Advanced Project Manager

Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC•Cranberry Township, PA

12d•$103,200 - $129,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace. If this sounds like an environment you would thrive in, we have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Project Manager.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Engineering, Business, or related technical discipline required.
Minimum of 5 years of experience as project manager leading and directing low to moderate complexity projects to successful completion (3 years in technical/engineering role and 2 years as project manager may be considered as equivalent).
Understanding of with the Project Management Institute (PMI®)’s Project Management Body of Knowledge required.
PMI Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification or other approved equivalent project management certification is required.
Westinghouse Advanced Project Manager qualification completed or in process. The successful candidate will be required to complete the APM qualification within a designated time period.
Broad knowledge of technical topics related to nuclear power plants.
Solid (or ability to quickly acquire) understanding of the fuel engineering processes.
Expected to complete assigned training in Westinghouse Systems, Procedures, and Policies applicable to assignments.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Project Management, Engineering, or Business preferred.
6-10 plus years of applicable Project Management preferred.
Experience with agile project management and corresponding tools (Helix ALM, Jira).
Vendor management experience.
Project Management Institute’s Project Management Professional certification (PMP), or approved equivalent.
Advanced interpersonal skills such as effective verbal and written communications, ability to lead and direct complex team structures, able to develop relationships with stakeholders in upper management positions, able to analyze problems, establish facts, and make complex decisions with little to no supervision.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft® Office tools.
Strong working knowledge in project schedule, cost and risk management processes and associated tools (e.g., Primavera, SAP, Active Risk Manager, MS Project, or other related tools).
Advanced ability or understanding of the transformation of data to information for visual reports; database concepts to manage data within systems; the interaction of company functions that are touch points to projects (Finance, Legal, Quality, Supply Chain, etc.).
High-quality presentation skills.

Responsibilities

Responsible for all project management processes on low to medium complexity projects or on a portion (i.e. work package) of highly complex projects.
Lead small project teams (sizes up to 10 team members) which may include project controls.
May be assigned overall project manager responsibility of a highly complex project in a deputy capacity (with direct guidance of an Advanced Project Manager or higher).
Interface and collaborate with International/US internal teams, Program Managers, other stakeholders, and customer PMs/technical personnel.
Complete all aspects of the planning process, including authoring project plans and developing scope, schedule, cost baselines, resource and financial forecasts, and risk registers.
Coordinate, track, and help resolve project technical questions/actions.
Work with technical managers to assign resources to align with schedule timelines.
Present monthly project dashboard metric presentations/reviews.
Solve problems and negotiate as needed to keep projects and teams moving forward and on track to meet all milestones.
Write and communicate effectively for customer document and data transmittals, meeting notes, presentations, etc.
Manage project execution to achieve quality, schedule, and financial goals while following department protocols for acquiring team members to complete the work.
Manage the scope, schedule, cost/revenue, risk, quality, resources, communications, and stakeholders while aligned with project/contract requirements.
Prepare and oversee project cost/revenue expenditures forecasts and progress evaluations to support project and financial reporting requirements.
Promote teamwork and effective communication, including issuing and maintaining project process metrics and process maps to ensure team, customer, and all stakeholders are kept informed of project status.
Develop and/or oversee project databases, systems, and procedures to ensure efficient handling and transmission of internal/external project correspondence and documentation.
Properly close projects by archiving work in financial, scheduling, document management, and resource management systems/tools and supplement the close out through identification and communication of opportunities for improvement, lessons, and risk avoidance for future work.
Serve as a single representative to the customer (mostly internal), utilizing interpersonal skills to cultivate positive relationships with the team, customer, and other stakeholders (including Product Management) to successfully facilitate project completion and identify opportunities for business growth.
Identify, assess, and implement improvement opportunities that will add value.