Project Manager (Advanced) Nuclear

Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC•Cranberry Township, PA

1d•$75 - $100•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a 6-month contract position for an Advanced Project Manager with experience in nuclear plant construction or AP1000 projects. The role involves hybrid work, with 2 days in the office and 3 days remote, or fully remote if not near the Pittsburgh (Cranberry Township, PA) Westinghouse office location. The position reports to the Senior Manager of Global Engineering Operations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Engineering, Business, Construction Management or related technical discipline.
5 years of experience as project manager leading and directing medium or high complexity projects to successful completion.
3 years in technical or engineering roles or 2 years as project manager
6 -10 years of experience as project manager in a technical industry such as engineering, manufacturing, nuclear or construction
Knowledge of Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge.
Experience as a lead and direct complex team structures, developed relationships with partners in upper management positions, able to analyze problems, establish facts, and make complex decisions.
Project Management Professional (Project Management Professional), or equivalent, certification or meet eligibility requirements.
Project Management Institute PMP Certification or another equivalent project management certification.
Project Controls-related certification (scheduling, estimating, earned value, risk).

Nice To Haves

Experience in nuclear plant construction or AP1000 projects.

Responsibilities

Complete all aspects of planning process including authoring project plans and developing scope, schedule, and cost baselines.
Assume overall responsibility for profitability of contracts.
Manage all aspects of project including scope, schedule, cost, risk, procurement, quality, resources, communications, and partners through use of delegates/support as applicable.
Interpret and transmit project/contract requirements, and subsequent changes, to teams following an integrated change management process.
Prepare or oversee project cost expenditure forecasts and progress evaluations/projections (including Earned Value Management) to support project performance and financial reporting requirements.
Review project expenditures for compliance with project baselines and scope.
Promote teamwork and effective communication, including issuing and maintenance of project process metrics and process maps to ensure team, customer, and all partners are kept informed of project status.
Close project by archiving work in financial, scheduling, document management, and resource management systems/tools.
Perform final project quality assessment and report out.
Identify and communicate opportunities for improvement, lessons, and risk avoidance for future work.
Develop relationships with product line team, customer, suppliers, and other team members to bring project to successful completion.
Seek opportunities and implement continuous improvements to enhance project performance.
Identify, assess, and implement improvement opportunities which will add value.