Sr. Project Management Leader - BWRX-300

About the role

The Project Director is responsible for planning and executing very large contracts for the design and construction of new nuclear power plants, including managing the quality, cost, schedule, risk, and stakeholder engagement of the entire execution process. This position will report into the GEH BWRX-300 Operations Leader, and work across the direct and indirect teams that are contributing to the BWRX-300.

Essential Responsibilities

• 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 budget costs 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.
• Develop and manage integrated project schedule with key supplier, specifically the Management Control Schedule; leverages schedule system reports, utilizing performance information to evaluate project schedule performance.
• Leverage internal work force planning tools in P6 ERP.
• Prepare and organize project correspondence, coordinating response drafts, approving, and issuing final letters consistent with project communication plan; ensures adequate communication to all project stakeholders.
• Ensure archiving project correspondence and records consistent with Project Configuration Management Plan.
• Lead, draft, and issue project management meeting notes, action item lists, and project progress reports.
• Support risk assessment and risk management program.
• Ensure invoicing is assembled in accordance with the contract terms and government requirements. Provides necessary inputs & review to U. S. Government Accounting.

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 or Integrated Power Plant system design (design, construction, commissioning, or operations).
• Minimum of 5 years Power Plant Design Experience.
• Minimum 10 years of nuclear industry experience.
• Minimum 5 years in a customer facing commercial role with experience in contract negotiation and management.
• 25% travel.

Eligibility Requirements

• 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. government information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U. S. government 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.
• Manages multiple project responsibilities concurrently.
• Extremely 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).

Additional Information

• GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.
• GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
• GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening.
• Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
• Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes