the environment. Our team members are passionate about building a healthier environment for generations to come. We are a community that interfaces and effectively communicates with all levels of management and government. If you have a passion for excellence, seek opportunities to engage in mission critical work, and consistently exceed expectations, apply now to join our professional family.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Provide overall management and direction of engineering, procurement, and construction of multiple complex multi-million-dollar projects critical to SRS Operations. Responsible for a wide variety of less significant projects managed by less qualified Project Managers.

Establish and manage numerous diverse project management teams, providing policy direction, broad program direction, and establishing priorities needed to integrate numerous ongoing area projects.

Manage project cost, schedule, scope, and subcontract matrices, while adhering to SRS quality, environmental, and safety objectives. Establish and control project costs, schedule, and technical baselines and provide effective management of project staff and matrix personnel to control baselines. Manage professional and non-exempt employees to include career development, motivation, performance review, and salary administration. Initiate and frequently deliver concise and accurate presentations to internal and external customers regarding project implementation plans, status, changes, and new approaches, including complex technical, organizational, and financial issues. Conduct highly complex analysis of problems involving numerous engineering disciplines. Develop new and innovative alternative action strategies enabling the early achievement of milestones. Perform risk analyses and provide decision authority for defining and approving corrective actions and establishing priorities. Manage project efforts to ensure project progress is within schedule, cost, technical, environmental, and legal baselines. Act as an technical project management advisor and consultant to project management teams, peers, less experienced project managers, and SRS senior management, and external customers.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's degree in an engineering or environmental discipline and at least 15 -17 years project management experience and at least 8 years personnel management experience.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to work in a diverse work environment,
• Satisfactory results of a pre-employment screening, which includes a background check and drug screening.
• Ability to fulfill and promote L&A core values.
• Possesses strong personal computer skills.
• Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance.
• Mastery of project management principles and techniques including but not limited to; life cycle cost analysis, net present value and internal rate of return calculations, system efficiencies, product warranties and technical bid evaluations, depreciation schedules, contractual terms conditions, communication management, human resource management, time and schedule management, risk management, and contract and procurement equity management are essential.
• Comprehensive understanding of work hazards, safety programs, environmental law, legal and business concepts is mandatory.
• Earned Value Management System Experience.
• Experience managing NNSA funded projects.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years are preferred.

PF-81 Evaluation Criteria:

• Price and Cost to Company: 20%
• Technical Acceptability: 80%

Duration of the Contract: 1 year, 2 option renewal years

Estimates Hours Per Year: 2080 ST / 1000 OT

Anticipated Work Schedule: 630 am - 5:00 pm, M-Thu

Onsite or Remote? Onsite. Local candidates or willing to relocate at the candidate's expense.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS
Successful candidates will be able to perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation. This job posting reflects management’s assignment of essential functions and the descriptions listed do not restrict management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

SALARY AND BENEFITS
As an L&A employee, you will be eligible for a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare (medical and dental), 401K plan, and paid time off. We believe in investing in our employees beyond compensation and as an L&A employee, you will have access to in-house training, career pathing, mentoring, award programs, tuition reimbursement and much more.

L&A is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or status as a qualified individual with a disability or protected veteran.