Innovation Program Manager

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 have an exciting opportunity for a Program Manager to lead the Innovation portfolio for Outage & Field Services. This position will focus on coordinating the development of new technology across all functional aeras within OFS and lead to coordinated effort to ensure Westinghouse remains an industry leader by driving solutions to market. 

The Innovation Program Manager will have a multi-functional role responsible for building an optimized implementation strategy around innovation funding and overseeing project progress to increase speed to market.

• Innovation Program Coordination
  • Develop annual innovation plan
  • Down select submitted ideas for approval
  • Review ROIs for acceptability and long-term value and alignment with business objectives
• Drive for Results
  • Develop standardized processes to track project status, ensure project leaders are meeting commitments and scheduled deliverables.  
  • Track project budgets, ensure projects are staying within the approved scope of work
  • Provide guidance to other PMs supporting strategic initiatives to ensure alignment with processes and appropriate progress
• Drive to Market
  • Oversee go to market strategies align with business needs
  • Engage on critical issues as needed to augment project management team
  • May require extended or off-normal hour support based upon the nature of critical issues
  • Keep Executive team engaged on program status and needs to redirect funding or termination of project.

This critically important role requires strong oversight of financial, strategic, technical, and resource commitments with ultimate accountability to deliver Innovation in a safe, high-quality, profitable manner, leading to stakeholder satisfaction.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure safety and quality are the primary focus on all project activities
• Improve and lead Innovation portfolio delivery across OFS
• Develop and lead a robust process to support the development of new technologies
• Own select critical issues and drive to closure while reporting accordingly at various levels
• Ensure strategic initiatives are properly staffed, managed, and tracked accordingly to ensure progress
• Own select strategic initiatives
• Ensure schedule and financial commitments are tracked and attained with a focus on risk and opportunity management

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree required, Engineering preferred
  • Business or Project Management degrees will be considered
  • MBA or advanced degree preferred
• 5 years of progressive experience in leading large, complex technology projects in the nuclear industry
  • 10-12 years of experience strongly preferred
    • Technical leadership experience may be considered in lieu of direct project management experience
• 10-12 years of progressive, combined technical and/or project experience on complex technical applications strongly preferred
• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification is desired
• Westinghouse Advanced Project Manager or Program Manager qualification desired
  • The successful candidate will be required to complete the Program Manager qualification within a designated time
  • Exemptions may be provided based on prior training and work experience
• Understanding of nuclear tooling, applications, and processes
• Demonstrated accountability for results while working in a highly independent lead position
• Ability to think outside the box to solve problems, navigate uncertainty, and drive resolution of issues
• Effective presentation skills, strong communication skills, organization, attention to detail, and high emotional intelligence
• Experience with SAP, Primavera (P6), Microsoft Project, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft® Office tools, and Active Risk Manager is desired
• Some travel (estimate to be up to 10%) may be required for this position to customer sites, vendor facilities, or various Westinghouse facilities outside the home office
• Willingness to work in a hybrid (in office a minimum 2-days per week on average) or on-site in Waltz Mill, PA
• Willingness to support outside of typical hours (nights, weekends) occasionally to support critical issues emerging at customer sites

Why Westinghouse?

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

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

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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