Project Manager - Nuclear Power

Curtiss-Wright Corporation•Middleburg Heights, OH

1d•$120,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Manager leads assigned project teams and controls project schedules, communications, costs, quality, and performance risks to ensure customer satisfaction. The role applies project management knowledge and business practices to deliver successful outcomes and has ultimate responsibility for assigned projects, including customer satisfaction, project definition, planning, monitoring, and execution. This hands-on position coordinates project objectives across Engineering, Product Structure, Materials, Quality, Document Coordination, Manufacturing, Assembly, and Shipping. The Project Manager works with department managers to manage capacity and resources, establishes ownership of project tasks, ensures team members have needed tools, and maintains timelines and target dates using Microsoft Project or a similar scheduling tool. The role also communicates project activities to customers throughout the lifecycle, leads key customer meetings, manages change orders, resolves or escalates technical issues, and supports continuous improvement initiatives. The position is based in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, in the greater Cleveland area, and may involve travel to customer sites. Curtiss-Wright – Middleburg Heights supplies products and services to the power generation industry, including fluid sealing services and technologies, safety-related and commercial-grade fasteners, precision-machined components, and electrical interconnections. The role may require exposure to export-controlled information and additional security screening.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of project management experience, or 10 or more years of comparable technical sales, quality, and engineering experience plus 5 years of project management experience.
Familiarity with complex nuclear projects.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Excellent team collaboration skills.
Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.

Responsibilities

Lead project teams and manage project schedule, communications, cost, quality, and performance risks.
Own assigned projects, including customer satisfaction, project definition, planning, monitoring, and execution.
Develop project plans and coordinate project activities.
Communicate project changes and progress, and manage project team activities and timelines using Microsoft Project or a similar scheduling tool.
Track progress and review tasks to ensure deadlines are met.
Establish clear ownership of project tasks, ensure team members have the necessary tools, and provide timely feedback.
Work with department managers to manage departmental capacity and resources.
Coordinate and deliver project objectives across Engineering, Product Structure, Materials, Quality, Document Coordination, Manufacturing, Assembly, and Shipping.
Communicate project activities internally and externally, including managing customer communications throughout the project lifecycle.
Plan, schedule, and lead customer kick-off, pre-inspection, and progress meetings; travel to customer sites when needed.
Work cross-functionally to solve problems and implement changes.
Manage project change orders and coordinate change control with customers and internal departments.
Promote accuracy and thoroughness and suggest methods, procedures, and work processes to improve project execution, including Lean initiatives.
Troubleshoot technical issues and escalate them appropriately.
Perform other duties as assigned.