Project Director - High Performance Data Facility

About Jefferson Lab Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community. A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of “big science” and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by SURATech, LLC, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world. What your job will be like: Lead the HPDF team of professionals to ensure that the project is successfully delivered from its initial concept through to completion. Foster effective coordination not only within Jefferson lab team but also with Jefferson Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, facilitating collaboration and communication throughout the entire process.In this job you will:

• Ensure timely and accurate communications with DOE, Integrated Project Team, Jefferson Lab Leadership team, and other key stakeholders. Facilitate project communications up, down, and across engaged organizations.
• Lead project plans that inform the time, funding, and resources for successful project completion and clearly communicate these requirements to governance entities.
• Execute the HPDF project within the DOE approved baselines and to DOE standards for project management, such as DOE Order 413.3b; apply tailoring strategy as appropriate for Office of Science projects.
• Execute successful outcome of DOE independent reviews and assessments of the HPDF project.
• Lead collaboration with a variety of technical teams, computer vendors, and construction managers to coordinate the creation of the HPDF facility that includes computational system, data storage, and software and conventional facilities elements.
• Work with the JLDC team in the development and communication of HPDF integration into JLDC.
• Support the Laboratory in the implementation and execution of JLab and DOE mission and goals.Lead - Supervisory - Management
• Hire and manage a top talent team to assure project success and to achieve operational objectives.Experience
• Required: 15 or more years Experience leading teams to accomplish highly complex technical objectives
• Required: 5 or more years Experience managing technical projects with a cost of $10M or larger
• Required: 5 or more years Experience managing research computing or related projects within the DOE laboratory system
• Required: 5 or more years Expertise managing federally-funded research projects and their related financial requirements
• Preferred: 4 or more years Direct experience in directing or managing a DOE O413.3b Project
• Preferred: 5 or more years Experience within the DOE ASCR Program OfficeEducation
• Required: Master's Degree in relevant fieldExperience and Education Exchange

Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience.Licenses and Certifications

• Preferred: Project Management Training and Certification Upon HireKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• High: Natural problem-solver, solutions oriented, able to progress solutions from high ambiguity to concrete plans.
• Medium: Ability to negotiate high-value contracts with technology vendors.
• High: Ability to work with U.S. Government program managers.
• High: Possesses exemplary communication skills and the ability to work with a broad spectrum of contributors and stakeholders to establish and achieve complex goals in a fast-paced environment.
• High: High emotional intelligence (i.e. self-awareness, self-management, motivation, empathy, and social skills).
• High: Able to understand and communicated complex project and funding related financial information.

otal Rewards at Jefferson Lab At Jefferson Lab, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans • Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (Paid Parental, vacation, holidays, and sick leave)
• 401(k) Plan – 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested • Flexible Work Arrangements

(Remote & Alternate Work Schedules available)

• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
• Live near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches,

mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast