Program Manager – DOE National Laboratory Programs

Description

The company is a global infrastructure consultancy with over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, and program and construction managers. It is a Fortune 500 firm that reported $16.1 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2025.

The company delivers projects in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings, from advisory and planning through design, engineering, and program and construction management.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams delivering complex engineering, design, and infrastructure work for U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories and specialized nuclear research facilities. The work covers nuclear research, fusion energy, and specialized laboratory facilities, and you will be accountable for program leadership, technical oversight, client relationships, and contract and financial results.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main program leadership contact, owning scope, schedule, budget, staffing, quality, and contract performance.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and specialist subcontractors across structural, mechanical, electrical, process, instrumentation and controls, and nuclear engineering.
• Oversee work on nuclear safety systems, radiological ventilation, structural design, process systems, and instrumentation and controls so it meets DOE orders, NQA-1, and applicable federal rules.
• Manage financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, invoicing, cash flow, and profitability.
• Coordinate Documented Safety Analyses, commercial grade dedication, procurement specifications, and technical reviews.
• Keep qualified Key Personnel and designated alternates in place for the full contract period.
• Prepare technical approaches, staffing plans, schedules, and cost estimates for task order proposals.
• Support laboratory modernization, infrastructure renewal, and operational readiness while keeping mission continuity during facility upgrades.
• Build relationships with DOE, national laboratory leaders, federal contractors, and industry partners to find program growth and business development opportunities.
• Mentor technical and project management staff for long-term continuity, and bring in new engineering methods and digital tools.

Requirements

• Minimum: a BA or BS in engineering, architecture, construction management, or a related technical field, plus ten years of related experience, or equivalent experience and/or education, including two years in leadership.
• Minimum: experience with federal contracting, project controls, financial management, and quality assurance programs, including DOE facility requirements, nuclear safety practice, and engineering standards such as Integrated Safety Management.
• Preferred: a PE license or PMP certification.
• Preferred: experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams and projects of similar scope and complexity.
• Preferred: direct work with DOE national laboratories or other nuclear and fusion research facilities.
• Preferred: experience managing engineering services under DOE BOA or IDIQ contracts.
• Preferred: familiarity with DOE-STD-3009-2014, NQA-1, and commercial grade dedication rules.
• Preferred: experience with nonreactor nuclear facilities, radiological systems, hot cells, and remote handling equipment.
• Preferred: experience supporting operating research labs where mission continuity and safety are critical.
• Preferred: established relationships in the DOE national laboratory community.
• Preferred: a record of growing federal programs and winning new task order work.

Conditions

Work may be based in the listed cities, with periodic travel to DOE facilities, including extended periods when the program requires it.

Visa sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this role.

Relocation is not offered for this role.

The vacancy is current, and the company intends to fill it by January 16, 2027.

All new hires must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at a company office as a condition of employment.

The company is an equal opportunity employer, and applicant information is kept confidential under EEO guidelines.

Benefits

• Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability cover, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, an employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, a retirement savings plan, and an employee stock purchase plan.
• Training and development programs to build technical and leadership skills.