Senior Project Manager

Stellarex Energy; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Relocation to GTA

Health and dental coverage

Job summary

Stellarex Energy in the Greater Toronto Area seeks a senior Project Manager to lead large-scale, multi-disciplinary hardware projects from design through commissioning. You will manage WBS baselines, coordinate cost and schedule control using EVM, and report progress to executive stakeholders.

The role requires 8+ years of experience in nuclear/fusion or EPC-like environments, with strong leadership and change-control skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering required; PMP certification considered essential.
• 8+ years of progressive project management experience directing complex hardware engineering, capital equipment, or major facility infrastructure projects.
• Experience in nuclear fission or fusion, aerospace, big-science, or EPC environments is highly desirable.
• Expert command of Earned Value Management (EVM), cost variance analysis, and WBS with critical path optimization.
• Familiarity with nuclear management systems, formal design reviews, and engineering change control workflows.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical teams and communicate status to executives and external steering committees.

Responsibilities

• Own WBS baseline, scope integration across six divisions including Project Office, Science, Stellarator, Auxiliary Systems, Design Office, and Plant & Host Site.
• Direct cost and schedule control using EVM, variance analysis, and phase-gate baselines.
• Deliver monthly trend analyses, WBS progress dashboards, change log summaries, and Steering Committee briefings.
• Lead cross-functional engineering and physics teams through design reviews, FATs, site assembly, and system commissioning.
• Coordinate procurement across fixed-price subcontracts, long-lead materials, and T&M services per the Project Execution Plan.
• Maintain master risk register, manage ECRs/ECOs, and enforce QA standards across contractor deliverables.
• Oversee safety, permitting, configuration management, and commissioning readiness for safe facility startup.

Skills

Earned Value Mgmt

Schedule Mastery

Cross-functional leadership

Vendor negotiations

Executive stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering

PMP certification

Job description

At Stellarex Energy, we are building foundational technology for the clean energy transition by harnessing stellarator fusion to provide safe, reliable, and carbon-free baseload power. Turning this ambitious physics and engineering goal into industrial reality requires an exceptional, mission-driven team. If you are ready to solve one of humanity's greatest technological challenges and build transformative hardware from the ground up, we invite you to join our team in the Greater Toronto Area.

Role Overview

Core Responsibilities

• WBS Baseline & Scope Integration: Serve as master operational custodian of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), managing deliverables, schedule baselines, and critical path dependencies across all six operational divisions (Project Office, Science, Stellarator, Auxiliary Systems, Design Office, and Plant & Host Site).
• Cost & Schedule Control: Direct financial performance and cost control against the target-cost prime delivery contract, utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM), cost variance analysis, and schedule risk management across all phase-gate baselines.
• Tri-Party Governance & Partner Reporting: Act as the primary operational interface to the Tri-Party Steering Committee, delivering monthly trend analysis reports, WBS progress dashboards, change log summaries, and Steering Committee briefings.
• Phase-Gate & IPT Leadership: Lead cross-functional engineering and physics teams through formal phase-gate milestone reviews (Design Reviews, Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Assembly, and System Commissioning).
• Contract & Procurement Strategy: Coordinate procurement execution across fixed-price hardware subcontracts, long-lead materials procurement, and Time & Materials (T&M) specialized engineering services in alignment with Project Execution Plan guidelines.
• Risk, Quality & Change Management: Maintain the master Technical and Strategic Risk Register, manage baseline Engineering Change Requests (ECRs/ECOs), and enforce Quality Assurance standards across all contractor deliverables.
• Safety, Regulatory Compliance, Configuration Management & Integrated Commissioning: Oversee hazard assessments, permitting support, configuration baseline control, engineering change governance, operational readiness reviews, and final system acceptance to ensure safe, compliant, and successful facility startup and handover.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Nuclear, or Systems), Physical Sciences, or Project Management. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is considered essential.
• Experience: 8+ years of progressive project management experience directing complex, multi-disciplinary hardware engineering, capital equipment, or major facility infrastructure projects from design through assembly and commissioning.
• Industry Experience: Prior project management experience in one or more of the following sectors is highly desirable and considered a major asset, e.g. nuclear fission or fusion, aerospace, big-science and particle accelerators, and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) firms. Complete lifecycle project management experience is essential.
• Earned Value & Schedule Mastery: Expert command of project controls software, Earned Value Management (EVM), financial variance reporting, and WBS critical path optimization.
• Nuclear Quality & Engineering Change Protocols: Demonstrated familiarity with nuclear management systems, formal design review procedures, and engineering change control workflows.
• Stakeholder & Team Leadership: Proven track record managing cross-functional technical teams, negotiating vendor subcontracts, and communicating project status effectively to executive stakeholders and external partner steering committees.

Stellarex offers an industry-leading competitive base salary paired with meaningful company equity options, providing direct ownership in our long-term enterprise growth. We also offer comprehensive health and dental coverage, professional development support, and relocation assistance to the Greater Toronto Area.

Stellarex Energy is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity.