Senior Project Manager

Sr Project Manager – Power GenerationMATRIX is seeking an experienced Nuclear Sr Project Manager to lead capital modification and upgrade projects at one of two operating commercial nuclear power plants: Prairie Island or Monticello. This role is responsible for cradle-to-grave execution of capital projects within a highly regulated NRC environment, ensuring strict adherence to nuclear safety, quality, and compliance standards. This is a site-based role embedded within Nuclear Projects under the Director of Nuclear Projects, supporting a collaborative team of 32 professionals across engineering, maintenance, controls, supply chain, finance, and plant leadership.DurationOne yearWork Schedule:Standard business hours; during outages, expect approximately 60 hours/week (12-hour days, 6–7 days per week)Essential Functions & Responsibilities:Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects as assigned and within the parameters of cost, quality, schedule and objectives.Oversee all aspects of projects.Set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarize progress of project.Prepare reports for upper management regarding the status of projects.Provide leadership for project team members and the Project Management process; lead and direct the work of others, with primary duties to customarily and regularly direct the work of two or more other employees, including but not limited to more junior staff in employee's discipline; make substantive recommendations to MATRIX as to the hiring, firing or discipline of employees.Perform primarily office and non-manual work.Perform work related to the management or general business operations of MATRIX or its customers/clients, while exercising discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance to MATRIX and its customers/clients.Interface with managers or head of a unit/department requiring the integration of multiple functional organizations.Follow and adhere to Project Management Process and Requirements.Maintain "Stop Work" authority as to the project.Use independent discretion to declare Stop Work if any unsafe situation arises that puts personnel, the project or equipment in jeopardy.Educate MATRIX and Client on project goals, operations, and safety.Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations and guidelines; promote health and safety awareness consciousness and implements all MATRIX health and safety procedures.Use "lessons learned" to improve quality of MATRIX's future projects; make recommendations to MATRIX as to the implementations of future policies and procedures.QualificationsRequired Qualifications:5–7 years of project management experience required, with strong preference for candidates with facilities and construction with commercial nuclear power experience.Ability to obtain unescorted nuclear access, which includes Federal background investigation, Fitness-for-Duty testing (drug & alcohol), Compliance with NRC Access Authorization requirements.U.S. citizenship (required).Preferred Qualifications:Nuclear background strongly preferredUtility, power plant or construction experiencePMP certification strongly preferredSRO license or plant operations experienceExperience managing projects valued up to the multi-million range.Familiarity with PMI/PMBOK (Waterfall/Predictive) methodologies.Experience with SAP, Oracle Unifier, Workday/UKG, MS Project, or Primavera P6CompensationThe base pay range for this role is $94 – $104 per hour. Apply for the position and join a company built on a foundation of excellence with employees who continue to grow and thrive with us. MATRIX is a proud Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business and an Equal Opportunity Employer.