Senior Equipment Engineering Project Manager

About Commonwealth Fusion Systems:

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy.

Combining decades of research top talent and new technologies were designing and building commercially viable fusion power plants. And were working with policymakers suppliers and many others to build the energy industry of the future.

Were in the best position to make it happen. Since 2018 weve raised $4 billion of capital making us the largest and leading fusion company in the world.

Now were looking for more thinkers doers builders and makers to join us. People wholl bring new perspectives solve tough problems and thrive as part of a team.

If thats you and this role fits we want to hear from you.

Join the power movement as an Equipment Engineering Project Manager

We are seeking an exceptional and results-driven Senior Engineering Project Manager to join our Equipment Engineering team. This position is fully dedicated to our engineering team helping us manage progress through critical projects and establishing known routines for kicking off new initiatives. You will operate as the primary owner of several critical team projects ensuring schedule adherence cross functional collaboration and sound requirements are defined.

Our team is responsible for sustaining critical product lines commissioning new ones designing complex tooling and driving down a high-priority engineering backlog. Currently our technical engineering leaders are absorbing heavy administrative project management tasks. As our dedicated EPM you will absorb this scope allowing leadership to focus on technical execution and resource allocation. Your work will establish the foundational tracking architecture necessary for us to scale into massive multi-year factory build outs next-generation strategic infrastructure projects and resource mapping.

What youll do:

• Lead projects by defining the work scope establishing a comprehensive Work Breakdown Structure and creating logic-tied schedules and cost estimates
• Develop drive the execution of and report on the status of project plans which includes managing key milestones budgets staffing plans and BOMs
• Evaluate new project requests by gathering relevant information to analyze defined project problems. Work with team managers to anticipate project technical operational and people challenges to define a proper resolution
• Guide your project group in mitigating near and medium-term risks and actively anticipate common risks that could impact project budgets and timelines
• Regularly communicate project plans issues risks and planned solutions to project command chain leaders and stakeholders through both verbal and written updates
• Ensure project team members have access to the needed context to successfully execute their tasks without relitigating past decisions
• Partner with indirect supply chain teams to manage vendor relationshipsensuring internal engineering deliverables design reviews and technical inputs are actioned on time to enable effective supplier execution

What were looking for:

• Minimum of Bachelors degree in an engineering field
• Minimum 8 years of experience in engineering and project management
• Proven track record managing hardware or equipment engineering projects. You must have the judgment to operate mostly independently making project decisions based on defined information that positively impacts project success
• Proficiency with project management frameworks and approaches with the ability to apply them effectively to your projects
• A solid understanding of key engineering disciplines alongside the ability to continually build a deeper understanding of the technical materials needed to effectively manage project execution
• The ability to adapt project plans to evolving strategic priorities and proactively help the team adjust to moderate changes
• Experience working with Jira and Confluence. Familiarity with modern scheduling tools such as MS Project Primavera P6 or equivalent
• A reliable and persistent approach consistently following through on work assignments even when faced with challenges

Must-have requirements:

• Perform activities such as typing standing stooping and sitting for extended periods of time
• Dedication to safety to mitigate hazards that may include heat cold noise fumes strong magnets lead high voltage and cryogenics
• Willingness to occasionally travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call

$140000 - $200000 a year

Salary range for this full-time position equity benefits . The actual salary will depend on level location qualifications and experience. The range displayed on each job posting reflects new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Benefits include:

Competitive compensation with equity

13 Company-wide Holidays

Flexible vacation days

10 sick days

Generous parental leave policy

Health dental and vision insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Professional growth opportunities

Team-building activities

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At CFS we excel in fast-paced environments driven by our values of integrity execution impact and self-critique. As we grow were eager to bring on mission-driven folks who offer diverse perspectives and fresh ways to tackle challenges.

We value diversity deeply and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer by choice. We consider all qualified applicants equally regardless of race color national origin ancestry citizenship status protected veteran status religion physical or mental disability marital status sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age or any other basis protected by law.

This role requires compliance with U.S. laws concerning the export of controlled or protected technologies or information (collectively Export Control Laws). Any offer of employment will be contingent on the need for compliance with such Export Control Laws.

Required Experience:

Senior IC