Senior Engineering Manager - Nuclear

Hatch•West Mifflin, PA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining, energy, and infrastructure, our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you. Our energy expertise in the oil and gas sector comprises the entire value chain - upstream, midstream, and downstream; and in the power sector includes thermal, nuclear, waterpower, renewable, hybrid, transmission and distribution, and grid modernization. Join our vision of a low-carbon world and help make positive change! Hatch currently has an Intermediate to Senior Project Manager role available supporting our Nuclear business unit to be based out the Hatch Office in Pittsburgh. Responsible for managing, coordinating and administering the project (or portfolio of projects) during all delivery stages of the project lifecycle: from project definition, setup, execution, monitoring and controlling to final closing out of the project. Overall, responsible to deliver the project and/or portfolio of projects within the scope, cost and schedule baseline, and ensure that the project is delivered within the safety, quality and environmental best practices set out by Hatch and the client for the project.

Requirements

University degree in engineering or other relevant discipline.
Proven experience within the nuclear industry, including work on nuclear and nuclear-supporting conventional facilities such as power plants, national laboratories, and radioactive waste processing facilities and repositories.
Demonstrated technical familiarity with major nuclear island and balance-of-plant systems—including Steam Turbine Generators (STG), Steam Generators (SG), Generator Step-Up (GSU) transformers, and auxiliary electrical systems—is expected.
Experience delivering projects in thermal generation environments (simple-cycle and combined-cycle) and exposure to distributed generation markets is highly desirable, reflecting the candidate’s ability to operate across both regulated nuclear and broader power generation portfolios.
Utility scale power project management experience
Projects involving traditional generation technologies (gas fired engines /turbines / boilers, combined heat and power systems) as well as renewables (solar /wind) and battery energy storage (Li-Ion /long duration)
10 years experience in Project Management, with signature major project >$200M in construction/execution, ideally in Power Generation.
Greater than ten years’ experience in cross functional leadership roles in a project delivery environment.
The ability to evaluate, understand, apply, grow, and mentor the Hatch team including Engineering, Document Management, Cost Control, Schedule, PSC, Commercial, Risk, Quality, Safety, Construction, etc.
Experience in managing multi discipline projects.
Experience in engineering, procurement and construction, and other project-related activities, their interfaces and interdependencies.
Broad knowledge of industry standards.
Project performance monitoring and reporting.

Nice To Haves

Mechanical/Electrical, Civil, or Process engineering qualification.
Working knowledge of engineering, project control systems, Procurement/Contracting and construction management.
Business development skills, especially proposal lead experience.

Responsibilities

Displays and actively promotes behavior aligned to Hatch’s goal of achieving a total safety culture by: Acting as a mentor for the implementation of Hatch safety standards to contractors.
Develops and obtains sign-off from client on Project Execution Plan (PEP) and Client’s Requirement Specification.
Develops and resources an appropriate organization structure, and ensures that the entire project team has the required resources for the work. Provides leadership to the project and creates a highly committed and aligned team environment with all who can influence the project’s outcomes.
Ensures governance on the project, specifically compliance to Hatch and client delegations of authority, procedures and policies, project reviews.
Authorizes all commitments of expenditure on the project (subject to agreed delegation), and approves payment of invoices, manages claims responses and settlement processes.
Develops a detailed scope, cost and schedule control baseline, and manages any project changes in terms of this agreed control baseline.
Obtains client's acceptance of the work and sign-off for the completed project. Is responsible for the preparation and submission of the final project close out report, and prompt closeout of the prime contract.
Establishes and manages the invoicing process with the client, to ensure that all invoices are effectively delivered to the client with the relevant and agreed backup, to ensure efficient process by the client for payment of the works executed by Hatch.
Ensures compliance to the project Environmental and Safety Management Plan.
Strong communications with the client and the project team.