Senior Project Manager (Nuclear Power Projects) - Contract

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is currently looking for a Senior Project Manager (Nuclear Power Projects). This is a full-time permanent position with our client, who is at the forefront of advanced nuclear innovation, designing remote, robotic, and automated systems that directly support Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology.

Contract rate: $110-$130.00 p/h DOE.

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship is required.

Eligibility: Must be eligible to work under DOE 10 CFR Part 810

Location: You must be based in either Houston, TX, or Corvallis, OR.

Schedule: Working 9/80, Flexible.

Travel: Please note that you may be required to travel up to 50% of the time.

Position Summary

• Reporting to the Director, SMR Product Development, this role will manage internal and/or external projects related to the company’s Small Modular Reactor Technology.
• The Project Manager leads a diverse team with various departments to advance the 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 the project to meet customer requirements and deliver customer value while achieving cost, schedule, quality, and other specified targets and objectives.
• Expected complexity of projects includes: 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.
  
  

Minimum Skills, Qualifications And Abilities

Education: A minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.

Experience: Minimum of 10 years’ experience in project management or related field dealing with a high degree of complexity and multiple interfaces.

• Must have a strong understanding of the nuclear development environment related to NSSS and reactor design as regulated by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Additional required and/or preferred experience is as follows:
• 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)
• Industry Requirements: Eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810.
  
  

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Must have recent commercial nuclear power plant experience.
• Manage the overall planning and execution of project activities for assigned projects in accordance with 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.
• Support performing organizations with advanced project knowledge and company priority information.
• Proactively identify and achieve resolution of project problems and anticipated challenges, including escalation of issues when necessary, via effective risk and issue management.
• Provide weekly and monthly status reports focused on project performance (earned value metrics, variance analysis, etc.), schedule and cost risk mitigations, and issue resolution to project stakeholders.
• Coordinate with performing organization management personnel to authorize work and assign work package managers and qualified resources for project execution.
• Develop, maintain, and control project-specific plans and procedures needed for the efficient execution of the project.
• Maintain the group’s standard of high quality and timely completion of tasks.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Ability to travel locally and nationally using common forms of transportation.
• Quality Assurance: Commits to the understanding or ability to understand the quality assurance regulations, standards, and guidelines of 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, and ASME NQA-1.
  
  

JSG offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance options, short-term disability, 401(k), weekly pay, and more. Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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