Sr. Project Manager

Senior Project Manager – Nuclear Projects

Location: Vancouver, Washington



Job Type: Full-Time



Reports To: Director of Operations / Regional Manager



Salary Range: $140,000 - $165,000 annually DOE

Build Your Future with Greenberry Industrial

For more than 50 years, Greenberry Industrial has delivered high-quality fabrication, construction, maintenance, and industrial solutions throughout North America. As we continue to expand our presence in the nuclear energy, national defense, and advanced reactor markets, we are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex nuclear fabrication, procurement, and construction projects.

This position plays a critical leadership role in delivering high-value projects within highly regulated environments where safety, quality, traceability, schedule performance, and customer satisfaction are paramount. The ideal candidate will possess a strong project management background, extensive experience executing large-scale industrial projects exceeding $10 million in value, and a solid understanding of fabrication, procurement, and nuclear quality requirements including NQA-1, ASME, DOE, and NRC-regulated work environments. Greenberry's nuclear programs emphasize NQA-1 quality systems, fabrication oversight, supplier management, and regulatory compliance.

Position Summary

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the overall execution, financial performance, customer satisfaction, risk management, and successful delivery of assigned nuclear fabrication, procurement, and construction projects.

This individual serves as the primary interface between Greenberry leadership, customers, engineering teams, procurement organizations, quality programs, fabrication operations, subcontractors, and regulatory stakeholders. The Senior Project Manager is accountable for ensuring projects are executed safely, profitably, and in accordance with contract requirements, nuclear quality standards, customer specifications, and company objectives.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary project teams on projects valued in excess of $10 million and possess a strong understanding of industrial fabrication, engineered systems, procurement management, and nuclear quality requirements. Experience supporting DOE facilities, commercial nuclear projects, advanced reactor programs, modular construction, or nuclear fabrication is strongly preferred. These responsibilities align with Greenberry's nuclear fabrication and procurement initiatives.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Execution

• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and successful completion of nuclear fabrication, procurement, and construction projects.
• Maintain full responsibility for project scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk, and customer satisfaction.
• Direct project teams through all phases of execution including proposal support, planning, engineering, procurement, fabrication, testing, delivery, installation, and closeout.
• Develop project execution strategies that support customer objectives while maximizing safety, quality, productivity, and profitability.
• Establish project goals, milestones, staffing plans, communication protocols, and performance expectations.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to Project Coordinators, Project Engineers, Superintendents, and other project personnel.
• Ensure project teams maintain alignment with contractual obligations, company procedures, and customer expectations.

Financial Management & Commercial Oversight

• Manage projects with individual contract values exceeding $10 million.
• Develop and maintain project budgets, cost forecasts, earned value reporting, and financial performance tracking.
• Monitor labor productivity, fabrication performance, procurement spending, subcontractor costs, and project profitability.
• Review project forecasts and ensure timely identification of cost growth, schedule impacts, and financial risks.
• Lead contract administration activities including change management, claims avoidance, notice requirements, and commercial negotiations.
• Support business development and estimating teams in developing proposals, budgets, and execution strategies for future projects.

Nuclear Procurement & Supply Chain Leadership

• Provide executive oversight of nuclear-grade procurement activities, vendor qualification efforts, and supplier performance.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with project-specific quality requirements and applicable nuclear standards.
• Lead coordination between engineering, procurement, fabrication, quality, and customer teams to support successful project execution.
• Monitor supplier performance, fabrication schedules, inspection milestones, and long-lead material deliveries.
• Support resolution of procurement-related risks, supply chain disruptions, and critical material shortages.

These responsibilities support nuclear procurement programs requiring supplier qualification, fabrication oversight, technical procurement, and quality compliance.

Fabrication & Operations Management

• Partner closely with fabrication management to develop and execute production plans supporting project schedules.
• Monitor fabrication progress, resource utilization, productivity metrics, and production risks.
• Lead project reviews to identify opportunities for schedule improvement, cost reduction, and operational efficiency.
• Support constructability reviews, manufacturing readiness reviews, and execution planning activities.
• Ensure fabrication activities are aligned with quality requirements, engineering specifications, and customer commitments.

Nuclear Quality & Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure projects are executed in accordance with NQA-1 quality standards and customer-mandated quality requirements.
• Work closely with Quality Assurance and Quality Control teams to support audits, inspections, surveillances, and regulatory reviews.
• Ensure project-specific quality requirements are effectively incorporated into execution plans and procurement activities.
• Support resolution of nonconformances, corrective actions, technical concerns, and compliance-related issues.
• Promote a strong nuclear safety culture emphasizing procedural compliance, traceability, accountability, and conservative decision-making.

Greenberry's nuclear quality programs include NQA-1 compliance, audit support, procurement oversight, traceability, corrective actions, and quality-driven project execution.

Customer Relationship Management

• Serve as the principal point of contact for customers throughout project execution.
• Lead customer meetings, project reviews, progress updates, risk discussions, and executive-level communications.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with owners, engineers, regulators, procurement organizations, and strategic partners.
• Ensure customer concerns are addressed proactively and professionally.
• Support long-term account growth and repeat business opportunities.

Risk Management

• Identify and manage project risks associated with scope, schedule, cost, procurement, fabrication, labor availability, quality, and contract compliance.
• Develop mitigation plans and contingency strategies to minimize project impacts.
• Drive proactive problem-solving and decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead project recovery initiatives when required.

Qualifications

Required

• Minimum 6 years of project management experience with preference for 2+ years of experience in industrial construction, fabrication, manufacturing, energy, EPC, or nuclear-related industries.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects exceeding $10 million in contract value or multiple concurrent projects with a combined value of more than $10 million.
• Strong background managing multidisciplinary teams across engineering, procurement, fabrication, and field execution.
• Proven ability to manage project budgets, schedules, forecasting, risk, and commercial performance.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and client relationship skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project management tools.

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or related field required.
• Master's Degree, MBA, Engineering Management, or other advanced degree strongly preferred.
• Background in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical disciplines highly preferred.
• Experience supporting DOE, NRC, commercial nuclear, SMR, advanced reactor, defense, or government nuclear projects preferred.
• Familiarity with NQA-1, ASME Section III, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, DOE quality requirements, and nuclear procurement programs.
• Experience managing heavy fabrication, modular construction, pressure vessel fabrication, piping systems, structural steel fabrication, or engineered equipment projects preferred.
• PMP certification preferred.

Key Competencies

• Executive project leadership
• Large-scale project execution ($10M+)
• Nuclear quality culture
• Strategic planning and execution
• Financial and commercial acumen
• Procurement and supply chain management
• Fabrication and manufacturing expertise
• Contract administration
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Customer relationship management
• Team leadership and mentorship
• Schedule recovery and project controls awareness
• Change management
• Decision-making under complex project conditions
• Commitment to safety, quality, and operational excellence

Equal Opportunity Employer

Greenberry Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state, or local laws.