Project Manager II - Physical Security Systems

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy.  Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.   

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.  
• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

The Physical Security Systems Department (PSS) is seeking a high-level performer to join our team as a Project Manager II to lead to coordinate physical security systems (PSS) projects, including planning, stakeholder coordination, project oversight, and system commissioning. This role ensures projects are delivered on schedule, within scope, and in compliance with applicable standards. This project manager reports directly to the Physical Security Systems Engineering department while supporting other PSS functions, including the Electronic Safety Section (ESS) and the System Administration team. 

Key Responsibilities

• Manage Physical Security Systems small sized projects <$5M throughout their lifecycles (initiation, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling, and closing). 
• Serve as the primary point of contact between all disciplines (i.e., PSS engineering, PSS technicians (ESS/Craft), vendors, Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), and end users). 
• Coordinate design reviews, walkdowns, and stakeholder approvals. 
• Lead and facilitate weekly operations meetings with PSS department to review. 
• Ensure clear communication of project status, changes and impacts. 
• Track project progress against schedule and budget. 
• Provide regular reporting to leadership and stakeholders on projects. 
• Project planning, estimating, schedule development, and work authorization. 
• Coordinate work planning through interaction with program managers, project managers, and project teams across the enterprise to promote effective project initiation and planning, risk management, project execution, and the development of lessons learned. 
• Meet with process owner and team members to ensure all requirements are met. Actively participate and facilitate definition of requirements with the organizational representative(s). 
• Collect, assemble, analyze, and document business requirements to meet the needs of the organization. 
• Assist in the preparation of execution plans and required project approvals. 
• Review cost, schedule, and technical performance. 
• Adapt to the specific needs and objectives of the sponsor to ensure project success and a positive experience while managing and providing realistic expectations.
• Work with leadership to manage and mitigate problem areas as early as possible to ensure minimizing impacting consequences to the project. 
• Promote project management best practices by applying the necessary skills, knowledge, and abilities that promote project success and continuous improvement. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.   

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent training and experience and 2 years of related professional experience. 
• Previous project management experience and responsibilities should include: 
  • Managing small projects (<$5M TPC) and project teams (<10 people) through representation project lifecycle phases; defining, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and successfully completing discrete elements of scope in compliance with defined schedule, costs, risk, and quality constraints; with project requirements in development of products and deliverables. 
  • Managing the project team in successfully achieving project scope, schedule, and cost objectives.
• Previous experience with implementation of physical security systems project is pre