Project Manager 2 – IT Project Delivery
Compa Industries is searching for qualified candidates for a Project Manager 2 position supporting technology project delivery within a complex, matrixed program environment at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Job Title: Project Manager 2 – IT Project Delivery
Salary: $60/hr – $70/hr
Location: Hybrid – Telework with periodic onsite meetings in Santa Fe offices or TA-3 in Los Alamos, NM
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 2 years
Work Schedule: 9/80 or 5/8s
Clearance: No clearance required
Travel: No travel required
Per Diem/Relocation: Not available
Start Date: ASAP
Mandatory Experience Requirement – Read Before Applying
Applicants must meet the following requirements or will not be considered:
- Hands-on project management experience in an IT project delivery environment
- Demonstrated experience scheduling and coordinating activities, preferably in a multi-organizational environment
- Ability to manage low-to-moderate complexity projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle a high-volume, busy project environment
- Strong communication skills with the ability to coordinate with business owners, functional teams, IT teams, vendors, and program leadership
- Ability to work hybrid, including telework and periodic onsite meetings in Santa Fe or TA-3 Los Alamos
- Ability to use a private vehicle for onsite meetings as needed
Impact
- The Project Manager 2 will support the delivery of technology projects within a complex, matrixed program environment. This role operates under the guidance of the Program Manager and serves as a primary coordination point between functional teams, program leadership, business owners, IT staff, and vendors to ensure assigned project outcomes are achieved within scope, schedule, and budget.
- This is a hands-on delivery role suited for a motivated project management professional who can ramp up quickly, bring structure to busy project environments, and deliver results while maintaining alignment with program controls and governance expectations.
Top 3 Must-Have Capabilities
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects of low-to-moderate complexity through the full project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to maintain project plans, track milestones, manage scope, coordinate activities, and keep teams aligned with program controls and governance expectations.
- Clear, professional communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences and engage effectively with functional leads, business owners, IT teams, vendors, and program leadership.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Manage and ensure timely completion of multi-discipline IT projects of low to moderate complexity and scope.
- Provide leadership throughout the full project lifecycle using appropriate project management methodologies, tools, and processes.
- Develop and maintain project charters, project management plans, schedules, status reports, risk/issue logs, meeting notes, and other technical project documentation.
- Coordinate project activities across business owners, functional SMEs, IT staff, technical personnel, vendors, and program leadership.
- Track milestones, deliverables, scope, risks, issues, dependencies, action items, and project-level decisions.
- Monitor project performance against schedule, budget, and overall project objectives.
- Identify deviations from the project plan and support corrective actions to keep work aligned with delivery expectations.
- Support program governance, project controls, documentation standards, and escalation of cross-workstream or program-level impacts.
- Partner with customers to define expectations, solve problems, establish mutual responsibilities, and support readiness and adoption.
- Translate technical and project management concepts into accessible language for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Facilitate the transfer of operations and maintenance activities at project completion.
- Prepare and deliver formal and informal project updates, status reports, and presentations to stakeholders and leadership.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent education and experience directly related to IT project delivery may be considered.
- 4+ years of project management experience directly related to IT project delivery; 10 years of project-related work experience is preferred for senior-level project environments.
- Working knowledge of IT environments, software development methodologies, project delivery tools, and project management processes.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience scheduling, coordinating, and tracking project activities in a multi-team or multi-organizational environment.
- Ability to produce professional project charters, project plans, schedules, status reports, and other technical project documents.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-moving environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated problem-solving, conflict-resolution, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to work under limited direction, determine approach to assigned work, and deliver completed objectives.
- Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, Jira, or equivalent systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP, Certified Scrum Master, SAFe, Agile, or equivalent project management certification.
- Experience working in hybrid Agile/Waterfall delivery environments.
- Experience leading distributed or matrixed project teams across business and IT organizations.
- Experience supporting project scheduling for IT projects.
- Experience with technical writing, editing, formal presentations, and executive-level project reporting.
- Knowledge of project controls, budgeting, performance measurement, cost/schedule tracking, and corrective action planning.
- Experience with Earned Value Management System tools and processes is a plus.
- Experience serving as or supporting a Control Account Manager is a plus.
- Familiarity with government, federal agency, DOE, or regulated industry project environments.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- The ideal candidate is a highly organized, hands-on project manager who can quickly understand the project environment, coordinate multiple moving pieces, and keep teams aligned. This person should have strong ownership, accountability, and communication skills, with the ability to balance detailed task execution against broader program alignment. The ideal candidate is comfortable navigating ambiguity, driving clarity, tracking schedules and milestones, managing risks and dependencies, and building strong working relationships across business, IT, vendors, and leadership.
Work Environment
- This is a hybrid role with telework and periodic onsite meetings. Onsite meetings may occur at the Santa Fe offices or TA-3 in Los Alamos, NM. Candidates must be able to attend onsite meetings as required by program needs, using a private vehicle when needed. No travel, per diem, relocation, on-call, or overtime is expected.
Why Work at COMPA Industries?
- Compa Industries partners with Los Alamos National Laboratory and other mission-focused organizations to support critical technical, operational, and project delivery needs. We value professionals who bring accountability, integrity, collaboration, and a commitment to delivering results in complex environments.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Compa Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status.
No recruiting agencies, third-party vendors, or C2C arrangements, please.
