Lead Project Manager – Nuclear
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Job Description
Lead nuclear project manager delivering large-scale plant design, construction, commissioning, and upgrades for Sargent & Lundy. Managing clients, schedules, budgets, risks, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams.
Responsibilities:
- Lead medium to large, multi-discipline nuclear projects from early planning and design through implementation, commissioning, turnover, and closeout.
- Coordinate with lead managers, discipline leads, and project teams across business units on technical scope, priorities, and deliverables.
- Manage client relationships and expectations; provide progress, risk, and cost updates; lead performance and status review meetings.
- Own project scope, integrated master schedule, budget/forecasts, performance metrics, project baselines, and critical path.
- Oversee project cost and schedule.
- Manage change orders and assess their impact on cost and schedule.
- Develop project-specific design, project management, and/or commissioning management work plans.
- Perform home-office or remote design and construction planning before field mobilization.
- Lead and manage design staff.
- Monitor design, construction, and commissioning progress, cost, quality, scope, and safety.
- Conduct risk assessments and develop contingency plans for construction and commissioning risks.
- Report task progress and cost to the Project Manager, Project Director, and/or Client.
- Lead and attend design project performance review meetings.
- Develop schedules, phasing, and lookaheads; track progress and maintain schedules.
- Keep project documentation up to date for internal and external project members.
- Collaborate with internal design and construction teams, engineers, subcontractors, and others to determine project needs.
- Review and oversee subcontractor and supplier agreements and deliverables.
- Handle disputes or claims arising from contract performance.
- Ensure projects adhere to estimated costs, remain on budget, and are profitable.
- Supervise field staff and provide constructive feedback.
- Resolve on-site issues and emergencies.
- Oversee close-out activities, including final inspections, punch list resolution, and documentation handover.
- Conduct post-project reviews and capture lessons learned.
- Ensure job sites remain safe, clean, and orderly through compliance with S&L standards.
Requirements:
- We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university, or other relevant field / Operations Experience, Operations Certification and industry experience.
- 12+ years of progressively responsible experience in the nuclear industry, with at least 5 years managing multiple projects or leading a team.
- Full design and/or construction experience.
- Experience with nuclear projects.
- Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) is a plus.
- Experience with EPC and GC contract models.
- 8 to 10+ years in progressive leadership roles, supervising design, Operations and/or construction teams and managing clients, subcontractors, and vendors.
- Ability to communicate intentionally and clearly across multiple stakeholders, vendors, teammates, and business partners.
- Experience determining staff positions and size, interviewing, and selecting personnel.
- Experience establishing and effectively using project controls tools to manage a large construction project.
- Understanding of a process approach to accomplishing Project Management and start-up testing work.
- Proficiency developing/reviewing Facility Upgrades for Nuclear Power Plants.
- Understanding and experience with Nuclear Plant Operations, preferably AP1000 Plant Operations.
- Understanding and experience with Nuclear industry Standard Design Process (SDP).
- Demonstrated client relationship-building experience.
- Knowledge of quality, safety, and health guidelines for sizeable industrial construction job sites.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Organizational and time-management skills.
- Must be able to travel.
Benefits:
- Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
- Life & Accident Insurance
- Disability Coverage
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Back-Up Daycare
- FSA & HSA
- 401(k)
- Pre-Tax Commuter Account
- Merit Scholarship Program
- Employee Discount Program
- Corporate Charitable Giving Program
- Tuition Assistance
- First Professional Licensure Bonus
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Bereavement Leave
- Flexible Work Arrangements
- Yearly discretionary bonus may be available for eligible positions
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