Project Coordinator - Academic Graduate Appointee (AGA)

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. 

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

We have an opening for an Academic Graduate Appointee. You will support a variety of projects by helping teams stay on track with budgets, milestones, deliverables, and status reporting. In this role, you will work closely with a broad range of internal stakeholders, including principal investigators, Associate Program Leaders (APLs), and technical staff. This position is in the Energy and Homeland Security’s Cyber and Infrastructure Resilience (CIR) Program within the Global Security Directorate.

This is a one-year appointment with the possibility of being extended to two years.

In this role, you will 

• Support principal investigators by tracking schedules, milestones, deliverables and budgets across projects.
• Assist with basic project budget support by tracking planned versus actuals, supporting financial reporting, and flagging variances for review.
• Participate in project meetings and ensure tracking and follow up on action items.
  Communicate project status to project teams.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to help resolve routine project issues in a timely manner.
• Maintain organized project documentation including schedules, meeting notes, deliverables, and status reports.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Project Management or other related fields.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), business analytics tools (Tableau, Power BI, or similar) and common collaboration tools (Teams, SharePoint, or similar).
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to present and communicate concepts and ideas.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Demonstrated exposure through coursework or relevant experience to one or more of the following topics: governmental accounting, financial reporting, data analysis, data visualization, large dataset analysis, Excel, business statistics, risk assessment.

Qualifications We Desire

• Familiarity with basic project management concepts (milestones, dependencies, risks, action items).
• Experience creating or maintaining Excel-based trackers and presenting data clearly.

Pay Range 

$5,859 - $9,282 Monthly

Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. Many factors are taken into consideration when setting starting pay including education, experience, the external labor market, and internal equity.

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Position Information

This is a one-year Academic Graduate Appointee, open to those who have been awarded a degree at the time of the employment offer.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

• Included in 2026 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!
• Flexible Benefits Package
• 401(k)
• Relocation Assistance
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)
• Our values - visit https://www.llnl.gov/inclusion/our-values

Security Clearance

This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance.  If you are selected, we will initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if you meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Also, all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing.  Q-level clearance requires U.S. citizenship. 

Pre-Employment Drug Test

External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.

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If you use a medical device, which pairs with a mobile device, you must still follow the rules concerning the mobile device in individual sections within Limited Areas.  Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities require separate approval. Hearing aids without wireless capabilities or wireless that has been disabled are allowed in Limited Areas, Secure Space and Transit/Buffer Space within buildings.

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