Principal Project Manager
About this role
Principal Field Project Manager for Westinghouse overseeing complex nuclear power plant outage projects including welding, machining, and large component replacements. Lead cross-functional teams through full project lifecycle from planning through closure, managing schedule, cost, and quality performance at customer sites.
Responsibilities
- —Lead welding, machining, and large component replacement projects during nuclear power plant outages
- —Oversee cost estimates, proposals, and customer negotiations for field service projects in the nuclear sector
- —Author project management plans, procedures, schedules, cost baselines, and financial reports per Enterprise Project Management Office standards
- —Direct project execution at customer sites ensuring safe, first-time quality deliveries with schedule and financial performance tracking
- —Develop and implement recovery plans for off-track projects
- —Manage internal and external communications with partners and cross-functional teams (Project Controls, Quality, Engineering)
- —Ensure project closure by archiving financial, scheduling, and document management records
- —Perform final project quality assessments and reports
- —Communicate best practices, lessons learned, and risk avoidance strategies for future projects
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Engineering, Science, Construction Management, or related technical field, or equivalent non-degreed technical experience in industrial/field service environment. 5 years of project management experience OR 3 years of project management/supervisory experience plus 2+ years of technical field experience (field service, nuclear, power plant, NDE, oil/gas, construction). Experience leading field-based projects at nuclear plants during outages. Knowledge of Safety and Non-Safety Related Quality Programs, ASME codes, and NDE methods. Leadership experience with both union and non-union craft workforce (pipe fitters, boilermakers, machinists, welders).
Desired
6–10+ years of project management experience. Specific experience in Construction Management and large component replacements. Demonstrated hands-on field experience with union-represented workforce. Background in nuclear system piping repairs and automated welding.
Location
Remote position with travel to specified nuclear plant project locations.
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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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