Nuclear Project Manager

About the Job: As a Nuclear Project Manager, you’ll take the lead on customer projects from award through closeout, ensuring safety, schedule, profit, and customer satisfaction are always top priorities. You’ll drive the project forward, keeping it on track, on budget, and within scope. Working closely with your project team, you’ll manage the schedule, highlight critical path items, and proactively tackle challenges before they become issues. You’ll also make sure the safety plan and key project priorities are clearly communicated to the Superintendent and field leadership.

This position may be offered as a permanent role or on a contract basis, depending on candidate’s preference and business needs.

Description:

• Lead the planning, execution, and closeout of assigned projects in accordance with scope, schedule, and budget requirements.
• Provide oversight, evaluation, and improvement of project management efficiency, ensuring adherence to established management principles as established by the Senior Leadership Team.
• Coordinate daily/weekly meetings with superintendents and project engineers to align on means and methods, schedule contracting needs, and delivery timelines.
• Participate in customer site visits, proposal development, and contract reviews to ensure a complete understanding of scope, risk, and obligations.
• Partner with Project Sales Representatives from project inception through execution, maintaining communication and documenting scope, schedule, or budget changes.
• Review project estimates to determine job cost, staffing needs, resource allocation, and procedures for efficient execution.
• Oversee and approve monthly job cost updates, quarterly cash flow projections, and negotiate/approve change orders.
• Regularly communicate project status—including financial performance, schedule, risk, quality, and safety—to stakeholders and senior management.
• Act as primary interface with clients, engineers, vendors, and suppliers, ensuring effective communication and alignment throughout all project phases.
• Anticipate potential challenges to schedule, construction, or costs, and work with the team to develop proactive solutions.
• Coordinate work crews, equipment, and subcontractors while managing all field operations and sequencing in collaboration with the Superintendent.
• Ensure all activities are performed safely and in compliance with applicable standards, while fostering a culture of safety and accountability.
• Provide leadership, technical guidance, and resources to project supervisors and staff; ensure personnel maintain appropriate training, qualifications, and proficiencies.
• Support project closeout by finalizing documentation, securing retainages, supporting supervisors, and resolving outstanding claims.
• Work under general direction but assume full accountability as the single point of contact for assigned projects.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Skilled in identifying, approaching, presenting and building relationships with decision makers within a complex project environment. Must be comfortable with all levels from field craft to executives.
• Must have an understanding of construction contracts, Windows based software applications, and good time management skills.
• Mechanically inclined and an understanding of Industrial Construction markets including Power, Nuclear, Department of Energy, Manufacturing, etc.
• Technical Background – Engineering, Heavy Equipment, In-Plant Experience, etc.
• Technical Aptitude:
  • PMP designation is preferred but not mandatory.
  • Bachelor’s degree or sufficient experience.
  • A working knowledge and understanding of engineering plans, specifications and industrial construction principles.
  • Must be mechanically inclined with basic understanding of machinery, heavy construction and basic principles of industrial project flow.
  • Basic math and geometry are necessary.
  • Must demonstrate planning and leadership skills.
    
  • Must be willing to travel up to 40% annually.
    
  • Ability to obtain plant access at Nuclear and Government sites.

Barnhart Offers:

• Competitive salary.
• Bonus program that pays for performance.
• $1 for $1 match on 401(k), capped at 10% of Pay.
• Company Vehicle.
• Medical, Paid Time Off and Holiday, Disability, Life Insurance, and other additional personal and professional benefits are available.
• Barnhart CARES
  • The CARES program is the means by which we seek to care for our employees and for the communities in which we work. To support our employees, we offer free resources, both online and in-person, including some resources available to members of their families. These resources support and guide our team members as they pursue emotionally, financially, and spiritually healthy lives.

PURPOSE – Barnhart is built on a strong foundation of serving others. The fruit of our labor is used to grow the company, care for our employees, and serve those in our communities and around the world.

MINDS OVER MATTER – Barnhart has built a nationwide reputation for solving problems. We specialize in the lifting, heavy-rigging, and heavy transport of major components used in American industry.

NETWORK – Barnhart has built teams that form one of our industry’s strongest networks of talent and resources with over 60 branch locations across the U.S. working together to serve our customers. This growing network offers our team members constant opportunity for career growth and professional development.

CULTURE – Barnhart has a strong team culture -- the “One TEAM.” We are looking for smart, hard-working people who strive for excellence in their work and appreciate collaboration. Join a team that values Safety, Servant Leadership, Quality Service, Innovation, Continuous Improvement, Fairness, and Profit with a Purpose.

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