Technical Project Manager V – Cybersecurity Research Center

About the role

NLR is seeking a Technical Project Manager V to support major National Security programs led by the Cybersecurity Research Center. This position will provide project management leadership, strategic coordination, and execution oversight to programs of significant scale, complexity, visibility, and national importance with the Cyber domain.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating execution across classified and unclassified projects
• Developing and maintaining multi-year portfolio funding and staffing plans
• Tracking technical, schedule, cost, and risk performance
• Supporting sponsor engagement and business development activities
• Facilitating proposal development and capture planning
• Cooking activities across multiple organizations, funding sources, and security domains
• Improving operational processes that enable efficient execution of national security missions

Requirements

• Relevant PhD and 9 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience
• Or, relevant Master's Degree and 12 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience
• Or, relevant Bachelor's Degree and 14 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience
• Expert understanding and application of project management principles, concepts, practices and standards
• Expert knowledge of technical field and related disciplines
• Exhibits an exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness
• Typically viewed as international expert within the field
• Outstanding interpersonal, conflict resolution, teaming and communication skills

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI or DOE Q/SCI security clearance with a current investigation and the ability to maintain a DOE Q/SCI security clearance is mandatory for this position
• Extensive experience leading multi-million complex technical programs and portfolios in national security, cybersecurity, intelligence, defense, energy security, critical infrastructure, or related mission areas
• Extensive experience with project plan development and control, scope management, scheduling, cost management, quality assurance, resource management, communications management, risk management, and change control
• Experience supporting DOE, Department of War, DHS, or other federal national security sponsors
• Experience working within a national laboratory or FFRDC environment
• Experience managing classified research, development, testing, evaluation, and operational programs
• Experience supporting proposal development, strategic capture planning, and sponsor engagement activities
• Demonstrated success growing programs and developing new mission areas
• Demonstrated excellence in verbal, written, executive, and technical communications
• Strong financial analysis and portfolio management experience
• Expertise in project management and financial tools such as MS Excel, Power BI, Oracle, Salesforce, Microsoft Project, or equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence outcomes without direct authority
• Demonstrated ability to operate in highly dynamic and mission-critical environments
• Strong leadership, strategic planning, project management, and problem-solving skills

Skills

• Program Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, operational technology security, intelligence analysis, critical infrastructure protection, energy systems, or emerging technologies

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short*- and long-term disability insurance
• Pension benefits*
• 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Personal time off (PTO) and sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement*
• Performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component
• Relocation expense reimbursement (for some positions)

Pay

$120,400 - $216,700 annually

Schedule

Regular hours per week: 40