Principal Field Project Manager

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As a Principal Field Project Manager with Westinghouse Inspection Services, Reactor and Balance of Plant inspections group, you will perform Non-Destructive Examinations (NDE) at operating and new construction nuclear power plants. The Reactor portion of the group focuses NDE on the reactor vessel, reactor head, and reactor internal structures utilizing automated/robotic delivery systems while the Balance of Plant portion focuses NDE on pressurizer and steam generator girth welds, Class 1/2/3 pipe welds, supports, snubbers, containment building metal liner and concrete, etc.

utilizing primarily manual inspection techniques. You will be responsible for all project management processes on medium complexity projects or on a portion of highly complex projects and will supervise medium team sizes (average 10‑30 team members) which may include project controls and sub‑project managers. You will also serve as a Technical Inputs Lead for the medium complexity proposal projects as assigned and may be assigned overall project manager responsibility of a highly complex project in a deputy capacity (with direct guidance of a Program Manager or higher).

You will report to the Manager of Reactor & BOP Inspection Operations and will be based out of our Waltz Mill facility in Madison, PA. This is a mobile position that is expected to be on site 2‑3 days a week.

• Project planning
  • Complete all aspects of planning process including authoring project plans and developing scope, schedule, and cost baselines.
• Project executing, monitoring and controlling
  • Assume overall responsibility for profitability of contracts. Based on project plan, follow department protocols for acquiring team members to complete the work. Manage all aspects of project including scope, schedule, cost, risk, procurement, quality, resources, communications, and stakeholders through use of delegates/support as applicable. Interpret and transmit project/contract requirements, and subsequent changes, to functional groups following an integrated change management process.
    
    Prepare or oversee project cost expenditure forecasts and progress evaluations/projections (including Earned Value Management) to support project performance and financial reporting requirements. Review project expenditures for compliance with project baselines and scope. Promote teamwork and effective communication, including issuing and maintenance of project process metrics and process maps to ensure team, customer, and all stakeholders are kept informed of project status.
    
    Develop or oversee project databases, systems and procedures to ensure efficient handling and transmission of project correspondence and documentation between project team members.
• Project closing
  • Properly close project by archiving work in financial, scheduling, document management, and resource management systems/tools. Perform final project quality assessment and report out. Identify and communicate opportunities for improvement, lessons, and risk avoidance for future work.
• Develop positive relationships with cross functional/product line team, customer, suppliers, Westinghouse in‑country representation (for international projects), and other stakeholders to drive project to successful completion.
  • Serve as single representative to customer, architect engineer, constructor and Westinghouse business areas in support of project. Interpret and transmit contract requirements, and subsequent changes, to functional groups. Integrate project's objectives and actions through participation with other project groups in matters of common concern.
• Seek opportunities and implement continuous improvements to enhance project performance.
  • Identify, assess, and implement improvement opportunities which will add value.

• Bachelor's degree in applicable…