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How much do program director jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 6, 2026, the average yearly pay for program director in New Mexico is $75,777.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $51,400.00 and $89,600.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are some common challenges program directors face when overseeing multiple projects or initiatives?

Program Directors often encounter the challenge of balancing competing priorities across several projects, while ensuring alignment with the organization’s strategic goals. Managing diverse teams, coordinating resources, and addressing unexpected obstacles—such as shifting stakeholder requirements or budget constraints—are common aspects of the role. Effective communication, adaptability, and strong organizational skills are essential for navigating these complexities and ensuring successful program delivery. Collaboration with senior leadership and cross-functional teams is also crucial for resolving issues promptly and maintaining program momentum.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a program director, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Program Director, you need strong leadership, project management, and strategic planning skills, usually supported by a relevant degree and several years of management experience. Experience with budgeting software, project management tools like Asana or MS Project, and familiarity with compliance standards are often necessary. Exceptional communication, decision-making, and conflict resolution abilities are critical soft skills that set top Program Directors apart. These skills are crucial for aligning teams, driving program success, and ensuring organizational goals are consistently met.

What is a program director?

A program director is an upper-management position found within organizations across almost all industries. Your primary job duties include coordinating, implementing, and overseeing all details of a company’s operation and programs. You monitor the budget, create community programs, supervise other managers, and develop better business practices. The exact job duties vary widely depending on industry and employer. Some program directors oversee the entire organization while others oversee specific departments. Though almost all industries utilize program directors, the two most commonly seen are business and healthcare.

What is the difference between Program Director vs Project Manager?

AspectProgram DirectorProject Manager
CredentialsTypically requires a bachelor’s degree; often prefers PMP or similar certificationsRequires a bachelor’s degree; PMP or CAPM certifications are common
Work EnvironmentOversees multiple projects within a program, strategic focusManages individual projects, tactical focus
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in nonprofits, corporate, government sectors for large initiativesCommon across industries for specific project execution

The Program Director focuses on overseeing multiple related projects to achieve strategic goals, while the Project Manager handles the planning and execution of a single project. Both roles require similar credentials but differ in scope and responsibilities.

What degree do you need to be a program director?

A program director typically needs at least a bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as business, management, or a specific industry-related area. Many roles also prefer or require a master's degree or higher, along with experience in leadership, project management, or the specific sector they oversee.
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Infographic showing various Program Director job openings in New Mexico as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 76% Full Time, 19% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 96% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 3% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $75,777 per year, or $36.4 per hour.

Capability Delivery Deputy (Project-Program Director 5)

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos, NM • On-site

$105K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

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Description
Job Title Capability Delivery Deputy (Project-Program Director 5)
Location Los Alamos, NM, US
Organization Name 50I00A
Minimum Salary 184200
Maximum Salary 329700
This position is open for both internal and external candidates to apply.
What You Will Do
The Weapons Infrastructure Program Office (WIPO) seeks an exceptional senior leader to serve as the Capability Delivery Deputy Project-Program Director. This Project-Program Director 5 position assists the Capability Delivery Project-Program Director in strategic leadership for managing the past and future components of WIPO's capability portfolio, playing a critical role in ensuring the Laboratory's infrastructure capabilities meet weapons program needs. As deputy to the Capability Delivery Project-Program Director, this position provides critical leadership continuity and assists in all aspects of portfolio management.
WIPO's mission is to quantitatively match the capability of the Laboratory's infrastructure to the delivery needs of the weapons program and the Laboratory's retained risk. The Capability Delivery Deputy Project-Program Director assists in the leadership of the program element responsible for managing future infrastructure capabilities across Mission Need, Analysis of Alternatives, Preliminary Design, and potentially Execution lifecycle phases, as well as help to manage the Disposition & Demolition lifecycle phase for excessed capabilities. This capability delivery spans a range of scales up to multi-billion-dollar capital acquisitions managed under DOE Order 413.3B. Because many such projects are running in parallel, the Capability Delivery Deputy Project-Program Director must be able to help balance a dynamically evolving portfolio of efforts.
This position requires an exceptional leader who can broker relationships at the executive level, manage complex technical portfolios with strategic significance, and serve as a critical contributor to portfolio integration and analysis efforts across the Laboratory.
Specifically, the Capability Delivery Deputy Project-Program Director will be responsible for:
  • Strategic Program Leadership: Assist in the delivery of leadership, vision, strategic and tactical planning, and overall direction for execution of large, complex, technically challenging portfolios requiring multidisciplinary integration across multiple Laboratory organizations, as well as serving as a core member of the WIPO leadership team;
  • Portfolio Integration: Assist WIPO's portfolio integration and analysis efforts, ensuring alignment between infrastructure capabilities and weapons program requirements;
  • Lifecycle Management: Assist in the leadership and management of the Capability Delivery program element responsible for infrastructure capabilities across all phases of the lifecycle, from Mission Need through Disposition & Demolition, excluding Transition to Operations, Operations & Maintenance, and Transition to Disposition;
  • Cross-Program Coordination: Enable close coordination with other WIPO Program elements (Operations & Maintenance, Transition to Operations & Disposition, and Analytics & Decision Support) to ensure delivered tools and capabilities meet WIPO's integrated needs;
  • Execution Delivery: Apply advanced, expert-level knowledge to ensure that capabilities are delivered in accordance with their agreed-upon scope, schedule, budget, and risk envelopes, and in accordance with the principles of Integrated Safety Management and Integrated Work Management;
  • Risk and Change Management: Implement formal and effective risk management and change control to manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk through project lifecycles;
  • Personnel Leadership: Manage some aspects of personnel management including headcount management, budgeting, directing assignments, hiring, onboarding, performance management, staff development, and team recognition; and
  • Reporting and Communications: Assist in reporting and documentation with executive-level internal and external customers to communicate issues to Laboratory executive management and customers.

The Capability Delivery Deputy Project-Program Director will report to the Capability Delivery Project-Program Director and will serve as a member of WIPO's senior leadership team.
For full consideration, applicants must provide a cover letter addressing each of the individual minimum job requirements.
What You Need
Minimum Job Requirements:

  • Expert-level knowledge of and demonstrated experience in all aspects of project management of technical or operational work, including defining work scope, schedules, budgets, priorities, and performance milestones; developing cost, scope, and schedule baselines; reporting cost and schedule variance; and managing change control and risk.
  • Demonstrated experience in successfully developing, planning, and managing technically complex and multidisciplinary programs/projects in accordance with and providing guidance for Laboratory policies.
  • Expert-level knowledge of and demonstrated experience in partnering, implementing, and providing guidance for governmental regulations related to technical or operational work of assigned portfolios, particularly involving DOE Order 413.3B.
  • Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance.

Education/Experience:
Position requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and at least twelve years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. An advanced degree and Project Management Institute certification are preferred.
Desired Qualifications:
  • Demonstrated experience in construction oversight and management.
  • Knowledge of and demonstrated experience in the LANL weapons program.
  • Advanced knowledge of and demonstrated experience in all aspects of project management of technical or operational work, including defining work scope, schedules, budgets, priorities, and performance milestones; developing cost, scope, and schedule baselines; reporting cost and schedule variance; and managing change control and risk.
  • Advanced knowledge of and demonstrated experience in partnering, implementing, and providing guidance for governmental regulations related to technical or operational work of assigned portfolios, particularly involving DOE Order 413.3B.
  • Demonstrated experience in management, supervision, and development of assigned employees in a respectful and inclusive work environment.
  • Demonstrated experience in developing and nurturing effective executive-level external and internal customer relationships, building trust, gaining consensus, and resolving conflicts.
  • An active DOE Q clearance.

Work Environment:
Work Location : The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.
Position commitment:
Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.
Note to Applicants:
Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Where You Will Work
Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:
§ PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network
§ Dental and vision insurance
§ Free basic life and disability insurance
§ Paid childbirth and parental leave
§ Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)
§ Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
§ Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays)
§ Onsite gyms and wellness programs
§ Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)
Additional Details
Directive 206.2 - Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2 . Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.
Clearance: Q (Position will be cleared to this level). Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government, and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matter. This position requires a Q clearance, and obtaining such clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon the position, additional authorization to access classified information may be required, which may or may not be available to dual citizens. Receipt of a Q clearance and additional access authorization ultimately is a decision of the Federal Government and not of Triad.
*Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.
New-Employment Drug Test: The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing. Although New Mexico and other states have legalized the use of marijuana, use and possession of marijuana remain illegal under federal law. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre-offer.
Regular position: Term status Laboratory employees applying for regular-status positions are converted to regular status.
Internal Applicants: Regular appointment employees who have served the required period of continuous service in their current position are eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the required period of continuous service, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. Please refer to Policy Policy P701 for applicant eligibility requirements.
Incentive Compensation Program: Position is eligible to participate in the Triad Incentive Compensation Program. You must be in an eligible position for a minimum of 3 months, before July 1st and remain in an eligible position as of the end of the fiscal year, September 30th. The annual distribution is prorated based on the number of months in the eligible position.
Equal Opportunity: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to applyhelp@lanl.gov or call (505)-664-6947.
Employment Status Full Time
Appointment Type Regular
Regular

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