Sr. Project Management Leader - BWRX

Project Director

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:

• Be responsible for on-time project delivery, profit & loss accountability, and customer satisfaction through management of project related activities and resources
• 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
• Accountable for development and issuance of the Project Management Plan & related project plans and project procedures; promotes the implementation of project plans and project procedures across the larger project team
• Recommend and implement improvements in project management processes and procedures
• Lead the development and deployment of project infrastructure and project tools
• Ensure compliance with U. S. government requirements
• Identify and communicate project resources demands and coordinate resource supply within a matrix organization, particularly with Engineering Support coordination of all activities related to the project; monitor and control progress on project deliverables
• Ensure performance against all schedule metrics, particularly on-time delivery (OTD) of deliverables
• Ensure the conformance of project deliverables with contract and project requirements; supports the resolution of technical and quality issues during execution of the work scope
• Ensure that all project operations are carried out in accordance with the applicable procedures and any applicable customer and statutory requirements
• Coordinate & chair regular project meetings with customer teams, internal team, and/or supplier teams; prepare supporting materials for such project meetings
• 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
• Perform production oversight of key suppliers
• Support risk assessment and risk management program
• Be responsible for project risk management processes and developing and implementing project controls processes and tools
• 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

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. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled 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…