Entry-Level Nuclear Project Manager

BWX Technologies, Inc.; Jonesborough (TN); On-site; USD 99,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Professional development

Inclusive culture

Job summary

BWX Technologies, Inc. in Jonesborough, Tennessee is seeking an Entry-Level Project Manager to support planning, coordination, monitoring, and documentation of HPDU project activities.

This early-career role involves working under supervision while owning clearly defined tasks and smaller work packages. The position emphasizes safety, quality, and nuclear safety culture, with collaboration across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and other teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering, business or related field.
• 2+ years in project coordination or related technical environment.
• Knowledge of scope, schedule, cost, risk, and change management.
• Strong written and verbal communication with cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Support development of project plans, milestones, and status reports.
• Coordinate activities across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and other groups.
• Own and close action items with owners and due dates.
• Assist with schedule development and forecast dates.
• Track commitments, actuals, forecasts, and variances with project controls.
• Prepare routine project reports and issue summaries for leadership.
• Maintain organized project documentation per requirements.
• Support risk, opportunity, and change-control processes.
• Attend supplier and internal coordination meetings.
• Assist in readiness reviews and project closeout.

Skills

Project coordination

Cross-functional teamwork

Scheduling basics

Documentation

Communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Business

Tools

Project scheduling tools

Job description

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At BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT), we are People Strong, Innovation Driven. A U.S.-based company, BWXT is a Fortune 1000 and Defense News Top 100 manufacturing and engineering innovator that provides safe and effective nuclear solutions for global security, clean energy, environmental restoration, nuclear medicine and space exploration. With more than 7,800 employees, BWXT has 14 major operating sites in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. We are the sole manufacturer of naval nuclear reactors for U.S. submarines and aircraft carriers. Our company supplies precision manufactured components, services and fuel for the commercial nuclear power industry across four continents. Our joint ventures provide environmental restoration and operations management at a dozen U.S. Department of Energy and NASA facilities. BWXT’s technology is driving advances in medical radioisotope production in North America and microreactors for various defense and space applications. For more information, visit www.bwxt.com . Follow us on LinkedIn , X , Facebook and Instagram .

Welcome to BWXT
We believe in empowering our employees and cultivating a dynamic workplace that fosters growth and collaboration. Whether you’re an experienced professional or just starting your career, you'll find opportunities to challenge yourself, learn from seasoned experts, and contribute to nuclear innovation. We required a diverse range of skills to support our work in the markets that drive our business and welcome candidates from all backgrounds and life stages who are passionate about making a difference.

Position Overview: The Entry-Level Project Manager supports the planning, coordination, monitoring, and documentation of assigned HPDU project activities. The role is intended for an early-career professional who understands fundamental project management concepts and is developing the judgment, technical context, and stakeholder-management skills needed to independently manage increasingly complex work. The position works under the direction of more experienced project management personnel while owning clearly defined tasks, deliverables, action tracking, and smaller work packages.

Location:

On-site in Jonesborough, Tennessee

Your Day to Day as a Project Manager, HPDU:

• Supports development and maintenance of project execution plans, milestone lists, action registers, risk registers, decision logs, and project status information.
• Coordinates assigned project activities across engineering, procurement, manufacturing/construction, quality, operations, project controls, and other supporting organizations.
• Owns and drives closure of assigned action items; confirm owners, required completion dates, dependencies, and evidence of completion.
• Assists with schedule development and maintenance by collecting activity status, validating forecast dates, identifying constraints, and communicating emerging delays.
• Supports cost management activities by tracking commitments, actuals, forecasts, and variances for assigned scope in coordination with project controls and responsible managers.
• Prepares routine project reports, meeting materials, look-ahead summaries, milestone status, action aging, and concise issue summaries for review by project leadership.
• Maintains project documentation and ensure records are organized, current, and retrievable in accordance with applicable project and company requirements.
• Supports risk and opportunity identification by documenting potential impacts, owners, mitigation actions, and due dates; follow through on mitigation completion.
• Supports formal change control by gathering scope, schedule, cost, risk, and stakeholder impacts for proposed changes.
• Participates in supplier, subcontractor, or internal work-package coordination meetings and track commitments affecting HPDU milestones.
• Assists in readiness reviews, design or execution reviews, project assessments, turnover activities, and closeout documentation as assigned.
• Develops working knowledge of HPDU project objectives, interfaces, key milestones, governance, applicable procedures, and stakeholder expectations.
• Demonstrates disciplined adherence to safety, quality, procedural compliance, and nuclear safety culture expectations in all project activities.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• A minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience in project coordination, engineering, manufacturing, construction, operations, quality, project controls, or a related technical environment.
• Working knowledge of basic project management concepts including scope, schedule, cost, risk, actions, milestones, and change management.
• Ability to organize information, manage multiple assignments, follow through on commitments, and communicate status accurately.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional environment.
• Proficiency with standard business applications and ability to learn applicable project management and scheduling tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in nuclear, defense, Department of Energy, manufacturing, construction, or another highly regulated environment.
• Exposure to integrated schedules, cost tracking, earned value management, risk registers, or formal change-control processes.
• Experience working with engineering documents, procurement activities, suppliers, fabrication/manufacturing, installation, testing, or commissioning.
• CAPM certification, project management coursework, or progress toward PMP eligibility.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package, including health, dental, and retirement plans.
• Flexible work schedules and paid time off to promote a healthy work-life balance.
• Professional development opportunities, including mentorship programs and sponsorship for continuing education.
• An inclusive atmosphere that celebrates new perspectives and supports collaboration between different generations.
• The chance to be part of a mission-driven organization making a positive impact on the future of energy.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and training to grow throughout your career!

Pay: $99,410- $157,000

The base salary range for this position in Tennessee (US-TN) at the start of employment is expected to be between $99,410 and $157,000 per year. However, the base salary offered is based on local job market factors, and may vary further depending on factors specific to the selected job candidate, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to these considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, such as an annual cash incentive in addition to a full range of medical, retirement, and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided at such time the selected job candidate receives an offer of employment. If hired, the selected job candidate will be employed 'at-will,’ unless employed at a location and in a position subject to a collective bargaining agreement. The company further reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment, compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and other market factors.

As a federal government contractor, BWX Technologies, Inc. and any subsidiaries, affiliates and related entities (“BWXT” or the “Company”) complies with all federal, state, and local laws and customer requirements regarding health and safety protocols. As such, all BWXT new hires will be required to adhere to applicable Company health and safety requirements within the workplace as a condition of employment.

All candidates must be U.S. citizens. Selected applicants are required to successfully complete a pre-employment check and drug screening. In addition, the position may require the ability to obtain and maintain applicable federal eligibility requirements for access to classified/sensitive information or matter which involves an extensive criminal and financial background investigation, drug test, previous employment, and reference verifications.

BWXT is committed to the concept of Equal Employment Opportunity. We have established procedures to ensure that all personnel actions such as recruitment, compensation, career development, benefits, company-sponsored training and social recreational programs are administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, protected veteran or other protected status.

BWX Technologies, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (BWXT) is not responsible for and does not accept any liability for fees or other costs associated with resumes or candidates presented by recruiters or employment agencies, unless a binding, written recruitment agreement between BWXT and the recruiter or agency exists prior to the presentation of candidates or resumes to BWXT and includes the specific services, job openings, and fees to be paid (“Agreement”). BWXT may consider any candidate for whom a recruiter or agency has submitted an unsolicited resume and explicitly reserves the right to hire such candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency unless an Agreement is in place prior to presentation and such Agreement explicitly encompasses the job opening for which such fees or costs are sought. An email, verbal or other informal contact with any person within BWXT will not create a binding agreement. Agencies or recruiters without an Agreement are directed not to contact any hiring managers of BWXT with recruiting inquiries or resumes. Recruiters and agencies interested in partnering with BWXT may contact BWXT’s Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail]. #LI-BT1

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