Project Manager III – Nuclear Projects
Job Category: Professional
8 Months
Richland WA
Perdiem : $216 for Non - Locals
Job Description
Manages projects and programs typically greater than $10M total cost, including planning, scheduling, and control of activities independently. Leads project teams greater than ten people. Typically assigned multidiscipline projects and programs involving the most complexity, highest risk, highest financial investment, and requiring strong leadership.
Establishes priorities within projects and maintains a general knowledge of all aspects of the projects within responsibility scope. Directs the activities of project teams involving multiple disciplines and organizations; maintains a broad knowledge base of new technologies and industry trends as related to assigned projects; monitors project management processes and recommends changes to improve effectiveness and efficiency; manages project budgets, interacting closely with the finance organization and the project controls group; coordinates with other project and line managers; coaches/mentors other project managers and acts for supervisor/manager when required.
Considered expert and achieved career excellence in project management (including large-scale complex multidiscipline projects) with excellent ability to mentor and lead others.
Principal Accountabilities
1. Technical Responsibilities
• Project Documentation Review: Technical review of key project documentation with the intent to identify, where appropriate, strategies can be refined and/or resources can be applied to improve schedule performance, result in better quality, and/or result in a more efficient use of resources.
• Throughout the process of these iterative reviews, identify errors or general misconceptions that need to be corrected for successful project implementation.
• Key project documentation includes, but is not limited to:
o Project Schedule (both work management and project lifecycle schedules)
o Implementation Means & Methods (both EN and Vendor)
o Risk Register
o Work Orders & Associated Documentation (weld records, ASME Section XI repair and replacement plans, field sketches, etc.)
o Quality Control Inspections & Hold Points
o Test & Commissioning Plans
o Clearance Orders & Turnover Strategy
o Materials, Tools & Specialty Tooling
o Resource Load Boards (including mobilization and demobilization strategy)
o Budget / Estimate (specifically surrounding assumptions, constraints, unit rates, wage rates, etc.)
o Radiological Strategies (balance between contamination controls and consideration for work scope [ex: conservative need for respirators while welding vs the quality of welding as a result], decontamination strategies, etc.)
o Rigging / Material Handling Plans
• Work Order Tasks (WOT): Responsible for validating the quality of all Work Order Tasks (WOT) associated with assigned scope prior to field activities and IAW Columbia work management processes (both on-line and outage). Responsible for the remediation of identified WOTs that lack quality, contain incorrect references, introduce error traps, and/or contain poorly written instructions.
• Testing and Acceptance Plans: Responsible for reviewing, commenting, and providing improvements to testing and/or acceptance plans (factory, shop, site, mock-up, post modification, etc.).
• Mock-Ups: Responsible for identifying activities and/or processes that would benefit from a mock-up. Responsible for providing input and guidance on making said mock-ups effective and impactful.
• Operating Experience: Responsible for communicating personal Operating Experience and identifying industry and/or similar Operating Experiences associated with project activities. Responsible for developing response strategies that should be considered for each Operating Experience example.
• As needed, serve as the ASME PIC for Section XI Repair & Replacement Plan work scope.
2. Governance
• Responsible for maintaining broad knowledge base of associated codes, standards, innovative technologies, technical skillsets (ex: welding, rigging, soldering, etc.), implementation strategies (ex: crew placement, turnovers, etc.), and general industry trends as related to the Enterprise Risk Projects being supported.
3. Oversight
• Responsible for providing timely and candid feedback to the Project Manager(s), Oversight Manager(s), and Department Management on all aspects of a project strategy, implementation plan, or any other facet that supports successful execution of a project.
• As needed, provide oversight of shop or field activities, ensuring activities are progressing against the approved project strategy, providing coaching as needed to preclude changes in the plan.
• As needed, serve as the designated person in charge of project activities on the shift opposite of the Project Manager. Such instances may require oversight of crews greater than 50 individuals.
4. Support
• Coordinate resources and collaborate with vendor resources to ensure roadblocks are identified and removed.
• As needed, attend (in-person), key strategy meetings with the Project Manager. Example meetings could include, but are not limited to, the following:
o Design Review Boards
o Steering Committees
o Integrated Implementation Briefings
o High Risk Work Plan Challenge Meetings
o Project Readiness/Challenge Meetings
o Schedule Development Meetings
o Risk Management Meetings
o Others as assigned.
Skills and Experience
• Experience directly related to life cycle construction projects with a strong understanding of the engineering, procurement, and construction processes.
• Proficiency in scheduling software such as Primavera P6 is mandatory.
• Strong understanding of project management processes, EVM (Earned Value Management), and risk management.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to present complex schedules and scenarios clearly.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and with personnel at all organizational levels.
• Experience in Nuclear industry, renewable energy or construction is highly desirable.
Required Education and Experience
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in project scheduling, with at least 4 years focused on large-scale, mega projects.
