Associate Project Manager, EIC Detector Subproject

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is host and lead laboratory for the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a large-scale U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science future nuclear physics user facility. The flagship detector, ePIC, is being designed and constructed through an international collaboration of more than 170 institutions in over 25 countries with Jefferson Lab as a major partner in the EIC Project. The Detector Subproject is an integral element of the DOE EIC Project and success will require disciplined integration of scientific requirements with project execution.

About the Role

The Associate Project Manager (APM) for the EIC Detector Subproject is responsible for planning, integrating, and executing the Detector Subproject within the approved technical, cost, schedule, and risk baseline. The position reports to the Physics Division Director and to the EIC Project Manager for project execution. The successful candidate will work in close partnership with the EIC Co-Associate Directors for the Experimental Program, the ePIC Collaboration, DOE, and national and international partner institutions.

The APM partners with the EIC Co-Associate Directors for the Experimental Program to define and maintain detector priorities consistent with the scientific vision and is responsible for translating those scientific objectives into an executable DOE project and delivering the approved Detector Subproject.

Key Relationships

• Reports to the Physics Division Director to facilitate coordination of work towards the Detector Subproject within the Division.
• Reports to the EIC Project Manager for all project execution responsibilities.
• Partners with the EIC Co-Associate Directors for the Experimental Program on defining scientific requirements and optimization of priority decisions.
• Develops constructive partnerships with technical and management teams at Jefferson Lab as major contributors, and with other EIC project partner institutions.
• Serves as Brookhaven's project management interface with the ePIC Collaboration.
• Coordinates execution across EIC Project systems such as Accelerator, Infrastructure, Project Controls, Procurement, and ES&H.

Responsibilities

Project Leadership

• Deliver the Detector Subproject within the approved scope, cost, schedule, and technical baseline.
• Provide leadership for integrated planning, execution, installation, and commissioning activities.
• Lead project risk management, interface management, and execution planning.

DOE Project Management

• Develop and maintain integrated schedules, resource-loaded plans, and execution strategies.
• Manage scope definition, baseline change control, and contingency in consultation with the EIC Co-Associate Directors for the Experimental Program.
• Support DOE Critical Decisions, Independent Project Reviews, and external project reviews.
• Facilitate execution of institutional responsibilities, procurements, and international in-kind contributions.

Technical Integration

• Translate detector requirements established by the Co-Associate Directors and the ePIC Collaboration into executable project scope.
• Evaluate technical alternatives for impacts on scope, cost, schedule, and risk for decisions consistent with the change control thresholds.
• Manage technical interfaces among detector systems and with other EIC subprojects.

Collaboration and External Engagement

• Coordinate with collaboration leadership regarding deliverables, interfaces, and institutional responsibilities.
• Represent the Detector Subproject during DOE EIC Project reviews and ePIC collaboration meetings.
• Build effective relationships with universities, laboratories, and international partners.

People Leadership

• Lead multidisciplinary matrixed engineering, scientific, software, and technical teams.
• Promote safety, accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

Project Accountability

• Ensure successful delivery of EIC Detector Subproject scope while meeting DOE expectations for technical performance, scientific capability, cost, schedule, quality, and safety.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Physics, Engineering, or related technical discipline (advanced degree preferred).
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in experimental nuclear or particle physics, detector development, scientific research, engineering, scientific computing, or a related technical discipline, including at least six (6) years of leadership experience managing scientific, engineering, technical, or multidisciplinary organizations.
• Extensive experience leading major scientific or engineering research projects.
• Extensive experience managing projects under DOE Order 413.3B or comparable major project governance.
• Demonstrated success managing cost, schedule, technical performance, and project risk.
• Experience leading complex multi-institutional and international collaborations.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to working safely, acting ethically, and taking personal accountability for operational excellence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with DOE laboratories and Office of Science projects managed under DOE O413.3B.
• Experience with large detector construction projects.
• Experience coordinating international in-kind contributions.

Other Information

• Domestic and international travel required.
• This is an on-site position.

Pay

The full salary range for this position is $184,400 - $306,100 per year. Salary offers will be commensurate with the final candidate’s qualification, education, and experience and considered with the internal peer group.

Benefits

Brookhaven National Laboratory offers a comprehensive employee benefits program. Review more information at BNL | Benefits Program.

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