Construction Support Manager - Nuclear

Black & Veatch Family of Companies

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About The Position

Black & Veatch is seeking a Construction Support Manager to help lead construction support activities for complex nuclear projects. The role works with project, construction, engineering, procurement, quality, safety, and field teams to support execution from proposal through closeout. It requires travel and field work and emphasizes safety, quality, planning, and regulatory compliance in nuclear project environments.

The manager coordinates construction support functions and helps develop execution and staffing plans, improve coordination between engineering, procurement, and construction, and support cost, schedule, productivity, and budget management. Nuclear responsibilities include supporting quality requirements and regulatory compliance, records and materials traceability, safety-related construction oversight, and resolution of quality issues. The role also leads and mentors construction support team members.

The position is full-time and safety-sensitive. Work includes both construction-site and office environments, with possible exposure to confined spaces, extreme temperatures and weather, distracting noise, hazardous equipment, and challenging lighting conditions. Physical demands include lifting up to 50 pounds, walking long distances, climbing, maintaining balance, repetitive movement, and potentially working above five feet or up to a 12-hour shift doing hard physical labor.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of construction management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction or heavy industrial experience preferred, or relevant experience.
• Ability to complete applicable pre-employment onboarding requirements, which may include background checks, a drug screen, and a motor vehicle records search.
• OSHA 10 certification.
• Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, climbing, walking long distances, and potentially working shifts of up to 12 hours in challenging outdoor conditions.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or equivalent related field experience.
• 10 or more years of construction or project execution experience.
• Nuclear project experience.
• Working knowledge of NQA-1, ASME codes, and nuclear regulatory requirements.
• Strong leadership, communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
• Construction or heavy industrial experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with project and construction leaders to plan and execute construction activities.
• Coordinate procurement, materials, equipment, quality, logistics, staffing, and project controls.
• Develop and support construction execution plans, staffing plans, responsibility matrices, and field readiness activities.
• Facilitate constructability reviews and improve coordination between engineering, procurement, and construction teams.
• Support cost, schedule, productivity tracking, and budget management for construction support scopes.
• Monitor key performance indicators and help drive corrective actions to improve project performance.
• Work with supply chain and field procurement teams on procurement strategy, material and equipment delivery, and subcontractor planning.
• Promote a strong safety culture and support compliance with EHS requirements, quality plans, corporate procedures, and client specifications.
• Support nuclear quality requirements, including NQA-1, project QA plans, document control, inspection/test status, and nonconformance processes.
• Coordinate with QA teams on oversight, audit readiness, and internal, client, and regulatory reviews.
• Help ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, applicable ASME Sections III, VIII, IX, and XI, and client-specific nuclear requirements.
• Champion nuclear safety culture through procedural compliance, questioning attitude, conservative decision-making, stop-work authority, and strong work controls.
• Support nuclear document control, records management, material and equipment traceability, and controlled drawing and procedure requirements.
• Support oversight of safety-related construction activities, including hold/witness points, inspections and tests, supplier/subcontractor compliance, design verification, and field changes.
• Help identify, document, resolve, and close nonconforming items and quality issues through corrective action processes.
• Support constructability input, RFIs, field design issues, and field change requests while maintaining alignment with design/licensing basis and nuclear procedures.
• Lead and mentor construction support team members and promote collaboration across engineering, construction, QA, supply chain, project controls, project leadership, and Construction Operations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Wellness program
• Flexible work schedules
• Paid vacation
• Paid holidays
• Sick time and dependent sick time
• Company-matched 401(k) plan
• Adoption reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vendor discounts
• Employment referral program
• AD&D insurance
• Pre-tax accounts
• Voluntary legal plan
• B&V Credit Union
• Potential eligibility for a performance-based bonus program
• Employee stock ownership and participation in financial rewards through stock ownership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager