Principal BBGN Project Manager

Working at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory we foster pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values:
Trust, Empowerment, and Collaboration. Our company promotes a positive culture while ensuring the safety and reliability of our nation's naval nuclear reactors, and training the Sailors who operate those reactors in the U.S. Navy's submarines and aircraft carrier Fleets.

Join the team that will define how the next-generation battleship is powered and operated.

We are seeking a Principal Project Manager to help bring a proven nuclear propulsion plant design into a new, first-of-a-kind battleship (BBGN). The Project Manager will sit at the center of one of the most visible, high-impact efforts in the Program, coordinating work across NNL, BPMI, Newport News Shipbuilding, and Naval Reactors. The project is expected to consume a peak of 200 NNL staff per year and will require strong coordination of efforts to ensure the required deliverables will be completed on time.

The work will span several disciplines at NNL including Reactor Safety, Instrument and Control, and Plant Operations. Delivering a design to the Navy to support the start of construction in 2031 will require strong oversight of project deliverables. This Project Manager will be responsible for establishing and tracking metrics to ensure project health and support line management.

The successful candidate will:

• Create project planning documents and metrics to scope and track progress of the BBGN effort.
• Work with management, BPMI, NNS, and Carrier and Fleet Project to document WBS elements, planning assumptions, and schedule.
• Coordinate with stakeholders within NNL and outside organizations to manage the Project Management Plan. Track metrics and ensure communication of key information across stakeholders.
• Communicate progress to plan to management and Naval Reactors. Establish and maintain key routine meetings between organizations.
• Track lessons learned, lead post-job assessments, and ensure compliance with applicable requirements.
• Monitor the allocation of BBGN resources in coordination with Carrier Fleet Programs.

This role is a good fit if you enjoy early design influence and working across organizational and technical boundaries to bring a complex ship concept to life.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum of 9 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.

• Demonstrated self-starter with the ability to take an ambiguous task, structure the work, and drive it to closure.
• Formal project management experience
• Leadership, integration, and coordination experience
• Experience in financial performance analysis, understanding of budget processes, funding sources, and technical work plans.
• Experience reporting project status (e.g., A3 sheet, Earned Value, Financial, etc).
• Leadership experience including team building, influencing others, and the ability to effectively interact across a variety of groups.
• Experience working on integrated project teams, and development and support of the elements of project execution.
• Strong communication skills to provide group direction, as well as articulate issues and convey ideas throughout the organization.
• Innovative and creative thinking, beyond current systems and requirements.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work on multiple initiatives concurrently.
• Problem solving, analytical, written and presentation skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple parallel issues

• Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary Benefits
• Disability, Life & Accident Insurance
• 401(k) Savings program & Capital Accumulation Plan
• Personal & Medical Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Tuition Assistance for Eligible Employees
• Student Debt Benefit Personal Time Off Sell Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness Program
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$ - $ annually

Salary information provided is a general guideline only. Annual salary is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

The Naval Nuclear Laboratory is operated for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC (FMP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fluor Corporation. Naval Nuclear Laboratory personnel are FMP employees who work at four DOE facilities:
Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Kenneth

A. Kesselring Site, and Naval Reactors Facility, and at the U.S. Department of Defense-owned Nuclear Power Training Unit-Charleston. FMP employees also have an established presence at numerous shipyards and vendor locations. For nearly 70 years, the Naval Nuclear Laboratory has developed advanced nuclear propulsion technology, provided technical support, and trained world-class nuclear…