PROJECT MANAGER 2 / CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT 3
Location: Los Alamos, NM - Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Job Posting ID: 1663JP00003350 Work Location: TA-55 - 100% Onsite Openings: 3 Assignment Duration: 2 Years, with Potential Extension or Conversion Employment: Full-Time Contract Schedule: Four 12-Hour Shifts (4/12s), Including Potential Night and Weekend Assignments Security Clearance: DOE Q Clearance Preferred; Must Be Able to Obtain and Maintain Nuclear Experience: Minimum 3 Years Required
POSITION OVERVIEW
EGS is seeking experienced Project Manager 2 / Construction Superintendent 3 professionals to support mission-critical nuclear facility construction, modifications, maintenance, and infrastructure improvement activities at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Although classified as Project Manager 2, this is a hands-on Construction Superintendent position requiring direct field leadership, craft supervision, construction coordination, and safe execution of work within a highly controlled nuclear facility. The selected candidates will support operations at Technical Area 55 (TA-55), working closely with construction craft personnel, project engineers, field engineers, quality control, facility operations, and safety organizations. This position requires strong construction leadership, a minimum of three years of nuclear experience, and the ability to effectively manage construction activities in a high-security, highly regulated environment. Successful candidates must demonstrate excellent communication skills, strong relationship-building abilities, adaptability, sound judgment, and the ability to remain composed when managing challenging field conditions. The assignment requires a minimum two-year commitment and willingness to work assigned 12-hour shifts, including nights and weekends.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION & FIELD EXECUTION
- Lead and supervise construction, facility modification, renovation, maintenance, and upgrade activities within a nuclear facility.
- Manage construction projects generally valued at $500,000 or less.
- Provide direct field oversight of craft personnel, construction activities, and assigned work packages.
- Coordinate daily work execution with project engineers, field engineers, quality control personnel, facility operations, and construction management.
- Conduct daily planning meetings to review completed activities, establish priorities, and communicate upcoming work assignments.
- Lead pre-job briefings to review work scope, hazards, safety requirements, personnel readiness, and execution expectations.
- Ensure personnel understand assigned tasks, required approvals, protective equipment, and applicable work controls before beginning activities.
- Monitor construction progress and coordinate resources, personnel, materials, and equipment to support safe and efficient execution.
- Provide technical guidance and oversight to Superintendent 2 personnel as necessary.
- Resolve field issues, construction conflicts, and work execution challenges while maintaining safety and operational compliance.
- Coordinate work activities across multiple construction trades and facility organizations.
NUCLEAR FACILITY OPERATIONS & WORK CONTROL
- Support construction and maintenance activities within a highly controlled nuclear facility environment.
- Apply nuclear facility procedures, work control requirements, safety authorization basis requirements, and configuration management practices.
- Ensure construction activities are performed in accordance with approved work packages, procedures, and facility operating requirements.
- Coordinate construction execution with facility operations to minimize impacts on ongoing nuclear missions.
- Apply knowledge of Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), hazardous energy control, radiological safety, and industrial safety practices.
- Review engineering drawings, blueprints, mechanical and electrical schematics, and technical specifications.
- Support work planning, scheduling, hazard analysis, and coordination of construction activities.
- Ensure personnel comply with applicable personal protective equipment and radiological protection requirements.
- Participate in facility-specific nuclear qualification and training programs.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT & PROJECT CONTROLS
- Manage assigned construction project scope, schedules, budgets, and resources.
- Apply project controls and Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) principles to monitor project performance.
- Serve as a Control Account Manager (CAM) when assigned.
- Develop and monitor project schedules, budgets, work packages, and performance milestones.
- Evaluate cost and schedule variances and recommend corrective actions.
- Identify project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and implement recovery plans.
- Lead constructability reviews and evaluate potential impacts to project costs, schedules, and field execution.
- Coordinate procurement, materials, equipment deliveries, and construction resources.
- Utilize computerized work management systems to document activities and monitor progress.
- Prepare project status reports and communicate progress, challenges, and corrective actions to management and stakeholders.
SAFETY, COMPLIANCE & INCIDENT RESPONSE
- Maintain a strong commitment to nuclear safety, industrial safety, and environmental compliance.
- Ensure construction personnel comply with approved safety procedures, facility work controls, and operating requirements.
- Conduct pre-job safety discussions addressing hazards, work scope, personnel readiness, and required protective equipment.
- Identify potential work hazards and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Support investigations of abnormal events, incidents, and accidents.
- Participate in root cause evaluations and implementation of corrective actions.
- Monitor work activities to ensure compliance with radiological safety, Lockout/Tagout, and facility operating requirements.
- Promote a proactive safety culture and maintain effective communication between construction personnel and facility organizations.
LEADERSHIP & COMMUNICATION
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with craft personnel, engineers, supervisors, facility management, and project stakeholders.
- Provide clear technical direction and communicate daily priorities to construction teams.
- Demonstrate adaptability and sound decision-making when responding to unexpected field conditions.
- Maintain professionalism and composure when resolving disagreements or competing operational priorities.
- Promote teamwork, accountability, open communication, and mutual respect.
- Communicate work progress, schedule concerns, safety issues, and resource requirements to project leadership.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to less-experienced construction supervisors.
- Demonstrate a self-motivated approach to problem-solving and daily work execution.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 10 years of progressive construction supervision or related experience, including substantial responsibility for leading construction personnel and field activities.
- Minimum 3 years of experience working in nuclear environments.
- Nuclear experience may be obtained through DOE/NNSA facilities or commercial nuclear facilities.
- Experience supervising construction craft personnel, subcontractors, and multidisciplinary work teams.
- Demonstrated experience managing construction scope, schedules, resources, and field execution.
- Strong understanding of nuclear facility work controls, safety requirements, and construction practices.
- Experience coordinating engineering, procurement, and construction activities.
- Ability to interpret construction drawings, blueprints, schematics, and technical specifications.
- Experience with project scheduling, cost management, and construction progress reporting.
- Demonstrated ability to manage changing priorities and resolve complex field challenges.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance.
EDUCATION PREFERENCE
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline is preferred but not required.
- Relevant construction supervision experience and demonstrated field leadership are primary considerations.
- Professional certifications are beneficial but not mandatory.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Nuclear construction supervision and work execution.
- Construction planning and scheduling.
- Work package development and execution.
- Construction safety and hazard identification.
- Lockout/Tagout and hazardous energy control.
- Radiological work environments and protective equipment.
- Project controls and Earned Value Management Systems.
- Construction drawing and specification interpretation.
- Computerized work management systems.
- Microsoft Office, email, scheduling, and electronic correspondence.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Active DOE Q security clearance.
- Previous experience supporting construction or maintenance activities at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- Experience working within highly controlled nuclear facilities, including TA-55 or comparable environments.
- Extensive commercial nuclear or DOE nuclear facility experience.
- Previous experience as a Construction Superintendent, General Superintendent, Construction Manager, or Field Construction Supervisor.
- Experience with nuclear facility modifications, renovations, upgrades, or decontamination and decommissioning activities.
- Familiarity with nuclear facility work authorization, Conduct of Operations, and configuration management.
- Experience supervising union craft personnel and applying collective bargaining agreements.
- Experience as a Control Account Manager (CAM).
- Experience with EVMS and construction project controls.
- Previous experience working rotating or assigned extended-hour shifts in continuous operations environments.
WORK SCHEDULE & SHIFT REQUIREMENTS
This position supports a 24-hour, 7-day-per-week nuclear facility operation. Following initial training, employees will generally work four 12-hour shifts per week.
Available shift assignments include:
- A Shift: Monday-Thursday, Day Shift.
- B Shift: Monday-Thursday, Night Shift.
- C Shift: Thursday-Sunday, Day Shift.
- D Shift: Thursday-Sunday, Night Shift.
TRAINING & ASSIGNMENT EXPECTATIONS
- Initial training and qualification activities are expected to occupy approximately the first 90 days.
- Employees must complete required nuclear facility qualifications, including applicable WQRS training.
- Candidates should anticipate a substantial learning period to become familiar with facility operations, work processes, and security requirements.
- Familiarity with the facility and its work execution processes may take approximately 6-8 months.
- Continued training and qualification activities may extend throughout the first year.
- A minimum two-year assignment commitment is expected.
- Candidates must be prepared to work within a structured, highly regulated nuclear facility environment.
PHYSICAL & WORK ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Work is performed 100% onsite at TA-55.
- Employees must be able to navigate secure facility access points and controlled work areas.
- Work may involve extended periods inside enclosed, windowless nuclear facility environments.
- Must be capable of walking substantial distances between parking, transportation areas, and assigned work locations.
- Must be capable of climbing stairs and ladders.
- Must be capable of bending, kneeling, squatting, and navigating active construction environments.
- Must be capable of wearing required personal protective equipment, including a loose-fitting powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR), when required.
- Must be able to comply with radiological protection, security, and facility access requirements.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain the required access authorization for unescorted work in secure areas.
ASSIGNMENT DETAILS
- Three positions available.
- Initial assignment duration of two years.
- Potential for contract extension or conversion to a direct employment opportunity.
- Full-time, onsite position supporting TA-55.
- No routine travel required.
- Relocation assistance, per diem, or applicable long-term travel arrangements may be available based on individual eligibility and assignment requirements.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 10 years of progressive construction supervision or related experience, including substantial responsibility for leading construction personnel and field activities.
- Minimum 3 years of experience working in nuclear environments.
- Nuclear experience may be obtained through DOE/NNSA facilities or commercial nuclear facilities.
- Experience supervising construction craft personnel, subcontractors, and multidisciplinary work teams.
- Demonstrated experience managing construction scope, schedules, resources, and field execution.
- Strong understanding of nuclear facility work controls, safety requirements, and construction practices.
- Experience coordinating engineering, procurement, and construction activities.
- Ability to interpret construction drawings, blueprints, schematics, and technical specifications.
- Experience with project scheduling, cost management, and construction progress reporting.
- Demonstrated ability to manage changing priorities and resolve complex field challenges.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance.
EDUCATION PREFERENCE
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline is preferred but not required.
- Relevant construction supervision experience and demonstrated field leadership are primary considerations.
- Professional certifications are beneficial but not mandatory.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Nuclear construction supervision and work execution.
- Construction planning and scheduling.
- Work package development and execution.
- Construction safety and hazard identification.
- Lockout/Tagout and hazardous energy control.
- Radiological work environments and protective equipment.
- Project controls and Earned Value Management Systems.
- Construction drawing and specification interpretation.
- Computerized work management systems.
- Microsoft Office, email, scheduling, and electronic correspondence.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Active DOE Q security clearance.
- Previous experience supporting construction or maintenance activities at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- Experience working within highly controlled nuclear facilities, including TA-55 or comparable environments.
- Extensive commercial nuclear or DOE nuclear facility experience.
- Previous experience as a Construction Superintendent, General Superintendent, Construction Manager, or Field Construction Supervisor.
- Experience with nuclear facility modifications, renovations, upgrades, or decontamination and decommissioning activities.
- Familiarity with nuclear facility work authorization, Conduct of Operations, and configuration management.
- Experience supervising union craft personnel and applying collective bargaining agreements.
- Experience as a Control Account Manager (CAM).
- Experience with EVMS and construction project controls.
- Previous experience working rotating or assigned extended-hour shifts in continuous operations environments.
WORK SCHEDULE & SHIFT REQUIREMENTS
This position supports a 24-hour, 7-day-per-week nuclear facility operation. Following initial training, employees will generally work four 12-hour shifts per week.
Available shift assignments include:
- A Shift: Monday-Thursday, Day Shift.
- B Shift: Monday-Thursday, Night Shift.
- C Shift: Thursday-Sunday, Day Shift.
- D Shift: Thursday-Sunday, Night Shift.
TRAINING & ASSIGNMENT EXPECTATIONS
- Initial training and qualification activities are expected to occupy approximately the first 90 days.
- Employees must complete required nuclear facility qualifications, including applicable WQRS training.
- Candidates should anticipate a substantial learning period to become familiar with facility operations, work processes, and security requirements.
- Familiarity with the facility and its work execution processes may take approximately 6-8 months.
- Continued training and qualification activities may extend throughout the first year.
- A minimum two-year assignment commitment is expected.
- Candidates must be prepared to work within a structured, highly regulated nuclear facility environment.
PHYSICAL & WORK ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Work is performed 100% onsite at TA-55.
- Employees must be able to navigate secure facility access points and controlled work areas.
- Work may involve extended periods inside enclosed, windowless nuclear facility environments.
- Must be capable of walking substantial distances between parking, transportation areas, and assigned work locations.
- Must be capable of climbing stairs and ladders.
- Must be capable of bending, kneeling, squatting, and navigating active construction environments.
- Must be capable of wearing required personal protective equipment, including a loose-fitting powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR), when required.
- Must be able to comply with radiological protection, security, and facility access requirements.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain the required access authorization for unescorted work in secure areas.
ASSIGNMENT DETAILS
- Three positions available.
- Initial assignment duration of two years.
- Potential for contract extension or conversion to a direct employment opportunity.
- Full-time, onsite position supporting TA-55.
- No routine travel required.
- Relocation assistance, per diem, or applicable long-term travel arrangements may be available based on individual eligibility and assignment requirements.