Senior Technical Project Manager

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy.

Combining decades of research, top talent, and new technologies, we’re designing and building commercially viable fusion power plants. And we're working with policymakers, suppliers, and many others to build the energy industry of the future.

We’re in the best position to make it happen. Since 2018, we’ve raised $4 billion of capital, making us the largest and leading fusion company in the world.

Now we’re looking for more thinkers, doers, builders, and makers to join us. People who’ll bring new perspectives, solve tough problems, and thrive as part of a team.

If that’s you and this role fits, we want to hear from you.

We are seeking an exceptional and results-driven Senior Technical Project Manager (TPM) to join our Program Management Office (PMO). The TPM will play a key role in driving complex engineering projects within SPARC, our first-of-a-kind compact fusion machine. The TPM will be responsible for establishing and maintaining comprehensive plans around the engineering, design, procurement, and construction of highly engineered systems and ensuring the team executes to meet the requirements of those plans.

The primary focus of this role will be driving Non-HTS projects to closure, with additional responsibility for providing TPM support to critical-path activities within Assembly, including both PASY (Pre Assembly) and SASY (SPARC Assembly).

• Drive projects within SPARC from inception to completion
• Develop comprehensive plans for the engineering, procurement, and construction of highly engineered process systems
• Manage SPARC systems through final design, working with a cross-functional team of engineers, scientists, designers, analysts, and other stakeholders
• Establish project milestones and ensure all deliverables are met while adhering to strict budget and timeline parameters
• Develop comprehensive project plans, outlining project scope, goals, deliverables, resources, and timelines to meet strategic targets
• Support resolution of schedule conflicts and actively drive recovery plans when projects fall behind schedule
• Track and report SPARC project progress, ensuring project schedules and status accurately reflect execution
• Facilitate collaboration between the PMO, system leads, and other SPARC project team members to create more efficient project methods, communication, standards, and reporting channels
• Support implementation of strategic process improvement initiatives and identify opportunities to improve project execution, efficiency, and communication
• Lead cross-functional teams composed of engineers, designers, analysts, procurement specialists, manufacturing, construction, and other stakeholders to meet project execution requirements
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance team culture to drive project execution and achieve collective goals
• Manage cost and schedule while driving critical risk-based decisions throughout the project lifecycle
• Monitor project timelines rigorously, identifying potential delays, developing mitigation strategies, and driving actions to maintain the project schedule
• Maintain detailed project schedules and ensure project data in Jira and other project management tools remains accurate and aligned with actual field execution
• Keep stakeholders informed about project progress through regular updates, reporting, and presentations to management
• Lead the active management of risks throughout the project lifecycle: identify risks, develop and drive mitigation plans, and keep stakeholders informed through regular updates and risk reporting

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