Project Manager
Leidos
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Albuquerque • District of Columbia • New Mexico • United States
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Salary
💰 $116,350 - $210,325 per year
About the role
- Provide project management and integration support to Federal Program Management leadership overseeing nuclear weapons modernization and sustainment activities.
- Coordinate and assess activities supporting the design, development, qualification, production, and sustainment of nuclear and non-nuclear components.
- Advise Federal leadership on program planning, execution strategies, risk management, and policy implementation.
- Monitor technical, cost, and schedule performance across geographically dispersed NNSA national security laboratories, production facilities, and DoD stakeholders.
- Facilitate collaboration and serve as liaison among NNSA, DoD, defense contractors, design agencies, and production agencies.
- Support DOE product realization processes and participate in DoD working groups to ensure alignment of acquisition and sustainment efforts.
- Identify cross-program impacts and provide recommendations to mitigate risks affecting Defense Programs initiatives.
- Communicate technical risks, certification considerations, and schedule impacts to federal and military leadership.
- Evaluate program performance metrics and provide assessments regarding technical maturity, quality standards, milestone execution, and customer requirements.
- Support Air Force Nuclear Certification activities, including familiarity with certification processes for DoD-designed equipment, software, and facilities.
- Travel as required to national security laboratories, production facilities, and DoD locations to support program execution and stakeholder coordination.
Requirements
- Active DOE Q clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Program Management, Business, or related discipline.
- Experience supporting nuclear weapons programs within DOE/NNSA, DoD, national laboratories, or production agencies.
- Experience in project management, program integration, systems engineering, acquisition support, or related disciplines.
- Understanding of Nuclear Security Enterprise roles and responsibilities, including design and production agency interfaces.
- Experience briefing and advising federal officials or military leadership.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
Benefits
- competitive compensation
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementprogram integrationsystems engineeringacquisition supportrisk managementtechnical performance assessmentprogram performance metricsnuclear weapons programsnuclear security enterprisecertification processes
Soft Skills
communication skillscollaborationadvisingrisk mitigationstakeholder coordinationtechnical risk communicationpolicy implementationexecution strategiesevaluationcustomer requirements assessment
Certifications
DOE Q clearance