Lead Project Manager - APX Fleet Engineering Execution

Westinghouse Electric Company; Cranberry Township (Butler County); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical benefits

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Vacations and Holidays

Flexible Work Arrangements

Educational Reimbursement

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company is seeking a Lead Project Manager to drive planning, integration and execution of a substantial AP1000 engineering scope, reporting to the Director - Project & Portfolio Planning. This hybrid role can be based at Cranberry Woods, PA or Rock Hill, SC.

You will lead scope, schedule, cost and resources across cross-functional teams, maintain credible forecasts with Project Controls, and mentor other project managers or workstream leads as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Business or a related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated execution of engineering scope, including scope, schedule, cost, resources, risk, priorities, interfaces and deliverable commitments.
• Maintain sequenced work packages with clear ownership, milestones, logic and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure assigned scope is represented in the Integrated Engineering Schedule and aligned with the technical execution plan.
• Partner with Project Controls to maintain credible forecasts, explain variance and lead corrective action.
• Coordinate Functional Engineering, Lead Engineers, working organizations and assigned Project Managers or product leads.
• Identify new constraints and develop recovery plans when technical, resource, schedule or cost challenges threaten commitments.
• Support prioritization using technical need, schedule float, milestone impact, resource availability and dependencies.
• Provide concise performance, risk and decision visibility to the Program Manager and leadership.
• Support standardization, lessons learned and continuous improvement across Project Afterburner.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or Business

Job description

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.

About the role:

The APX Fleet Engineering organization is seeking a Lead Project Manager to lead the planning, integration and execution of a substantial AP1000 engineering scope or group of related workstreams. The Lead Project Manager works within a portfolio led by a Program Manager and partners with the Functional Director, Lead Engineer and Project Controls to convert technical scope into an executable and measurable delivery plan.

The Lead Project Manager is accountable for assigned scope, commitments, forecast accuracy, risk and issue resolution, and cross-functional integration. The position may coordinate or mentor other Project Managers or workstream leads while escalating portfolio-level priorities and constraints to the Program Manager

You will report to the Director - Project & Portfolio Planning and will be hybrid at the Cranberry Woods, PA or Rock Hill, SC facility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead integrated execution of assigned engineering scope, including scope, schedule, cost, resources, risk, priorities, interfaces and deliverable commitments.
• Maintain sequenced work packages with clear ownership, milestones, logic and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure assigned scope is represented in the Integrated Engineering Schedule and remain aligned with the technical execution plan.
• Partner with Project Controls to maintain credible forecasts, explain variance and lead corrective action.
• Coordinate Functional Engineering, Lead Engineers, working organizations and assigned Project Managers or product leads.
• Identify new constraints and develop recovery plans when technical, resource, schedule or cost challenges threaten commitments.
• Support prioritization using technical need, schedule float, milestone impact, resource availability and dependencies.
• Provide concise performance, risk and decision visibility to the Program Manager and leadership.
• Support standardization, lessons learned and continuous improvement across Project Afterburner.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Business or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of progressive project management, engineering, project engineering or project-controls experience supporting complex work.
• Experience managing scope, schedule, cost, resources, risks, forecasting and performance reporting.
• Working knowledge of engineering processes, configuration management, engineering deliverables and multidisciplinary technical interfaces.

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $116,800 to $146,000 per year.

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Why Westinghouse?

Our benefits package is tailored to meet the diverse needs of our employees, while also promoting wellness and career growth. The following are representative of what we offer:

• Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options
• Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members
• 401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement
• Paid Vacations and Company Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance
• Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers
• Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service
• 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 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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