Project Manager - Nuclear

Sargent & Lundy•Augusta, GA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager will lead complex nuclear projects from initiation through completion, serving as the primary point of contact for assigned projects. The role coordinates multidisciplinary engineering, project controls, procurement, construction, testing, operations, maintenance, quality, and client stakeholders to deliver work safely, accurately, and in accordance with station, client, regulatory, and quality requirements. The position supports Brunswick Nuclear Station in Southport, North Carolina, on a hybrid schedule, with on-site support required 2–4 days per week. Occasional travel to company offices, client locations, vendor facilities, or other project sites may be required. Additional hours or outage-period support may be needed based on project and station requirements. The role is part of Sargent & Lundy's Nuclear Power Group, which works in nuclear engineering, design, and licensing, including support for existing plant life extensions and digital modernization, small modular reactors, advanced reactor technology, reactor restarts, coal-to-nuclear conversion, and international new-build projects. Employees may use data, automation, artificial intelligence, and other digital tools where relevant, while applying professional judgment and review. Sargent & Lundy does not sponsor U.S. work authorization for this position. The compensation range is $118,023–$180,313; eligible positions may also include a yearly discretionary bonus and comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business, or a related technical field; equivalent education and experience may be considered.
10 or more years of applicable experience in nuclear power, utility, engineering, construction, project management, or a related technical environment.
Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary project teams with increasing responsibility.
Experience managing project scope, cost, schedule, risk, resources, contracts, and client communication.
Experience supporting projects in an operating nuclear plant or another highly regulated industrial environment.
Strong written, verbal, organizational, analytical, and presentation skills.
Ability to interpret engineering documents, specifications, procedures, schedules, estimates, procurement documents, and project reports.
Ability to work effectively with client personnel, station organizations, engineering disciplines, contractors, vendors, and field teams.
Ability to obtain and maintain access to a nuclear facility, subject to client and site requirements.
Ability to work on site at Brunswick Nuclear Station and support planned outages, extended planning periods, and time-sensitive project milestones as needed.
U.S. work authorization; the employer does not sponsor work authorization for this position.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent project-management credential.
Experience with nuclear plant modifications, engineering changes, work management, outage execution, construction, commissioning, testing, turnover, or closeout.
Experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, cost-control systems, earned-value concepts, or similar project-controls tools.
Familiarity with nuclear quality-assurance programs, Appendix B, NQA-1, configuration management, design control, and utility-specific project procedures.
Experience coordinating vendor engineering, procurement, installation, post-modification testing, and turnover documentation.
Prior experience at Brunswick Nuclear Station or another boiling-water reactor facility.
Familiarity with station work-management systems, outage planning processes, and project phase-gate reviews.
Professional Engineer license or other relevant technical certification.
Interest in learning and effectively using emerging technologies where relevant; experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued but not required unless specifically identified elsewhere.

Responsibilities

Lead assigned nuclear projects through planning, engineering, procurement, implementation, testing, turnover, and closeout.
Establish and maintain project scope, schedule, budget, staffing plans, execution strategies, and performance objectives.
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, construction, operations, maintenance, testing, procurement, quality, and project controls.
Serve as the primary client and station point of contact for project matters.
Develop and maintain work plans, integrated schedules, milestone plans, risk registers, action-item logs, decision logs, and status reports.
Monitor project cost, schedule, resource loading, commitments, forecasts, changes, and performance trends.
Lead project meetings, readiness reviews, design reviews, planning sessions, walkdowns, and execution coordination meetings.
Identify risks, constraints, interfaces, and emerging issues; develop mitigation strategies and escalate matters when appropriate.
Manage scope development and change control, evaluating effects on cost, schedule, quality, safety, configuration, and implementation readiness.
Coordinate vendor, contractor, and supplier interfaces, including technical deliverables, procurement, field support, and performance follow-up.
Support work-order development, outage and construction planning, startup, testing, turnover, and closeout as applicable.
Ensure project deliverables are complete, technically accurate, properly reviewed, and issued in accordance with client and Sargent & Lundy requirements.
Promote nuclear safety, quality assurance, configuration control, human performance, and procedural adherence throughout project execution.
Maintain communication with station leadership, client project managers, responsible engineers, discipline leads, suppliers, contractors, and field personnel.
Support lessons learned, continuous improvement, and knowledge transfer across project teams.