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Principal Project Manager

Westinghouse Electric·Cranberry Township·Posted July 2026
Nuclear industryUS only

About this role

Principal Project Manager at Westinghouse overseeing medium-complexity nuclear projects (<$15M) or portions of large projects within the Americas Engineered Solutions team. Manage all aspects of NSSS component projects, plant modifications, and uprating work including scope, schedule, cost, risk, and teams of 5–20 members.

Responsibilities

  • Complete project planning including authoring project plans and developing scope, schedule, and cost baselines
  • Assume overall responsibility for contract profitability and manage project expenditure forecasts using Earned Value Management
  • Acquire and supervise team members (5–20) and manage all project aspects: scope, schedule, cost, risk, procurement, quality, resources, communications, and stakeholders
  • Interpret and transmit project/contract requirements and changes to functional groups following integrated change management process
  • Review expenditures for compliance with baselines and scope; develop project databases and documentation systems
  • Close projects by archiving work in financial, scheduling, document management, and resource management systems
  • Perform final quality assessment and reporting; identify improvement opportunities and lessons learned
  • Serve as single point of contact to customers, architect-engineers, constructors, and internal business areas
  • May serve as Technical Inputs Lead for medium-complexity projects or deputy project manager for highly complex projects

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Engineering, Business, Construction Management, or related technical discipline; 5+ years of Project Management experience; advanced knowledge of Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge; broad technical knowledge of nuclear power plants.

Desired

Familiarity with utility business practices including utility operations, maintenance, and engineering practices; knowledge of procurement processes and material management; knowledge of local business practices and contracting for international projects.

Location

Cranberry Township, PA; hybrid arrangement with expectation of 2–3 days per week onsite.

Job details

FieldAdministrative
Salary$103k–$129k/yr
LocationCranberry Township
IndustryNuclear energy
PostedJul 2026

Skills & Tools

Earned Value ManagementProject ManagementNsss Components

About the company

Westinghouse Electric

The world's leading nuclear energy company, supplying nuclear fuel, plant design, engineering and plant services to utilities worldwide. Headquartered in Cranberry Township, PA.

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