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Posted by: SLAC/Stanford on Apr 21, 2024


Location:

Menlo Park , CA

Job Description:

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Position overview:

This position is an employee of Stanford University, providing support to the Department of Energy (DOE) contract at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The Facilities and Operations (F&O) Department, Design and Construction Services (DCS) group is seeking a Senior Project Manager to deliver world-class design and construction of facilities and infrastructure projects in support of world-changing scientific research. The senior project manager will be responsible for planning, developing, procurement, design, construction, and close-out/transition to operations of project scope(s) ranging from $10M to $50M. SLAC currently has multiple ongoing projects to improve scientific research capabilities and to maintain existing infrastructure, including backbone utility systems and experimental spaces such as research laboratories, cleanrooms, and associated MEP systems.

The Senior Project Manager could be assigned to one major project or several minor projects. Major projects at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory includes Department of Energy line-item projects such as the Critical Utilities Infrastructure Revitalization (CUIR) and the Linac Coherent Light Source-II-High Energy (LCLS-II-HE). Minor projects include a wide range of infrastructure improvements such as electrical distribution system repairs and upgrades, cooling tower replacements, roadways repairs and pipeline/culverts repair and replacements.

When serving on a major project, the Senior Project Manager is accountable to the Project Director or Infrastructure System Manager of the major project. When serving on minor projects, the Senior Project Manager is accountable to the leader of the Minor Project Program. The Senior Project Manager carries responsibility and authority for planning, coordinating and executing critical project scopes to ensure the project's mission and program are met in terms of technical scope, cost, schedule and resources.

The successful candidate will liaise with a broad range of SLAC organization groups and stakeholders, including SLAC scientists and physicists, operations and engineering, finance and contracting, facilities maintenance experts and project managers of other systems. In addition, the senior project manager is responsible for coordinating the engineering and design process, managing A/E service design contracts and construction contracts during construction. The senior project manager is also responsible for presenting project information to DOE in Project Reviews, SLAC Project Assurance and Advisory Group and regular monthly meetings attended by senior leaders.

Your specific responsibilities include: The primary focus on this position will be on delivering electrical, mechanical and civil infrastructure design and construction work scopes of the assigned major or minor project(s). Perform the full range of project management cycle on assigned project control accounts, including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing of all responsible WBS activities. Independently lead and direct work scopes and deliverables that involve functional integrations with multiple engineering systems and disciplines. Development and management of critical paths and schedules. This position requires detailed knowledge of project schedule, with a high level of awareness on interdependencies with other major projects' schedule and laboratory's operation downtimes. Direct development of project execution plan, communication plan and acquisition strategy plans. Responsible for development of resources plan for assigned project control accounts, including level of effort for management, supporting labor, materials, and time required to complete the assigned project control accounts. Facilitate discussions and negotiations between SLAC stakeholders to drive consensus on project design and operation requirements. Direct the work of contractors and Architects/Engineers consultants to successfully complete the assigned project control accounts. Ensure that project requirements are captured and the design meets the program requirements as established by the project stakeholders and approved project documentation. Utilize approved project management system, processes and tools during design and construction to ensure alignment with SLAC Office of Project Management's and DOE's reporting requirements from an overall Project Status and Quality Assurance perspective. Organize and hold design readiness and technical reviews. Identify and manage responsible project accounts' risks and actively monitor mitigation measures to control cost, schedule, and scope. Integrate Environmental Safety & Health (ES&H) considerations in planning, design and construction of facilities. Ensure implementation of SLAC ES&H policy and best practices in construction. Ultimately responsible for general contractor activities such as safety, configuration, cost and schedule control on assigned project control accounts. Ensure that construction conforms to SLAC policies and engineering specifications under very dynamic working conditions. Interacts with DOE SLAC Site Office representatives along with the Project Director or Infrastructure System Manager to convey status of the project and proactively communicate challenges as they arise. Other duties may also be assigned. To be successful in this position you will bring: Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management (with a focus on infrastructure projects), or related field and at least 5 years of work experience, with 7 to 9 years preferred. At least 3 years of experience shall be serving as a project leader with direct responsibility of at least $10M of scope and direct experience on: Providing project management and leadership on delivering major electrical, mechanical and civil infrastructure scope of mission critical projects with complex engineering design, extensive interfaces, and restricted construction work windows. Delivering construction projects using design-build, design-bid-build and CM/GC methods. Overseeing single contract procurement of over $10M, from the sources sought phase to RFP development, vendor selection and contract negotiations, contract award and vendor performance management, change control, and contract closeout phases. Utilizing Primavera P6, MS Project, AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, Sharepoint or other software to enhance collaboration during design review, control and streamline design and construction processes, and reduce construction conflicts and schedule uncertainty. Utilizing AACE estimate classifications, design maturity and risk assessments to develop cost and schedule contingency Highly effective written and oral communication skills to address a wide variety of audiences and be able to convey complex technical information and project objectives to various audiences, including: clients or owner's representative, Authority Have Jurisdiction (AHJ), construction contractors, architects and engineers and financial and contracting personnel. Ability to maintain positive interpersonal relationships, balance customer expectations with project reality, and successfully guide decision-making to achieve project goals and deadlines. Strong commitment to improving construction quality and safety by investing in front end planning, applying safety by design principles, embracing peer review processes and actively sharing and applying lessons learned. A can-do spirit and demonstrate resilience, respect, and practical problem-solving skills under stressful and uncertain situations. Demonstrate a passion for doing it right the first time. In addition, preferred requirements include: A Master's degree or MBA a plus. Working knowledge in implementing project management practices required by DOE Order 413.3 Program and Project Management for Acquisition of Capital Assets, to include project planning, budgeting, scheduling, cost estimating, risk management, and performance management. Experience with Earned Value Management Systems in a project and/or construction environment. Experience with managing multi-year public-funded construction projects that are subject to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Knowledge of California Building Codes, electrical and mechanical design standards, local environmental standards and practices and industrial and construction safety standards Familiarity with design and construction of high voltage and medium voltage electrical transmission and distribution system as well as electrical SCADA systems. Familiarity with sustainable design and construction approaches to reduce project's carbon footprint Certifications and Licenses: Must have valid driver's license. This position will require driving a personal or laboratory vehicle to/from and safely on a construction work site. Professional Engineer (PE) license, or Registered Architect (RA) preferred Project Management (PMI), Project Management Professional (PMP) a plus SLAC employee competencies: Effective Decisions: Uses job knowledge and solid judgment to make quality decisions in a timely manner. Self-Development: Pursues a variety of venues and opportunities to continue learning and developing. Dependability: Can be counted on to deliver results with a sense of personal responsibility for expected outcomes. Initiative: Pursues work and interactions proactively with optimism, positive energy, and motivation to move things forward. Adaptability: Flexes as needed when change occurs, maintains an open outlook while adjusting and accommodating changes. Communication: Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, presented messages Relationships: Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve. Physical requirements and Working conditions: Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job. Given the nature of this position, remote work opportunities will be limited, and on-site presence is expected. Work standards: Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations. Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. Meets the applicable roles and responsibilities as described in the ESH Manual, Chapter 1-General Policy and Responsibilities: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/eshmanual/pdfs/ESHch01.pdf Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu ----------------------------------------- Classification Title: Project Manager 2 - Facilities/Construction Grade: K Job code: 4402 Employment duration: Regular Continuing The expected pay range for this position is $134,000 to $181,000 per annum. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs

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About SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

As one of 17 Department of Energy national labs, SLAC pushes the frontiers of human knowledge and drives discoveries that benefit humankind. We invent the tools that make those discoveries possible and share them with researchers all over the world. X-rays Reveal the Atomic World Our 2-mile-long particle accelerator is the lab’s backbone. Once the scene of major discoveries in particle physics, today it generates the world’s brightest X-rays for our revolutionary X-ray laser, the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS). Thousands of researchers come to SLAC to use LCLS and the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource to probe matter in atomic detail. These X-ray studies help scientists understand the fundamental workings of nature and find solutions to real-world problems. Fundamental Science, Practical Benefits When researchers delve into basic details of the world around us, practical benefits often follow. This is true of research at SLAC. In chemistry, “molecular movies” made with our X-ray laser are capturing all the tiny steps of chemical reactions for the first time. This new understanding will help improve reactions that give us fuels, fertilizers and a host of other products. In biology, X-rays reveal how proteins – one of the key molecules of life – function in our bodies and in nature. This research has contributed to the development of medications for melanoma, flu and HIV and is aiding the fight against COVID-19, Ebola, high blood pressure and other ills. SLAC studies of exotic materials with quirky traits could have a profound impact on society, although it may be far in the future. Meanwhile, scientists use our X-ray beams for experiments to improve materials for computer chips, jet planes, refinery operations and “smart windows” that automatically adjust the amount of light coming in, to name a few.Even the accelerator technology developed for basic physics experiments has had a huge impact in medicine and industry, where it shrinks tumors, sterilizes medical supplies and hardens materials, among many other things. SLAC researchers are working to make accelerators much smaller and cheaper so they can accomplish even more. Solving Energy Challenges Many threads of SLAC research come together in the quest for clean, sustainable energy sources. We study how plants make energy from sunlight with an eye to doing the same, and customize chemical reactions for generating clean fuels. Our specialized X-ray equipment allows scientists to watch batteries, solar cells and fuel cells in operation, a crucial step in improving how they work. An Eye on the Cosmos SLAC started more than 50 years ago as a place to discover fundamental particles and forces. Today, our researchers still explore the universe at the largest and smallest scales. At the tiniest scale, we help search for new particles and forces at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe, where the Higgs boson was discovered. At the most sweeping scale, we’re building the world’s biggest digital camera for the widest, deepest survey of the night sky ever undertaken. Our longstanding expertise in building particle detectors is being put to use in experiments that search for dark matter and dark energy, probe the secrets of ghostly neutrinos, look for signs of cosmic inflation and capture high-energy particles from the most violent events in the universe. Key Partnerships Stanford University operates SLAC for the DOE Office of Science. Our five joint research centers and facilities with Stanford focus on cosmology and astrophysics, materials and energy science, catalysis, ultrafast science and cryogenic electron microscopy. SLAC’s location in Silicon Valley and our connections with DOE, Stanford and other leading research centers speed our progress. We also look for ways to work with industry to solve problems and spread the benefits of research out into society.

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