Job Description

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a qualified Senior Manager of Program Management to join our Center 8100 senior management team. In this key role, the selected candidate will provide senior level PM leadership for the 8120 ND Project Management departments and the W80-4 program. You will work side-by-side with the 8200 Systems Engineering senior leadership team and be an accountable systems level senior manager that owns PM related scope on the program. The role will also lead approximately 7 departments and 100 staff that encompass all of Sandia’s PM support for W80-4 systems, Sentinel systems, 8400 subsystems/components for the W80-4, W87-1, and other ND programs, as well as SNL/CA stockpile systems. This role will partner closely with centers 8200, 2300,and 8400 to understand programmatic needs and implement project management processes in alignment with customer and corporate PM requirements. The successful candidate will be expected to continue to advance project management activities, including supporting Sandia’s ND strategic direction.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Lead all systems level project management scope and activities for the W80-4 program at Sandia
• Innovate and lead programmatic initiatives that increase efficiency, reduce bureaucracy, reduce risk, and increase the W80-4 program’s ability to successfully execute to FPU in FY27
• Work collaboratively with Sandia systems leadership and partners within the NSE (KCNSC, LLNL, others) to study, propose, and drive impactful NSE-level improvements/solutions that target executability for the W80-4 program at a national level
• Establish and drive the strategic direction of Project Management for the W80-4 as an enabler for successful program execution towards FPU
• Drive PM efficiencies and standardization among 8400 based subsystems and components
• Collaborate with other programs on ND optimization efforts, strategic initiatives, and lessons learned
• Provide leadership for the 8120 management team and PM staff career development
• Ensure consistent application of project management principles at rigor levels consistent with program intent and requirements
• Partner w/10400 leadership on lab and/or ND-level PM efforts
• Regularly collaborate with Sandia senior and executive leaders, using communication, leadership, and influencing skills
• Build and sustain effective working relationships across the NSE, including NNSA, other labs/plants, and DoD

Salary Range:

$178,300 - $302,900

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate\'s experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, STEM, or other relevant field plus ten or more years of directly related experience; or equivalent experience and/or achievements that demonstrate the knowledge, skills and ability to perform the duties of the job
• At least 2 years of previous management/supervisor/leadership experience
• Experience in project management across a diverse set of projects/programs and demonstrated knowledge of project management
• Ability to travel as necessary
• Active DOE Q security clearance or equivalent

Qualifications We Desire:

• Master\'s degree in Business, Project Management, or STEM field
• Five or more years of demonstrated leadership and/or managerial experience
• Relevant SNL experience with project management in ND programs
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully with executives, customers, and outside partners on a major program
• Experience as a Senior Manager
• Demonstrated broad range and knowledge of Sandia\'s mission and working knowledge of the program and management structure of the Laboratories
• Experience in project management or controls on projects requiring “enhanced project management”, including defining program work scope, schedules, budgets, priorities, and performance milestones; developing cost, scope, and schedule baselines; reporting cost and schedule variance; and/or managing change control and risk.
• Knowledge of ND and product realization process; experience working on ND programs at the system level
• Experience solving problems associated with large complex engineering programs and bridge technical challenges with programmatic impacts
• Proven ability to lead beyond immediate direct reports, including across Sandia and the Nuclear Security Enterprise
• Ability to build and energize successful teams
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain trust-based partnerships
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong interpersonal skills, including ability to collaborate and partner with customers and partners
• Balanced strategic/tactical perspective with demonstrated ability to drive strategy to execution
• Demonstrated organizational skills, including the ability to effectively prioritize and complete tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Professional certification such as PMP, INCOSE, or equivalent

About Our Team:

The 8100 Integrated Business and Program Management Center provides business operations for all of Division 8000 including business development, program management, financial analysis, communications, procurement, quality assurance, strategy development and human resources. As its primary purpose, 8100 delivers to Division 8000 professional business operations that enhance the mission execution excellence.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Job ID: 693828

Job Family: PM

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.