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Senior Project Manager – Nuclear Programs
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX | Relocation Support Available | Up to $240k Base Bonus
A growing engineering and solutions provider within the nuclear energy sector is seeking a Senior Project Manager to support a portfolio of nuclear and safety-related projects across North America.
The organization supports both the existing nuclear fleet and next-generation reactor/SMR initiatives, delivering engineered products, instrumentation & controls solutions, and safety-related services into highly regulated environments.
This is a highly visible, customer-facing role with responsibility across project execution, vendor coordination, proposal support, scheduling, stakeholder management, and cross-functional project leadership.
The ideal candidate will have prior experience within the nuclear industry or other highly regulated technical environments and be comfortable managing complex projects involving multiple internal teams, suppliers, and customer stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead multiple concurrent projects from kickoff through delivery
- Manage schedules, milestones, budgets, reporting, and project communication
- Coordinate with customers, vendors, suppliers, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and quality teams
- Support proposal development, project planning, RFQs, and commercial activities
- Ensure projects are executed on time, within budget, and aligned with customer requirements
- Manage project documentation, approvals, status tracking, and delivery coordination
- Participate in customer reviews, project meetings, and operational planning discussions
- Support projects involving safety-related systems, nuclear-qualified components, and regulated delivery requirements
Desired Background
- Bachelor’s degree required
- PMP certification strongly preferred
- Prior project management experience within nuclear, energy, aerospace, defence, or other regulated industries
- Strong customer-facing communication and stakeholder management experience
- Experience managing vendors, suppliers, schedules, and project execution activities
- Familiarity with quality-controlled or compliance-driven environments
- Exposure to nuclear QA programs, CGD, NQA-1, Appendix B, FAT/FATP, or similar regulated processes is beneficial but not required
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Why This Opportunity?
- Exposure to advanced nuclear and SMR programs
- Broad project ownership and visibility
- Significant customer and vendor interaction
- Opportunity to support one of the fastest-growing sectors within the energy industry
- Strong compensation package including bonus and relocation support
- Hybrid flexibility during onboarding/transition period
Salary : $180,000 - $240,000