Engineering Project Manager
Full Time
Cranberry Township, PA 16066
Posted
Job description
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.
Your Day to Day:
Responsible for all project management processes on Tier 4 projects, or on a portion (for example, work package) of a Tier 3 project. Requires leading small teams (average <10 team members), which may include project controls. As experience and capability increase, may be assigned to several Tier 4 projects or Tier 3 work packages simultaneously. Support proposal process for Tier 4 projects, as assigned. May be assigned overall Project Manager responsibility of a Tier 3 project in a deputy capacity (with direct guidance of an Advanced Project Manager or higher).
Example project disciplines include Fuel and Reload Engineering/Safety Analysis Engineering, Software, Innovation/Product Development, and Process Improvement. All project management is performed in accordance with the established Westinghouse policies, procedures, systems, and requirements.
- Complete all aspects of planning process including authoring project plans and developing scope, schedule, cost baselines, resource and financial forecasts, and risk registers.
- Manage project execution to exceed quality, schedule, and financial goals while following the department protocols for acquiring team members to complete the work. This includes:
- Management of the scope, schedule, cost/revenue, risk, quality, resources, communications, and stakeholders while aligned with project/contract requirements.
- Preparation and oversight of project cost/revenue expenditures forecasts and progress evaluations/projects to support project and financial reporting requirements.
- Promote teamwork and effective communication, including issuing and maintenance of project process metrics and process maps to ensure team, customer, and all stakeholders are kept informed of project status.
- Develop and/or oversee project databases, systems and procedures to ensure efficient handling and transmission of internal/external project correspondence and documentation
- Properly close project by archiving work in financial, scheduling, document management, and resource management systems/tools and supplement the close out through identification and communication of opportunities for improvement, lessons, and risk avoidance for future work.
- Use interpersonal skills to cultivate positive relationships with team, customer, and other stakeholders (including Product Management) to successfully facilitate project completion and identify opportunities for business growth.
- Identify, assess, and implement improvement opportunities which will add value.
Who You Are:
As a successful candidate, you bring the following to the team:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Applicable disciplines are Project Management, Engineering, Business, Construction Management or related technical discipline.
- 4 years of relevant professional experience
- To include 1 year of experience as project manager leading and directing low or medium complexity projects to successful completion.
- Broad technical knowledge of nuclear power plants.
- Familiarity with the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge
Preferred
- 2 to 5 years of experience as project manager in a technical industry such as engineering, manufacturing, nuclear or construction
Required Competencies:
- Communication
- Driving for Results
- Planning and Organization
- Strategic Thinking
- Teamwork
- Interpersonal skills such as effective verbal and written communications, ability to lead and direct complex team structures, able to develop relationships with stakeholders in upper management positions, able to analyze problems, establish facts, and make complex decisions with minimal guidance from supervisory Project Managers and mentors
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft® Office tools. Knowledge in project schedule, cost and risk management processes and associated tools (e.g., Primavera, SAP, Active Risk Manager, or other related tools).
- Demonstrated ability or understanding of the transformation of data to information for visual reports; database concepts to manage data within systems; the interaction of company functions that are touch points to projects (Finance, Legal, Quality, Supply Chain, etc.). High-quality presentation skills.
- Expected to complete assigned training in Westinghouse Systems, Procedures, and Policies applicable to assignments.
Why Westinghouse?
Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:
- Safety and Quality
- Integrity and Trust
- Customer Focus and Innovation
- Speed and Passion to Win
- Teamwork and Accountability
Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S., the following are representative of what we offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
- 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
- Paid Vacations and Holidays
- Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
- Educational Reimbursement Program
- Employee Referral Program
While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.
EOE of Minorities / Females / Vets / Disability.
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