Project Manager

Requisition Id 13552 

Overview:   

ORNL is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory, with an extraordinary 80-year history of solving the nation’s biggest problems. We have a dedicated and creative staff of over 6,800 people! ORNL’s decadal vision for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) is to cultivate an environment and practices that foster diversity in ideas and in the people across the organization, as well as to ensure ORNL is recognized as a workplace of choice. These elements are critical for enabling the execution of ORNL’s broader mission to accelerate scientific discoveries and their translation into energy, environment, and security solutions for the nation. Come join us and help solve the world's most challenging energy problems!

 

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has an opening for a Project Manager for the NNFD Infrastructure Program.  In this role you will focus on managing design and construction projects from conception to turn over to operations. The PM leads project teams to successful project completion. The PM develops project definition and scope, methods of accomplishment and project schedule and cost baselines. Baselines include establishment of work activities, milestones and task schedules. PM reports project status and meets with ORNL senior management, DOE, and the ORNL customer. This position reports to the Infrastructure Program Manager.

 

Major Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Manage projects from conception through turn over to operations
• Lead project teams to successful project completion
• Develop project definition and scope, methods of accomplishment and project schedule and cost baselines (baselines include establishment of work activities, milestones, and task schedules)
• Report project status and meets with ORNL senior management, DOE, and the ORNL customer
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, promote and lead project site safety
• Bring standard commercial best practices and lean techniques to projects
• Be proficient in reading plans and specifications, and contributing to their development
• Possess a solid knowledge of PM best practices and coordinate activities among design groups and subcontractors to achieve overall objective
• Review and approve design documents, change orders, material requisitions and specifications for construction or procurement use
• Monitor project budget, schedule, scope, and risk and provide transparency to the customer
• Manage contingency, change orders, and contractor claims and maintain effective communication with the team, the customer, and other stakeholder
• Resolve problems and conflicts within the project and the project team
• Conduct periodic project and customer meetings to promote and facilitate communication, review progress and performance, discuss issues and facilitate problem resolution

 

Basic Qualifications: 

• A BS in engineering or construction management
• Experience required across the full project life cycle (initiation, planning, design, construction, and startup/commissioning of projects)
• Must be familiar with construction safety standards and their practical application in the field
• Ability to prepare and provide presentations to senior management
• Ability to lead and develop teams in project delivery
• Must understand risk management and its practical application to projects
• Must have strong interpersonal skills

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project Management Certification (PMP) from the Project Management Institute
   

Special Requirements:

• Work involves various physical requirements and working conditions. As such, a pre-hire physical will be required after offer.