Construction Project Manager

SMSI provides expert management consulting, program and project management, and technical consulting services to government and private sector clients. SMSI has grown and evolved by building an outstanding reputation for client-focused performance and for delivering results that enable clients to meet commitments and milestones.

SMSI is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Summary:

SMSI, LLC is seeking multiple a Construction Managers / Project Managers for projects at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in Los Alamos, NM. These positions will be responsible for the planning, organizing, coordinating and managing the project activities of assigned projects. Positions will use professional concepts and Laboratory objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating and managing the project activities of assigned projects.
• Provides direction to project teams and/or group leaders to achieve project related activities.
• Monitors project performance against budget, overall progress against schedule, identifies other deviations from project plan and implements corrective action(s).
• Provides for project and/or group personnel administration, assigns personnel for key project positions and approves appointment of others.
• Provides input to, and approval of project budgets and schedules.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• 15 years of experience
• Has wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and Laboratory objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.
• Frequently contributes to the development of new theories and methods.
• Considered expert in field within the organization.
• Develops resolutions to complex problems that require the frequent use of creativity and where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Work is accomplished without considerable direction.
• May coordinate activities of other personnel.
• Exerts significant latitude in determining objectives of assignment, and determines the methods and procedures needed for new assignments.
• Position requires thorough knowledge of all aspects of project management tools and techniques relating to all project activities.
• Responsible for managing, coordinating, and administering small, complex, multi function projects or studies that involve a single business line.
• Has experience in various project management activities such as planning, budgeting and performance measurement.
• Basic knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) tools and processes.
• Knowledge of all aspects of project management tools and techniques relating to all project activities.
• Has experience in various project management activities such as planning, budgeting and performance measurement.
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.
• Candidates with active or recently inactive Q or Top Secret clearances are preferred but not required.
• Candidates with previous experience at LANL are preferred but not required.

Educational Requirements:

• Recognized degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, or specialized courses in project management, and/or fifteen (15) years experience in two or more of the following functions: project management, engineering, construction, project controls and procurement work leading to a thorough understanding of the knowledge described above, or any combination of education and experience.