Senior/Principal - IT Project Manager Information Systems Engineering, Hybrid

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Are you passionate about making an impact across the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE)? We are seeking an experienced and motivated Information Systems Engineering Project Manager to join us in group 9350, Science and Engineering Information Systems (SEIS).

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

• Lead programmatic initiatives with NNSA and other NSE Sites.
• Work directly with NNSA Federal Program Managers to guide initiative development.
• Provide estimated cost and schedule for information systems projects.
• Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget and meet the technical requirements.
• Connect and verify products with customers - external, internal, across functional organizations.
• Apply functions of standard information systems frameworks such as ITIL and/or CMMI, and methodologies such as Agile, iterative, spiral and waterfall, in managing and tracking the execution of projects.
• Manage changes in project scope using change management, identifies potential issues, and devises contingency plans, as necessary.
• Identify potential project risks and responds by developing risk mitigation strategies, corrective actions, risk acceptance recommendations or avoidance for all aspects of the project.
• Analyze new and complex project-related problems and create innovative solutions that normally involve the schedule, technology, methodology, tools, solution components, and financial management of the project.
• Develop and delivery status reporting, decision documents, and presentations.
• Work with teams to identify efficiencies and conducts lessons learned for process improvement.
• Effectively addresses project concerns with management.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to work onsite a minimum of 3 days per week.

$99,400 - $193,600

*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.

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Management Information Systems, Business Management, Accounting, or relevant field and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and experience.
• Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or Agile Project Management Certification (SAFe, Scrum, etc.)
• Experience managing engineering or IT related programs.
• An active DOE Q-level security clearance.

• Experience working directly with NNSA federal program managers.
• Experience managing cost, schedule, and performance of IT programs.
• Experience and in-depth knowledge on Sandia financial and program management systems.
• Familiarity with the Product Realization Integrated Digital Enterprise (PRIDE) program.
• Familiarity with the Future Year's Nuclear Security Plan (FYNSP) process, collecting FYNSP requirements, and estimating costs.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including the ability to articulate the plan and implement the project to successful completion.
• Proficiency in processes, tools, and applications commonly used in information systems development and project management.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and complete tasks in a constantly changing environment.
• Ability to develop and nurture effective relationships internal and external to the organization.
• Experience with Nuclear Weapons (NW) product development lifecycles.
• The ability to travel 4-6 times per year.

The Science and Engineering Information Systems (SEIS) Organization is a highly integrated team of departments focused on delivering software and system solutions which impact Sandia's mission-critical programs. Our vision is to be Sandia's information sciences and engineering partner of choice for advancing informatics, cyber security, technology assessments, and computer systems, and delivering information engineering products and services. Our key goals are: cost-effective and reliable solutions, customer agility and performance, broad impact across Sandia, and an agile organization. The Organization's work has been primarily focused within the Nuclear Weapons Strategic Management Unit (SMU) and the Nuclear Weapons Complex, with the Defense Systems & Assessments SMU as a major avenue of new growth. Core competencies of the Organization include technology assessments, application and infrastructure security, software engineering, technical project management, requirements engineering, enterprise architecture, data architecture, and configuration management. Emerging competencies include advanced informatics, embedded software development, predictive simulation capabilities, scientific, parallel, and high-performance computing. To have broad impact across Sandia missions, we are purposely extending our core competencies and differentiation capabilities through partnerships with other organizations and through LDRDs. The SEIS Organization employs a rigorous product development and deployment process and staff members are the key impetus for process improvements through adoption of new techniques and industry best practices.

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.

Sandia is required by DOE 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 obtain and 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.

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.

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.