Construction Manager

About the role

The Construction Manager (CM) is a key member of the nuclear projects field implementation management team, responsible for ensuring power‑block projects meet performance objectives, milestones, schedule, and budget. The CM works directly with nuclear industry contractors, craft, suppliers, work order planners, Health Physics, Radiation Protection, and station personnel to support the Project Manager in delivering capital projects, testing, and system turnover. The role includes both office and field work in an active heavy‑industrial nuclear power plant environment, requiring frequent interaction with construction personnel, climbing ladders, and using fall protection.

Responsibilities

• Manage a construction team to ensure project activities are completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and at the appropriate quality level.
• Communicate daily with other leaders for management direction and feedback.
• Participate in presentations to internal customers regarding project status, including complex technical, organizational, and financial issues.
• Conduct considerably complex analysis of problems involving construction activities.
• Develop innovative alternative action strategies enabling early achievement of milestones.
• Perform risk analyses and provide decision authority for defining and approving corrective actions and establishing priorities.
• Ensure construction efficiency is optimized by providing input and involvement throughout conceptual design, construction, turnover, and completion phases.
• Foster a “team concept” when interfacing with Operations, Maintenance, and other departments; attend meetings, provide reports, and resolve complex problems.
• Ensure construction teams can execute assigned scope safely, securely, and cost‑effectively in accordance with cost, technical, schedule, dose, and quality baselines.
• Balance and prioritize construction resources to support successful execution.
• Represent projects on assigned teams and collaborate with Functions (Operations, Design, Design Authority, etc.) to safely execute project scope within all baselines.
• Maintain ongoing communication to secure necessary resources from external organizations and address related concerns.
• Review project‑level performance for effective cost and schedule outcomes through reporting and analysis.
• Ensure appropriate corrective actions are taken and monitor project safety, cost, schedule, and quality performance.
• Communicate baseline status, manpower needs, and recommended corrective actions to the project supervisor/manager regularly.
• Hold construction team members accountable for performance and compliance with policies and procedures.
• Take actions necessary to meet project quality, scope, budget, and schedule baselines.

Skills

• Managing services of large‑scale, outside contractors.
• In‑depth knowledge of construction, cost and scheduling, subcontract administration, and ability to develop/evaluate construction strategies and techniques.
• Comprehensive understanding of tactical‑level project planning, operations, maintenance, project start‑up, construction management, and construction subcontracts.
• Experience executing work in radiological (nuclear) areas with a history of planning work in such environments.
• Ability to manage complex, high‑risk, large‑scale projects.
• Experience with commercial nuclear power plant system replacements/upgrades.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or project management (preferred).
• Minimum 5 + years of nuclear power plant experience.

Pay

The expected pay rate ranges from $37.25 to $64.65 per hour, based on skills, training, experience, education, market factors, and applicable licensure or certifications.

Schedule

4 days × 10 hours per day.

Additional Information

• U.S. citizenship required.
• Remote work: Yes (2 – 25 % of time).
• Per Diem: Yes.
• Mob/Demob: Yes.
• Expenses eligible: Yes.
• On‑call required: No.
• Badge Level: Green Badge Level 2.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid parental leave.
• 401(k) retirement program.
• Additional employee perks supporting health, financial security, and work‑life balance.