Hybrid Nuclear EPC Project Procurement Lead

The Nuclear Company; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation packages

401k with company match

Medical, dental, vision plans

Generous vacation policy, plus bonuses

Job summary

The Nuclear Company is a fast-growing AI-enabled startup specializing in nuclear engineering and EPC procurement. We seek a Project Procurement Manager I to lead procurement execution for assigned EPC projects, coordinating with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to meet schedule, budget, and quality requirements.

You will own the requisition-to-delivery lifecycle, expedite long-lead equipment, resolve supplier issues, and ensure compliance with nuclear quality and regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Six or more years of procurement, buying, or project procurement experience supporting large capital, construction, or EPC projects.
• Experience supporting procurement within power generation, heavy industrial, infrastructure, or another highly regulated capital-project environment.
• Hands-on experience managing the requisition-to-delivery lifecycle, including purchase orders, change orders, supplier coordination, and expediting long-lead equipment.
• Strong working knowledge of procurement processes, commercial and contract terms, and supplier management within a project environment.
• Proficiency with ERP and procurement systems, reporting tools, and procurement-status tracking.
• Excellent organizational, coordination, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a schedule-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the project procurement plan, aligning purchasing activity with the project schedule, budget, engineering release milestones, and required-on-site dates.
• Develop and maintain the project procurement schedule, incorporating engineering releases, supplier lead times, fabrication milestones, delivery requirements, and identified risks.
• Manage the full requisition-to-delivery lifecycle, including purchase requisitions, RFQs against established agreements and approved suppliers, purchase orders, change orders, expediting, and delivery.
• Apply enterprise category strategies, framework agreements, and approved supplier requirements to project purchases, escalating sourcing gaps or exceptions to Category Management.
• Proactively expedite long-lead nuclear equipment and critical components to protect the engineering and construction schedule.
• Track order status and supplier progress against required milestones, identifying delivery or quality risks and driving corrective and recovery actions.
• Coordinate logistics, inspections, documentation, and material receipt to ensure equipment and materials are available on-site when needed.
• Escalate supplier delays, performance concerns, and potential schedule impacts to project and functional leadership.
• Serve as the project’s primary procurement interface with engineering, project controls, construction, quality, logistics, Category Management, and suppliers.
• Manage day-to-day supplier relationships and project-level performance, resolving commercial, quality, documentation, and delivery issues in real time.
• Support negotiations for project-specific scopes, commercial terms, and change orders within delegated authority.

Skills

Procurement processes

Contract terms

Supplier management

Communication skills

Organization

Problem-solving

ERP systems

Reporting tools

Schedule management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field

Tools

ERP

Procurement systems

Job description

The Nuclear Company is a fast-growing AI-enabled startup specializing in nuclear engineering and EPC procurement. We seek a Project Procurement Manager I to lead procurement execution for assigned EPC projects, coordinating with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to meet schedule, budget, and quality requirements.

You will own the requisition-to-delivery lifecycle, expedite long-lead equipment, resolve supplier issues, and ensure compliance with nuclear quality and regulatory