Longenecker & Associates (L&A) seeks a motivated Area Project Manager to contribute to our mission supporting our work at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions in Aiken, SC.

L&A is a woman-owned small business and trusted partner enabling critical missions across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) complex for more than 30 years. We contribute to DOE’s nuclear security and environmental remediation enterprise by providing the highest-caliber staff and experts.

L&A is unconditionally committed to mission success and the well-being of employees, the nation and the environment. Our team members are passionate about building a healthier environment for generations to come. We are a community that interfaces and effectively communicates with all levels of management and government. If you have a passion for excellence, seek opportunities to engage in mission critical work, and consistently exceed expectations, apply now to join our professional family.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The main duties include, but are not limited to:

· Provide overall management and direction of engineering, procurement, and construction of multiple complex multi-million-dollar projects critical to SRS Operations,

· Responsible for a wide variety of less significant projects managed by less qualified Project Managers,

· Establish and manage numerous diverse project management teams, providing policy direction, broad program direction, and establishing priorities needed to integrate numerous ongoing area projects,

· Manage project cost, schedule, scope, and subcontract matrices, while adhering to SRS quality, environmental, and safety objectives,

· Establish and control project costs, schedule, and technical baselines and provide effective management of project staff and matrix personnel to control baselines,

· Manage project cost, schedule, scope, and subcontract matrices, while adhering to SRS quality, environmental, and safety objectives,

· Establish and control project costs, schedule, and technical baselines and provide effective management of project staff and matrix personnel to control baselines,

· Manage professional and non-exempt employees to include career development, motivation, performance review, and salary administration,

· Initiate and frequently deliver concise and accurate presentations to internal and external customers regarding project implementation plans, status, changes, and new approaches, including complex technical, organizational, and financial issues,

· Conduct highly complex analysis of problems involving numerous engineering disciplines,

· Develop new and innovative alternative action strategies enabling the early achievement of milestones,

· Perform risk analyses and provide decision authority for defining and approving corrective actions and establishing priorities,

· Manage project efforts to ensure project progress is within schedule, cost, technical, environmental, and legal baselines.

· Act as an technical project management advisor and consultant to project management teams, peers, less experienced project managers, and SRS senior management, and external customers.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

· Bachelor's degree in an engineering or environmental discipline and at least 15 -17 years project management experience and at least 8 years personnel management experience.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

· Mastery of project management principles and techniques including but not limited to: life cycle cost analysis, net present value and internal rate of return calculations, system efficiencies,product warranties and technical bid evaluations, depreciation schedules, contractual terms conditions, communication management, human resource management, time and schedule management, risk management, and contract and procurement equity management is essential,

· Comprehensive understanding of work hazards, safety programs, environmental law, legal and business concepts is mandatory

· Ability to work in a diverse work environment,

· Satisfactory results of a pre-employment screening, which includes a background check and drug screening in accordance with Federal requirements (details below),

· Ability to fulfill and promote L&A core values.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Previous experience on DOE sites and programs,

· Candidates possessing a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification are preferred,

· Candidates who have 5 or more years of experience working at Savannah River Site (SRS) are preferred,

· Candidates who have demonstrated experience coordinating transition logic from construction to startup as well as transition to operations for operational readiness are preferred,

· Candidates who have demonstrated previous experience with the use and implementation of Manual 5E, Startup Test Program, and related directives and standards, or an equivalent Commissioning/Startup program are preferred.

LOCATION

Aiken, South Carolina