Sr Project Manager – Power Generation

About the role

MATRIX is seeking an experienced Nuclear Sr Project Manager to lead capital modification and upgrade projects at one of two operating commercial nuclear power plants: Prairie Island or Monticello. This role is responsible for cradle-to-grave execution of capital projects within a highly regulated NRC environment, ensuring strict adherence to nuclear safety, quality, and compliance standards. This is a site-based role embedded within Nuclear Projects under the Director of Nuclear Projects, supporting a collaborative team of 32 professionals across engineering, maintenance, controls, supply chain, finance, and plant leadership. Duration: one year.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and complete assigned projects within cost, quality, schedule, and objectives.
• Oversee all aspects of projects.
• Set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarize progress.
• Prepare reports for upper management regarding project status.
• Provide leadership for project team members and the Project Management process; lead and direct the work of others, including directing the work of two or more employees.
• Make substantive recommendations to MATRIX regarding hiring, firing, or discipline of employees.
• Perform primarily office and non‑manual work related to management or general business operations, exercising discretion and independent judgment on significant matters.
• Interface with managers or heads of units/departments requiring integration of multiple functional organizations.
• Follow and adhere to the Project Management Process and Requirements.
• Maintain “Stop Work” authority; use independent discretion to declare Stop Work if any unsafe situation arises that puts personnel, the project, or equipment in jeopardy.
• Educate MATRIX and the client on project goals, operations, and safety.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations; promote health and safety awareness and implement all MATRIX health and safety procedures.
• Use “lessons learned” to improve quality of future projects; make recommendations for future policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Required:

• 5–7 years of project management experience, with strong preference for facilities and construction experience in commercial nuclear power.
• Ability to obtain unescorted nuclear access (Federal background investigation, Fitness‑for‑Duty testing, NRC Access Authorization compliance).
• U.S. citizenship.

Preferred:

• Nuclear background.
• Utility, power plant, or construction experience.
• PMP certification.
• SRO license or plant operations experience.
• Experience managing projects valued up to the multi‑million range.
• Familiarity with PMI/PMBOK (Waterfall/Predictive) methodologies.
• Experience with SAP, Oracle Unifier, Workday/UKG, MS Project, or Primavera P6.

Compensation

The base pay range for this role is $94 – $104 per hour.

Schedule

Standard business hours; during outages, expect approximately 60 hours/week (12‑hour days, 6–7 days per week).