Technical Operations Manager

Company Description

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. 

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

Job Description

Operations & Business Principal Directorate has an opening for a Technical Operations Manager. As the Technical Operations Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Project Management Office (PMO) technical delivery organizations, including Estimating, Design and Engineering, and Construction Management. These organizations provide the technical capabilities necessary to plan and deliver the institution's portfolio of more than 200 construction projects representing over $800M in estimated Total Project Cost (TPC).

In this role, you will be responsible for aligning functional capabilities, workforce capacity, and technical resources with current and future project delivery requirements. You will partner with program, facility, and PMO leadership to anticipate portfolio demand, resolve cross-functional challenges, strengthen project delivery, and support the Laboratory's infrastructure improvement commitments. You will also provide leadership for the continued development and integration of technical operations within the PMO's project delivery and governance framework.

This position reports directly to the Deputy Principal Associate Director (DPAD) for Projects and serves as an integral member of the PMO Leadership Team.

The Project Management Office provides LLNL with integrated project management, estimating, engineering and design, project controls, construction management, and portfolio management services supporting the Laboratory's infrastructure mission. PMO enables the facilities and infrastructure necessary to support LLNL's cutting-edge research and national security missions, with an emphasis on safe, reliable, and collaborative project delivery.

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

You will 

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Construction Management, Estimating, and Design & Engineering organizations, ensuring safe, secure, and effective support to Project Management and timely project delivery.
• Lead integration across assigned functional organizations, establishing priorities, performance expectations, and accountability for service quality, technical excellence, safety, workforce performance, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and execute workforce strategies, including resource planning, succession planning, recruitment, capability development, and deployment of personnel to meet evolving project demands.
• Oversee the financial and operational management of assigned organizations, including fiscal management, budget planning, funding control, cash flow management, staffing, resource allocation, workforce utilization, and organizational performance.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with institutional partner organizations to ensure coordinated, timely, and effective project execution.
• Lead operational execution across the assigned functional organizations by effectively managing people, schedules, financial resources, and technical execution to deliver safe, timely, and high-quality project outcomes.
• Implement and reinforce the PMO Project Management System within the assigned functional organizations, ensuring operational alignment with governance, policies, standards, procedures, and organizational expectations established by the PMO Governance Department Head.
• Serve as a member of the PMO Leadership Team, advising leadership on organizational capability, workforce capacity, project execution risks, and opportunities for operational improvement while balancing customer needs with organizational priorities and governance expectations.
• Develop high-performing leaders and organizations capable of supporting a diverse and complex portfolio of capital projects.

Qualifications

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Significant experience leading multiple, multidisciplinary technical or project-delivery functions, such as Construction