Project Manager

Project Manager Reactor Decommissioning

Manage multiple large, complex or high hazard projects involving major financial, contractual and reputational commitments.  Provide strategic direction to the client, project partners, project managers, other project participants and Westinghouse Regional Team to optimize short and long term profitability, strengthen long term service delivery relationships with the client, and develop strong relationships with local, influential stakeholders.  Implement and monitor Program and Project management systems and controls for projects. Generate new business opportunities by understanding client strategic plans and evaluating potential scope expansion areas to support the decommissioning business. Interact with other Westinghouse product lines, in order to open up and advise upon adjacent opportunities.

• Key Responsibilities:
• Evaluate, develop and lead business growth opportunities i.e. obtain order, up-sales, scope increases, technological advancements, etc.
• Support Development of Proposals for Commercial and Government Customers
• Create long term value solutions that translate into order entry/backlog
• Develop WEC and partner relationships
• Analyze and resolve complex technical, commercial and operational issues to provide high quality services/systems, enhance positive customer and supplier relations, and increase/maintain profit margin.
• Analyze contract requirements and assist in developing project-specific deliverables to enable successful project implementation, to enhance customer satisfaction and program performance.
• Negotiate with customers and suppliers to obtain contracts which contribute revenue growth, significant profit and effectively manage contract changes.
• Understand challenges for a broad range of technical disciplines to resolve technical, commercial, and regulatory issues.
• Lead/Participate in consortium/partner development in offer phases and Lead consortium and partners in execution of contracts
• Responsible to meet or exceed as-sold financial objectives and perform project within as-sold schedule for assigned projects.
• Assist in formulation of strategies and cost estimates for new projects.
• Use and support Westinghouse project management systems and controls for various projects assuring senior management is provided with up-to-date and accurate reports of each project status.
• Support financial planning objectives.
• Establish and maintain effective project organization. Establish staffing levels and for project operations. Make job assignments, supervise and direct efforts of department personnel. Optimize personnel to maintain organizational excellence.
• Coordinate and work closely with in varying levels of Westinghouse management.
• Maintain good working relationships with the customers.
• Promote Westinghouse Project Excellence with customers especially PM qualification and certification
• Actively promote a culture that ensures positive Human Performance behaviors; ensure project personnel have the awareness and understanding of industry, customer and Westinghouse expectations, and promote reporting of safety related observations within the project team.
• Personal leadership/behavior of Industrial and Nuclear Safety and continuous learning on your projects.
• Regular interface and communications with the senior levels of Westinghouse management as well as the Director of Reactor Decommissioning.
• Deliver MAD greater than or equal to MAS  – Projects to be delivered safely, on-time, with high quality and customer satisfaction.
• Must be willing to relocate/accept long term assignment at Nuclear Facilities throughout Europe and potentially abroad

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or recognized equivalent.

- PMI Certification or equivalent
- Typically 15-20 years project leadership/management and related engineering experience. 

- Minimum 5-10 years leading technically complex customer service projects.
- Strong communication skills and a proven history of managing and leading teams effectively and interfacing with multiple functional groups.
- Experience with developing/implementing new business opportunities.
- Experience of Decommissioning and Dismantling activities and technology or plant operations preferred.

- Must be willing to relocate/accept long term assignment at Nuclear Facilities throughout Europe and abroad

- Language Skills: German and English (Must be Business Proficient in both Languages ), ideally one further European Language