Modernization Project Manager Jobs in Hoboken, NJ

## Manager Modernization Project OfficeApplylocations: Upton, NYtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR102620Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is home to world-leading scientific research and one of the nation's premier multidisciplinary laboratories. As the Laboratory continues to expand its scientific capabilities through major facility investments, modernization of its campus infrastructure has become critical to enabling groundbreaking research.The Modernization Project Office (MPO) is responsible for planning, designing, and delivering the Laboratory's institutional capital improvement and infrastructure modernization programs. MPO serves as the Laboratory's center of excellence for project delivery, overseeing engineering, architecture, construction management, project controls, cost estimating, scheduling, and earned value management for a diverse portfolio of institutional capital projects.MPO manages Strategic Laboratory Infrastructure (SLI) Line-Item projects as well as operating-funded programs including Institutional General Plant Projects (IGPP), Other Improvement Projects (OIP), and Deferred Maintenance Reduction (DMR), ensuring Brookhaven's facilities remain safe, reliable, sustainable, and mission-ready for world-class science.**Position Description**Brookhaven National Laboratory seeks an accomplished engineering, architecture, or construction manager to serve as Manager of the Modernization Project Office (MPO). Reporting to Associate Lab Director for Facilities & Operations, the Manager, MPO provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the Laboratory's institutional capital planning and construction portfolio.In this role, you will lead multidisciplinary teams responsible for campus planning, engineering, architecture, project management, construction management, cost estimating, scheduling, and project controls, including Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS). The Manager is accountable for delivering complex capital projects safely, efficiently, and in alignment with Laboratory, Department of Energy (DOE), and stakeholder objectives.Working closely with Laboratory leadership, the Director develops long-range infrastructure and campus development strategies that support Brookhaven's evolving scientific mission.**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:****Strategic Leadership*** Provide strategic leadership for the Laboratory's institutional capital planning, engineering, architecture, and construction management functions.* Lead the implementation of strategies that advance a modern, mission-ready campus aligned with the Laboratory's evolving scientific mission, enabling current and future world-class research.* Provide executive oversight for implementation of the Laboratory's Campus Development Plan and long-range campus master planning initiatives, ensuring infrastructure investments support institutional priorities and scientific growth.* Develop and implement long-term infrastructure modernization strategies aligned with the Laboratory's scientific priorities and Annual Laboratory Plan.* Establish organizational priorities, operational objectives, and performance measures that support safe, efficient, and successful project delivery.* Identify emerging infrastructure needs and develop multi-year capital investment strategies supporting future scientific programs.**Capital Program and Project Delivery*** Lead the planning, design, execution, and closeout of institutional capital projects ranging from approximately $30 million to over $100 million annually.* Direct the Laboratory's Strategic Laboratory Infrastructure (SLI), Institutional General Plant Projects (IGPP), Other Improvement Projects (OIP), and Deferred Maintenance Reduction programs.* Ensure projects are delivered safely, within scope, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with quality expectations.* Oversee engineering design, construction management, cost estimating, scheduling, project controls, risk management, and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) implementation.* Ensure compliance with DOE Orders, Laboratory requirements, applicable codes, and industry best practices.**Organizational Leadership*** Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of engineers, architects, project managers, and construction professionals.* Foster a culture centered on safety, accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.* Develop and maintain strategic relationships with federal, state, and local agencies, elected officials, community partners, academic institutions, and other external stakeholders that are critical to advancing campus development initiatives and securing future infrastructure investment.* Represent the Laboratory in external engagements related to campus development, infrastructure planning, and institutional modernization, serving as a trusted ambassador for Brookhaven's long-term campus vision.* Serve as the principal institutional representative for the Modernization Project Office with DOE, Laboratory leadership, external architects and engineers, contractors, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders.* Present capital program strategies, project status, financial performance, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership and external review committees.* Set the standard for Operational Excellence by leading the MPO with a focus on meeting requirements every day and instituting continuous improvements to exceed customer expectations.**Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:*** Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a closely related technical discipline.* Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience managing the planning, design, and construction of complex institutional, research, industrial, or technical facilities.* Minimum of six (6) years of leadership experience managing multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, construction, or capital projects.* Experience leading all phases of project delivery, including planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout.* Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, schedules, cost estimating, project controls, risk management, and resource allocation across multiple concurrent projects.* Proven ability to develop strategic infrastructure plans that align organizational investments with long-term business or scientific objectives.* Experience managing architectural and engineering consultants, construction contractors, and other professional services.* Excellent leadership, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively engage leadership, customers, regulatory agencies, and external stakeholders.* Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical and project information through presentations, reports, and briefings.* Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams and build collaborative relationships across diverse organizations.* Demonstrated commitment to fostering a progressive workforce and maintaining the highest standards of safety, ethics, and operational excellence.**Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:*** Professional Engineer (PE) license.* Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.* Experience managing capital construction within a Department of Energy, national laboratory, federal, university, or other large research campus environment.* Knowledge of DOE Order 413.3B, Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets* Experience in campus planning, space management, facilities master planning, or strategic infrastructure planning.**Other Information:*** This is an on-site position.* Occasional travel* Due to the need for unescorted access to controlled areas of the laboratory, this position is limited to U.S. citizens in accordance with site security requirements.Brookhaven National Laboratory is committed to providing fair, equitable and competitive compensation. The full salary range for this position is $184,400 - $306,100 / year. Salary offers will be commensurate with the final candidate’s qualification, education and experience and considered with the internal peer group. **Brookhaven National Laboratory is committed to employee success and we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Review more information at** **BNL | Benefits Program** Brookhaven National Laboratory requires all non-badged personnel including visitors to produce a REAL-ID or REAL-ID compliant documentation to access Brookhaven National Laboratory – view more information at www.bnl.gov/real-id. This is due to nationwide identification requirements for federal site access as required by the federal REAL ID Act. **Those not in possession of a REAL ID-compliant document will not be permitted to access the site which includes access to the Laboratory for interviews**. As a U.S. Department of Energy laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory requires employees to obtain and maintain a DOE Uncleared Personal Identity Verification (UPIV) credential in accordance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) requirements. The credentialing process is completed as part of onboarding and enables access to DOE facilities and information systems. As a condition of employment, the selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a UPIV credential. These requirements are established under DOE Order 206.2 Chg. 2, *Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM-* Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM)*)*, and DOE Order 473.1A- Physical Protection Program- Physical Protection Program. #J-18808-Ljbffr