Jeff Sims
Introduction
Jeff Sims leads Infrastructure & Capital Projects (ALDICP), responsible for planning and executing LANL’s construction and modernization portfolio that expands mission capacity and resilience. He oversees strategic planning, project controls, and delivery across nuclear and non-nuclear facilities and site infrastructure.
Background
As ALD for ICP, Sims directs end-to-end project delivery from planning and design through construction and turnover, ensuring alignment with mission needs across weapons, science, and operations directorates. His organization executes hundreds of projects that upgrade facilities, utilities, and campus infrastructure, applying rigorous project management and safety practices. Sims partners with executing contractors, Facilities & Operations, and production missions to de-risk schedules, manage interfaces, and build repeatable systems for sustained delivery. He fosters workforce development and vendor partnerships to scale capacity as the modernization tempo accelerates under LANL’s Lab Agenda.
Education
- B.S., Structural and Civil Engineering — Southern Illinois University
Area Managed
ALDICP stewards a multi-billion-dollar modernization portfolio, delivering nuclear and non-nuclear facilities, utility upgrades, roads, and site services. The directorate integrates strategic planning, project controls, and construction management to provide resilient infrastructure for current and future missions.