Project Management Office Deputy

Berkeley Lab - California - (PMO) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) is chartered with the mission of assisting and ensuring that LBNL projects, whether they involve scientific facilities, infrastructure modernization, or systems development, are managed to the highest standards of performance. The guiding principle is that LBNL Projects will accomplish their defined scope on schedule and within budget, while being conducted in a manner that ensures needed quality, personnel safety, site security, and environmental stewardship. The PMO achieves these objectives by ensuring the quality of preparation and execution of projects in the face of risk and uncertainty, providing an institutional project management framework, and leveraged project support. We are seeking an experienced Project Management Office Deputy who will be responsible for helping ensure that the PMO identifies, prioritizes and achieves needed strategies and objectives to ensure a successful project management environment and culture at LBNL. The PMO Deputy will provide and improve project management discipline and oversight to assure consistently effective leadership and management of construction, scientific, engineering and operations projects within the Laboratory. Responsibilities may include project support through conceptualization, design, planning, risk assessment, implementation, and completion. This position will work with the Laboratory Project Management Officer (LPMO) to ensure that a framework in all of the competencies for successful project management is established and maintained and that the maturity of the project management discipline at the Laboratory is continuously improved. What You Will Do: Work with the LPMO to help develop and improve successful project execution throughout LBNL by creating a successful project management environment and culture. Develop policy, procedures, guidance, methodologies, tools and training materials to improve project management at LBNL. Ensure quality preparation and execution of projects by assisting scientific and operations divisions to strengthen their capability to organize and execute projects. Provide oversight to assure that large, high-profile projects across the laboratory are consistently being led and managed effectively. Institute project controls, reviews and documentation, and utilize Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) or other project management techniques as necessary. Help to ensure effective project oversight mechanisms, including organizing reviews and vettings, to ensure the quality of project management throughout all phases of a project. May include the identification and implementation of quantitative metrics or qualitative measures to track performance in individual projects and the LBNL project portfolio. Distill scientific goals and mission objectives into concrete project requirements. Be proactive in seeking customer and sponsor needs, developing a full understanding and accepting ownership of those needs, seeking relevant solutions which meet all requirements and following up to ensure that the project sponsor is satisfied. Provide leadership for implementation of quality assurance and conduct of operations principles, policies, and procedures by assisting with the application of national, industry, and professional standards into task solutions and setting documentation standards for task/project activities including preparation of engineering and scientific reports and manuscripts, as appropriate. Act as an advisor to scientific and operations personnel, advisory groups and other project representatives. Interact with external agencies, industrial consortia, other national laboratories, universities and other collaborators. Participate in independent project reviews for projects at other Department of Energy (DOE) sites and serve as the Lab's primary contact for sponsors and customers as needed. Serve as a role model in establishing a workplace environment, which is inclusive, equitable, inclusive, sensitive, respectful, nurturing, and rewarding for all employees. What is Required: Recognized project management expert with demonstrated broad knowledge, skills and clear leadership in all aspects of project planning with at least 15 years of relevant experience including large, complex projects with significant performance risk. Working knowledge and application of the major project management process groups and knowledge areas with the ability to tailor to specific project needs (for example, earned value management, risk management, scope, schedule and budget management, and stakeholder management). Demonstrated leadership ability with 8 years of management. Supervisory experience including performance management, career development, succession planning, and workload leveling. Demonstrated ability to make independent decisions and lead support staff in defining overall objectives and the implementation of the necessary controls and monitoring to realize these objectives. Experience in evaluating and representing project status, reporting, controls, and execution status to management or independent evaluation or review boards Strong ability to distill goals and objectives into concrete project requirements. Capable of effective leadership in a collaborative environment, including the ability to serve as a chair of a committee or task force regarding project management in a scientific environment. Desired Qualifications: Bachelor's or advanced degree in a field related to the mission of the laboratory. Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Licensed professional engineer (PE) architect, or scientist. Experience in utilization of EVMS techniques. Experience with projects conducted in a scientific environment. Training and experience in computerized project scheduling, budgeting and tracking tools. Knowledge of DOE and US Government project management orders, policies, guidelines and budget requirements including DOE Order 413.3B. For full consideration, please apply by January 8, 2021. Notes: This is a full-time career appointment, exempt (monthly paid) from overtime pay. This position may be subject to a background check. Any convictions will be evaluated to determine if they directly relate to the responsibilities and requirements of the position. Having a conviction history will not automatically disqualify an applicant from being considered for employment. This position will be remote initially, but limited to individuals residing in the United States tentatively until 2021 due to COVID-19. Once the Bay Area shelter-in-place restrictions are lifted, work will be primarily performed at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA. Equal Employment Opportunity: Berkeley Lab is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. Berkeley Lab is in compliance with the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision under 41 CFR 60-1.4. 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