Project Engineer

Westinghouse Electric·Mannheim, DE·Posted yesterday

Nuclear industryUS only

About this role

Project Engineer supporting Westinghouse's Non Destructive Testing & Special Product Department. You will lead development projects for nuclear facility repair, maintenance, and decommissioning equipment from concept through field application, managing project controls, timelines, budgets, stakeholder communications, and cross-functional coordination with supply chain, quality, and sales teams.

Responsibilities

—Initiate and plan all aspects of development projects, applying tools and techniques to optimize performance and reduce inefficiencies
—Manage all project controls activities including scope, schedule, cost, and risk management
—Process and monitor changes following integrated change control procedures
—Prepare project cost expenditure forecasts, progress evaluations, and earned value management reports for financial and performance reporting
—Coordinate project communications to keep team, customers, and stakeholders informed of status
—Maintain project databases and systems for efficient handling and transmission of project correspondence and documentation
—Close projects by archiving work in financial, scheduling, document management, and resource management systems
—Identify and communicate improvement opportunities, lessons learned, and risk avoidance strategies
—Support development of offers including technical descriptions, cost estimates, and scheduling with senior engineer guidance
—Interface with support organizations including Supply Chain Management, Invoicing, Accounting, Sales, and Quality
—Lead full project lifecycles from proposal through implementation including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling, and close-out
—Develop detailed project execution plans and schedules covering all project phases
—Balance competing project constraints including scope, quality, schedule, budget, resources, and risks
—Develop and implement recovery plans to address delayed activities and deliverables
—Maintain full accountability for project financial performance and address spending deviations immediately
—Control project scope by monitoring activities and customer requests against contracts and SOW
—Communicate identified changes immediately to customers and internal management

Qualifications

—Project management experience in technical or engineering environments
—Strong understanding of project controls, scheduling, and cost management
—Experience with earned value management and financial forecasting
—Proficiency with project management tools and systems
—Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
—Ability to manage competing priorities and constraints

Desired

—Technical PM certification or equivalent experience transitioning to technical project management
—Nuclear industry or heavy equipment manufacturing experience
—Experience in equipment development, testing, or qualification processes
—Familiarity with non-destructive testing or nuclear facility operations
—Supply chain and vendor management experience

Location

Based in Mannheim, European Service Center; 0–2 days home office per week possible; willing to travel to customer sites, suppliers, and other Westinghouse facilities

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Job details

FieldEngineering

LocationMannheim, DE

IndustryNuclear energy

PostedJun 2026

Skills & tools

PROJECT MANAGEMENTEARNED VALUE MANAGEMENTCOST MANAGEMENTNON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTINGNUCLEAR FACILITY OPERATIONS

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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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