Contractor - Senior Project Manager

Role Description

Reporting to the Director, SMR Product Development, this role will manage internal and/or external projects related to NuScale's Small Modular Reactor Technology. The Project Manager leads a diverse team with various departments to advance the NuScale Small Modular Reactor design, fabrication, and deployment. This position focuses on development scope for Product Realization. Work will be performed collaboratively with other departments to ensure delivery of project to meet customer requirements and deliver customer value while achieving cost, schedule, quality, and other specified targets and objectives. Expected complexity of projects include:

• Non-recurring projects that involve significant FOAK activities
• Multiyear horizon for scope
• Autonomous work
• Intensive interface with high or unknown risk significance
• Large commercial value

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in project management or related field dealing with a high degree of complexity and multiple interfaces.
• Strong understanding of the nuclear development environment related to NSSS and reactor design as regulated by the US Nuclear Regulator Committee.
• Demonstrated application of Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge principles and processes. (required)
• Demonstrated application of integrated cost and schedule control, or ANSI EIA-748-C Earned Value Management System practices. (required)
• Project Management experience in the nuclear industry, energy industry, power plant architect/engineering (A/E), or power plant engineering procurement construction (EPC). (required)
• Experienced leader for a licensed nuclear design project, with knowledge of Pressurized Water Reactor designs. (required)
• Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent certification program completion. (preferred)
• Eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810.

Requirements

• Manage the overall planning and execution of project activities for assigned projects in accordance with NuScale policies and procedures.
• Document and maintain the approved baseline, earned value planning and management, and project execution strategy in a Project Management Plan.
• Communicate the project baseline and requirements to the project team.
• Interface with and support various discipline managers and teams.
• Proactively identify and achieve resolution of project problems and anticipated challenges.
• Provide weekly and monthly status reports focused on project performance, schedule, and cost risk mitigations.
• Coordinate with performing organization management personnel to authorize work and assign work package managers.
• Develop, maintain and control project-specific plans and procedures.
• Maintain the group’s standard of high quality and timely completion of tasks.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 40 hour/week contract position anticipated to last 12 months or longer.
• Preferred work location in either Houston or Corvallis offices, with potential for remote work within the contiguous United States.
• Travel up to 50% of the time.

Physical Demands

• Ability to understand and communicate clearly using a phone, personal interaction, and computers.
• Ability to learn new job functions and comprehend new concepts quickly.
• Frequent requirement to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands to operate office equipment, and reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to travel locally and nationally using common forms of transportation.