Idaho National Laboratory is hiring a Technical Program Manager to work with is primarily in support of our Nuclear Science and Technology Directorate. Our team works a 9x80 schedule located out of our Idaho Falls REC facility with every other Friday off. You will oversee multiple ongoing, rapidly expanding projects, some of which are managed by subordinate Project Managers. In addition, you will track project deliverables using appropriate tools. Ensure proper planning and scheduling for operational related activities to support timely and successful completion of program/project work. Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve successful project outputs. You will report to the Manager of R&D Operations Projects. Responsibilities Include: - Proactively manage and execute sets of projects into programs on schedule and within assigned budgets. Act as appropriate to correct deviations from schedule and budget. Provide recommendations to project management to allow timely resolution of problems and issues. Use appropriate conflict resolution skills to manage competing stakeholder interests. - Direct or support engineering projects related to upgrading facilities, constructing new facilities to include planning, budgeting, procuring, and managing projects. - Aid in developing research, engineering, and operations teams to help stakeholders meet their goals. - Interface with stakeholders (DOE, DOD, and others) and coordinate among INL operations, research, and business organizations to support programs in area of specialty. - Prepare or direct the preparation of progress and special reports to customer and management. - Ensure that laboratory requirements and standards for the management of projects are met and are consistently applied in the acceptance and integration of work. Integrate managed scope with ongoing and evolving mission needs. - Ensure that all customer contact, including major correspondence and work relationships between management and the customer is maintained throughout the duration of the program. Conduct periodic project and customer meetings to review progress and discuss issues. Ensure problems involving coordination, schedule, and the setting of priorities are resolved by the project teams. Obtain customer's acceptance of the work and document all turnover activities. Responsible for the preparation and submission of the final project reports and prompt close-out of the projects supporting the program. - Identify new opportunities and support growth in a dynamic and necessarily agile security R&D business environment. Match INL unique capabilities with capability gaps and needs of clients. Advise on emerging capabilities. - Analyze data to understand organizational disparities and implement solutions to address the identified disparity. Combine data analysis with experience/knowledge to deliver reliable and executable solutions. - Develop teams as appropriate to successfully complete projects. - Coach other managers, support succession planning, and actively develop future leaders at INL.
