Nuclear Construction Lead - Field & AI-Driven Projects

The Nuclear Company; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401k with match

Medical, dental, vision plans

Generous vacation + holidays

Job summary

The Nuclear Company is seeking a Construction Manager to provide field leadership and day-to-day oversight for major nuclear construction projects. You will coordinate contractors, monitor performance, and ensure work meets safety, schedule, and quality standards.

This role reports to construction leadership and requires strong collaboration across engineering, controls, quality, and craft teams. Ideal candidates have 15+ years of construction and program oversight experience on large projects,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related technical discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 15+ years of construction, field engineering, project management, or construction oversight on large industrial, energy, infrastructure, or nuclear projects.
• Experience overseeing subcontractors and managing field execution.
• Experience interpreting and administering Statements of Work (SOWs), technical specifications, construction packages, and contract requirements.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, scheduling, and project execution.
• Experience coordinating multiple contractors across complex project environments.
• Working knowledge of project controls, scheduling, cost management, or construction reporting.
• Excellent leadership, communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to travel extensively to project sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily field oversight of construction activities across assigned project scopes.
• Monitor contractor and subcontractor performance to ensure work is completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with project specifications.
• Identify execution risks early and work collaboratively with project teams to develop practical solutions.
• Coordinate construction activities with integrated project teams.
• Support startup planning, turnover activities, punch list completion, and project closeout.
• Provide oversight of subcontractor execution, ensuring compliance with Statements of Work, contracts, technical requirements, and project expectations.
• Monitor contractor productivity, staffing, schedule performance, and quality of work.
• Participate in scope reviews, change management, field issue resolution, and contractor coordination meetings.
• Support contract administration, progress verification, and field acceptance activities.
• Work closely with Project Controls to monitor integrated schedule, cost, earned progress, and execution metrics.
• Escalate execution risks, contractual issues, or performance concerns as appropriate.
• Facilitate issue resolution and cross-functional communication.
• Build strong working relationships across contractors, craft personnel, engineers, inspectors, and project leadership.
• Foster a collaborative, respectful, and accountable construction culture.
• Champion a strong nuclear safety culture and reinforce Human Performance principles.
• Mentor junior construction professionals and support their technical and professional development.
• Help resolve field conflicts through communication, collaboration, and practical problem-solving.
• Promote continuous improvement across construction execution and work processes.
• Champion an uncompromising safety culture and reinforce safe work practices at every level.
• Ensure compliance with quality requirements, procedures, regulatory expectations, and project standards.
• Participate in field walkdowns, observations, inspections, readiness reviews, and corrective action activities.
• Support nuclear quality assurance expectations and construction documentation requirements.
• Leverage AI-powered tools and digital construction platforms to improve field reporting, documentation, schedule management, issue tracking, constraint mitigation and contractor coordination.
• Utilize construction analytics and digital dashboards to proactively identify execution trends, risks, and opportunities for improved performance.
• Support NOS evolution through automation and technology-enabled construction practices.

Skills

Construction leadership

Field engineering

Project management

Contract management

Team leadership

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CM

PMP certification

OSHA 30 certification

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Procore

Job description

The Nuclear Company is seeking a Construction Manager to provide field leadership and day-to-day oversight for major nuclear construction projects. You will coordinate contractors, monitor performance, and ensure work meets safety, schedule, and quality standards.

This role reports to construction leadership and requires strong collaboration across engineering, controls, quality, and craft teams. Ideal candidates have 15+ years of construction and program oversight experience on large projects,