Senior Project Director

Job Description

Be responsible for on-time project delivery, profit & loss accountability, and customer satisfaction through management of project related activities and resources.
Support the Product Development and Sales team during pre-award phase in the creation of scopes, schedules, and budgets.
Support the development of project revenue and costs budget and uses such budgets as a baseline for project cost performance.
Manage all commercial aspects of the project portfolio.
Ensure performance against all financial metrics.
Organize project cost structure in Oracle ERP.
Perform customer work release review and compares with GEH estimate upon transfer of the proposal file from Commercial Operations to Project Management.
Lead customer, internal, and/or supplier project kickoff meetings.
Accountable for overall project management strategy; interfaces & cooperates with all project management functions within Advanced Reactor Project Office and with supplier PMO.
Accountable for development and issuance of the Project Management Plan & related project plans and project procedures; promotes the implementation of project plans and project procedures across the larger project team.
Recommend and implements improvements in project management processes and procedures.
Lead the development and deployment of project infrastructure and project tools.
Ensure compliance with U.S. government requirements.
Identify and communicate project resources demands and coordinate resource supply within a matrix organization, particularly with Engineering.
Support coordination of all activities related to the project; monitor and control progress on project deliverables.
Ensure performance against all schedule metrics, particularly on-time delivery (OTD) of deliverables.
Ensure the conformance of project deliverables with contract and project requirements; supports the resolution of technical and quality issues during execution of the work scope.
Ensure that all project operations are carried out in accordance with the applicable procedures and any applicable customer and statutory requirements.
Career Development: Lead, draft, and issue project management meeting notes, action item lists, and project progress reports.
Perform production oversight of key suppliers.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 10 years of project management experience on large power EPC projects (design, construction, commissioning, or operations)
• Minimum of 5 years Power Plant Design Experience
• Minimum of 5 years of nuclear industry experience

Eligibility Requirements

• Ability to travel to customer sites in Canada up to 25% of the time
• The preferred work location for this role is at the GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) headquarters in Wilmington, NC or Atlanta, GA. (Relocation assistance provided)
• This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. government.

Desired Characteristics

• Master's Degree in Engineering or Master of Business Administration
• PMP certification
• U.S. government contract management experience, including working knowledge of FAR
• Experience or familiarity with Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) and Sodium Fast Reactor (SFR) designs
• Scheduling software experience (Project, P3, P6, etc.)
• Project Management Leadership Program
• Knowledge of the power industry, customer, and competitive environment
• Experience in power plant construction
• Demonstrated ability in meeting project budget, schedule, and quality
• Contract management & claim experiences
• Cost estimating experience
• Financial control knowledge and understanding
• Past supervisory experience
• Demonstrated professional interpersonal and leadership skills, including high level of motivation, integrity, and self-confidence
• Ability to take initiative and to work independently
• Ability to influence others and lead small teams
• Oversees initiatives of substantial scope and impact
• Ability to manage multiple project responsibilities concurrently
• Extreme attention to detail, follow up, highly organized
• Demonstrated ability to balance workload under short deadlines and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Strong process orientation in approach to work
• Exceptional proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• Six Sigma Training (BB, DFSS, etc.) (GE Employees only)