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Posted June 04, 2026

Program Manager

Strategic Management Solutions, LLC.
Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States 87544 Full Time
Reference: 285032986
Program Manager

SMSIprovides expert management consulting, program and project management, and technical consulting services to government and private sector clients.SMSIhas grown and evolved by building an outstanding reputation for client-focused performance and for delivering results that enable clients to meet commitments and milestones.
SMSI is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Job Summary:
SMSI, LLC is seeking a full-time Program Manager to support our client onsite at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in Los Alamos, NM. The projects will vary in nature but are expected to be related to building and maintenance operations, facilities operations, infrastructure, and capital projects.
The Program Manager provides leadership and overall management of an assigned technical or operational portfolio, which may be large or small in total budget and may encompass one or more discrete programs. The Program Manager brokers with customers and individual researchers or research groups/programs to determine what work will be done to meet the customer's needs, general timeframes, and funding requirements.
The candidate is expected to develop working relationships that span existing internal and/or external institutional missions and extend into new opportunities as policies, missions, and opportunities evolve. Programs are a complex set of related activities needed to produce products or services over time to meet customer requirements within a given mission area. Programs are often ongoing over multiple years and evolve in response to the customers changing needs. The customer may be an external body, such as a federal agency, or may be an internal organization within the Laboratory.
Responsibilities:
  • The qualified candidate will define program work scope, schedules, budgets, priorities, and performance milestones.
  • The candidate will develop cost scope and schedule baselines.
  • They will report on cost and schedule variance.
  • They will manage a portfolio for employees, subcontractors, internal maintenance, forecasting, communicate with stakeholders, and work execution.
  • Manage change control and risk.
Requirements:
  • Possess advanced knowledge of and successfully demonstrated experience in all aspects of program management of technical or operational work.
  • Strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to write status reports and present them to senior leadership.
  • Advanced knowledge of the technical or operational discipline of the assigned portfolio(s).
  • Advanced knowledge of regulatory and Laboratory requirements related to programmatic work of assigned portfolio(s).
  • Successfully demonstrated experience in developing and nurturing effective internal and/or external customer relationships.
  • Advanced organization skills and is capable of planning and managing schedules and budgets
  • Successfully demonstrated experience in interacting effectively with all levels of internal and/or external personnel; building trust, gaining consensus, and resolving conflicts.
  • A leadership and project manager, with the ability to build trust and be accountable for managing a portfolio
  • Excellent oral communication and presentation skills.
  • The position requires background and pre-employment drug screening for drug-free workplace.
  • This person must be able to work onsite at LANL during regular business hours 4-5 days per week.
  • The candidate must be US Citizen.
  • The candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.
  • The candidate must have an active Real ID driver's license for badging and onboarding.
Preferred Skills:
  • Active or recently inactive Q clearance preferred.
Educational Requirements:
  • Position requires a bachelor's degree and 8 years of related management experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Project Management certifications are a plus




Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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