What You Will Do
The Associate Laboratory Directorate for Plutonium Infrastructure (ALDPI) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) supports the infrastructure required to meet plutonium pit production deliverables. Within ALDPI, LIP-DD Decontamination & Decommissioning is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the removal of gloveboxes and associated systems within TA-55. This work supports Line-Item installation projects and prepares the Laboratory for its new role in weapons production. Reporting to a Project-Program Director within LIP-DD, this position provides project leadership to safely, securely, and efficiently execute decontamination and decommissioning activities while meeting applicable requirements and project commitments.
As a Manager of Projects 3 (MOP3) within LIP-DD, you will lead integrated project planning, work readiness, coordination, and execution for the removal of gloveboxes and associated systems within TA-55. These activities prepare space and establish the conditions necessary for follow-on Line-Item installation projects supporting the Laboratory's weapons production mission. You may serve as the lead project manager and as line manager for deployed project managers and other assigned personnel. This position reports administratively to a MOP 5 or Program Director within LIP-DD.
You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams across project management, facility operations, engineering, safety, nuclear material management, waste management, and installation organizations. Responsibilities include managing scope, schedules, resources, costs, risks, and organizational interfaces; resolving execution constraints; monitoring field progress; and completing project documentation and closeout activities. You will implement Integrated Safety Management (ISM) principles and ensure work is performed safely, securely, and compliantly using approved work documents, established controls, and trained and qualified personnel.
You will support personnel management, including recruiting, hiring, onboarding, headcount and resource forecasting, budget planning, work assignments, training, continuous performance management, annual performance discussions, employee development, and team recognition. Working with a MOP 3 or higher or the Program Director, you will define portfolio scope, develop execution strategies, identify resource and logistical needs, and monitor deliverables. You will apply Laboratory policies, procedures, and project management requirements to support compliant execution and coordination with installation schedules.
Key responsibilities include:
- Safety and compliance: Implement Integrated Safety Management (ISM) line management responsibilities by integrating safety, security, environmental protection, and quality into work planning and execution. Maintain field engagement, encourage a questioning attitude, address deficiencies, and pause or stop work when conditions or requirements warrant.
- Work readiness: Ensure work proceeds under approved Integrated Work Documents (IWDs), established controls, and applicable facility requirements using trained and qualified personnel. Verify readiness and resolve prerequisites before field execution.
- Scheduling and resource reporting: Develop and manage project scope, schedules, resources, costs, risks, and execution plans. Track shift, daily, and weekly resource utilization and work progress; identify cost and schedule variances; and implement or direct corrective actions. Provide accurate status, resource availability, chargeability, and forecast reports to management and stakeholders.
- Shift management oversight: Oversee work performed by multiple organizations and project teams during assigned shifts. Establish priorities, monitor execution, resolve resource and work-area conflicts, and direct actions within delegated authority. Escalate unresolved issues to Shift Oversight Management or the designated management chain. Provide clear turnover on work status, controls, constraints, and pending decisions.
- Execution constraints and dependencies: Maintain visibility of engineering, procurement, work control, nuclear material management, waste management, and installation dependencies affecting execution. Monitor prerequisite completion, identify constraints, assign resolution actions within delegated authority, and escalate issues that threaten safe execution or schedule commitments.
- Personnel management: Support recruiting and manage assigned personnel responsibilities, including hiring and onboarding, work assignments, headcount and budget forecasting, training, continuous performance feedback, annual performance discussions, career development, and recognition.
- Project completion: Oversee removal documentation, configuration management status, waste disposition interfaces, and project closeout. Verify completion status and report remaining conditions affecting follow-on installation work.
- Management practices and continuous improvement: Apply Laboratory policies, procedures, and project management requirements. Work with the Program Director or designated management to define portfolio scope, develop execution strategies, and identify resource needs. Establish repeatable planning, scheduling, reporting, and execution practices; share lessons learned; and strengthen customer service and delivery performance.
What You Need
Minimum Job Requirements:
Technical Leadership
Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams responsible for planning, coordinating, or executing complex projects in nuclear facilities or other highly regulated, hazardous operating environments. Experience establishing priorities, assigning resources, resolving execution constraints, managing scope changes and project risks, and supervising or developing personnel.
Management
Demonstrated ability to provide strong leadership, mentorship, prioritization, and management of assigned employees in a collaborative and participative environment to build strong teams. Demonstrated experience and skill developing and implementing organizational strategies and objectives.
Technical Excellence
Demonstrated knowledge of project planning and execution, including scope development, schedule integration, resource planning, cost monitoring, risk management, work readiness, and project closeout. Ability to integrate engineering, procurement, work control, facility operations, safety, and waste management requirements into executable project plans. Experience applying DOE O 413.3B or an equivalent structured project management framework.
Collaboration and Coalition Building
Strong experience developing and maintaining effective internal and external customer relationships and providing project leadership on issues requiring cross-organizational solutions. Demonstrated ability to interface with program, project, and line management to develop clear, executable action plans. Ability to promote open communication, mutual trust, teamwork, and employee development while coordinating work with facility operations and installation project stakeholders.
Personal Leadership
Demonstrated leadership in personnel management, customer engagement, and financial and schedule management. Experience developing, monitoring, and coordinating project scope, resources, costs, and schedules; identifying performance variances; and implementing or coordinating corrective actions.
Communication
Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, including communicating project status, risks, resource needs, and corrective actions to senior management and project stakeholders and supporting responses to regulatory inquiries.
Compliance and Security
Demonstrated experience developing and implementing plans or programs to meet or exceed contractual requirements, performance measures, regulations, and laws, including the proven ability to do so while operating within a highly sensitive national security environment.
Education/Experience for Manager of Projects 3: Position requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and 5 years related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
Desired Qualifications:
LANL Operations
Familiarity with TA-55/PF-4 operations, work authorization processes, and organizational interfaces. Experience supporting decontamination and decommissioning, glovebox or equipment removal, or associated installation activities in an operating nuclear facility.
Work Readiness and Project Interfaces
Experience coordinating radiological protection, nuclear criticality safety, nuclear material control and accountability, safeguards and security, and waste management requirements. Experience with Integrated Work Documents, configuration management, readiness activities, and project closeout.
Stakeholder Relations
Experience working with federal customers or representatives at headquarters or field office level to understand requirements and meet customer expectations. Experience working on integrated project teams supporting decontamination and decommissioning, nuclear facility equipment removal, or construction.
Clearance
Active DOE Q clearance desired
Work Location and Schedule:
Location: The work location for this position is on site in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.
Work Schedule: This position supports 24/7 operations and may require off-normal shifts, including nights and weekends, with management oversight responsibilities across multiple organizations and projects. Employees may be eligible for shift differential pay when assigned by their manager. Shift and weekend assignments are at the discretion of management.
Work Location: The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.
Position commitment: Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 2 years.
Note to Applicants:
Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Where You Will Work
Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:
- PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network
- Dental and vision insurance
- Free basic life and disability insurance
- Paid childbirth and parental leave
- Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)
- Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
- Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays)
- Onsite gyms and wellness programs
- Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)
Additional Details
Directive 206.2 - Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.
Clearance: Q (Position will be cleared to this level). Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government, and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matter. This position requires a Q clearance, and obtaining such clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon the position, additional authorization to access classified information may be required, which may or may not be available to dual citizens. Receipt of a Q clearance and additional access authorization ultimately is a decision of the Federal Government and not of Triad.
- Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.
New-Employment Drug Test: The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing. Although New Mexico and other states have legalized the use of marijuana, use and possession of marijuana remain illegal under federal law. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre-offer.
Regular position: Term status Laboratory employees applying for regular-status positions are converted to regular status.
Incentive Compensation Program: Position is eligible to participate in the Triad Incentive Compensation Program. You must be in an eligible position for a minimum of 3 months, before July 1st and remain in an eligible position as of the end of the fiscal year, September 30th. The annual distribution is prorated based on the number of months in the eligible position.
Equal Opportunity: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to applyhelp@lanl.gov or call (505)-664-6947.
