Senior Project Manager

Company Description

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Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that values individuals, talents, partnerships, ideas, experiences, and different perspectives, recognizing their importance to the continued success of the Laboratory’s mission.

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead multi-disciplinary teams in Information Technology (IT) projects to deliver complex projects, and interact with Program Leaders, Associate Program Leaders, Technical Staff. Additionally, you will work with customers including steering committees and project review panels to define project scope, project management approaches, cost, schedule, and to execute and report status of projects. You will take programmatic direction from the Livermore Information Technology (LivIT) Project Management Office (PMO), in support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). This position will be in the EAS division within the Computing Directorate.

Depending on your assignment, this position may offer a hybrid schedule, blending in-person and virtual presence. You may have the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week.

You will

• Lead and drive various complex projects working in collaboration with various LivIT teams and key stakeholders.
• Lead and motivate project teams to accomplish complex technical efforts to define scope, requirements, estimate, design, and implement each assigned project.
• Be responsible for meeting functional criteria, negotiate requirements and limitations, deliver project on schedule and within cost objectives, and conduct project reviews.
• Prepare, maintain, and manage project management plans, budgets/estimates, project authorization requests, project change control actions, monthly status reports and documentation suitable for audit review both during and after completion of project.
• Communicate project status to project teams, resolve issues, maintain project file, and recommend addition, expansion, or discontinuance of project scope to ensure successful completion of the project.
• Develop and deliver project proposals and presentations to a broad audience of customers, stakeholders, and senior managers.
• Facilitate and build consensus to drive business outcomes for the project.
• Provide in-depth guidance to technical and non-technical staff to identify and evaluate standards and procedures to improve overall efficiency.
• Identify and manage potential risks and liabilities of multiple projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE C-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Substantial experience working at a National Laboratory in a PMO environment leading enterprise technical initiatives such as service desk modernization, OT/IOT, and AI.
• Substantial experience with LLNL policies and procedures for project initiation, execution, and security compliance
• Professional certifications in related areas such as the Project Management Professional (PMP) designation from the Project Management Institute (PMI), or equivalent certification, or equivalent level of experience.
• Highly advanced technical leadership skills and experience which required interactions with subject matter experts, cross-organizational stakeholders, and senior management.
• Substantial experience leading complex, high-value technical projects and experience leading in situations without formal authority, resolving complex problems and developing, planning, and coordinating solution delivery.
• Expert experience applying project management principles and problem-solving, conflict resolution, persuasion, negotiation, and consensus-building skills and independent judgement to ensure milestones and deliverables are met.
• Proven ability to work and lead a team under multiple complex and tight deadlines. Skilled in generating and maintaining successful and effective working relationships with a broad cross-section of management, technical, and administrative personnel.
• Highly advanced experience leading change and mentoring various levels of staff, including technicians, engineers, and managers through the project management process.
• Expert verbal and written communication, facilitation, collaboration, and presentation skills required to effectively present, explain, and advise senior management and external regulators.

Qualifications We Desire

• Scrum master certification or equivalent certification, or equivalent level of experience.
• Experience leveraging Agile project management.
• Experience with Atlassian Toolset (Jira, Confluence) and ServiceNow.

Additional Information

#LI-Hybrid

Position Information

This is a Flexible Term appointment, which is for a definite period not to exceed six years. If final candidate is a Career Indefinite employee, Career Indefinite status may be maintained (should funding allow).

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

• Included in 2025 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!
• Flexible Benefits Package
• 401(k)
• Relocation Assistance
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)
• Our values - visit https://www.llnl.gov/inclusion/our-values

Security Clearance

This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance. If you are selected, we will initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if you meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Also, all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. Q-level clearance requires U.S. citizenship.

Pre-Employment Drug Test

External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.

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