Risk Management Project Specialist

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.

We are looking for a Project Risk Specialist, and project leader, who has managed both successful and challenging projects throughout their career and has an appreciation for risk and opportunities as a key element for project predictability. The candidate is required to have a strong knowledge of risk management.

This role is fully remote. No relocation is provided, and no sponsorship is available.

The candidate will actively support business unit objectives and drive proactive behaviors to address project specific risks. The candidate will need to partner with the business unit senior leadership team and key project personnel.  This role will lead critical project risk reviews and is responsible to support the business on risk management aspects

during project offers as well as during project execution for our Energy Systems and eVinci business units.

Responsibilities:

• Implement project risk reviews at the Business Unit level to ensure main risks are properly identified, risk registers have comprehensive mitigations, and are developed according to a coherent execution plan with appropriate controls in place.
• Screen top risks with commercial and operations leaders and identify risks to be addressed at the leadership level.
• Lead risk reviews across multiple projects and coordinate mitigation/risk plans.
• Communicate and ensure compliance with risk policies and processes.
• Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally on a limited basis.

Position Prerequisites:

• Bachelors’ Degree.  Typical discipline areas include Engineering, Project Management, Risk Management, and Business or other related technical area.
• 8+ years of increasing levels of project risk management experience preferable; EPC experience preferable.
• Strong leadership in project management/operations, stakeholder engagement, and strategic thinking.
• Team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as analytical skills (proficient in Microsoft tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

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.

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