Nuclear Construction Manager: Lead Projects & Contractors

SGS Consulting; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Consulting is seeking a seasoned Construction Project Manager with nuclear plant experience to lead multi-discipline teams on complex capital projects. You will drive safety, schedule adherence, and cost control while coordinating with operations, design, radiation protection, and station groups.

Ideal candidates bring a bachelor's in a related field and 5+ years in nuclear power. You will manage internal resources and external contractors, ensuring compliance, quality, and turnover

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, PM or related field.
• 5+ years of nuclear power plant experience.
• Experience managing large-scale construction with external contractors.
• Strong risk management and cost control capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage construction teams to ensure project activities are completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and at required quality levels.
• Lead and coordinate large-scale external contractors and construction personnel.
• Interface with General Superintendents, Supervisors, General Foremen, and Foremen to support project execution.
• Coordinate construction activities with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Design, Design Authority, Radiation Protection, Health Physics, and station groups.
• Support capital project execution from conceptual design through construction, testing, turnover, and completion.
• Review project requirements and provide construction input during planning and design phases.
• Monitor project cost, schedule, safety, quality, technical, and dose performance against baselines.
• Analyze construction performance and identify risks, issues, and potential impacts to objectives.
• Develop alternative action strategies to support early milestones.
• Perform risk analysis and establish priorities and corrective actions for construction issues.
• Balance and prioritize construction resources for successful execution.
• Ensure resources and capabilities required to execute scope safely and efficiently.
• Manage manpower requirements and communicate needs to leadership.
• Review project-level performance reports and provide corrective actions.
• Monitor and analyze construction safety, cost, schedule, and quality performance.
• Ensure corrective actions are implemented and tracked to completion.
• Hold teams and contractors accountable for compliance with policies and procedures.
• Participate in project status presentations and communicate technical, organizational, and financial information.
• Attend project meetings and provide construction status updates.
• Identify, address, and resolve complex construction/project execution issues.
• Maintain effective communication with internal and external stakeholders throughout execution.
• Support testing and turnover activities to deliver projects to the station as scheduled.
• Manage construction activities per nuclear industry requirements and site procedures.
• Support planned outage activities, including back-shift or night-shift assignments.
• Work in active heavy-industrial and nuclear plant environments, including office and field settings.
• Perform additional construction management and project execution duties as assigned.

Skills

Construction Management

Nuclear Power Plant Experience

Nuclear Project Execution

Project Management

Construction Contractor Management

Large-Scale Contractor Management

Construction Planning

Construction Scheduling

Cost Management

Budget Control

Project Controls

Risk Analysis

Corrective Action Management

Subcontract Administration

Construction Strategies

Construction Techniques

Project Start-Up

System Replacement and Upgrades

Project Turnover

Radiological Work Environment

Radiation Protection Awareness

Nuclear Safety

Quality Management

Schedule Management

Resource Planning

Manpower Planning

Operations Coordination

Maintenance Coordination

Engineering Coordination

Microsoft Office

Technical Communication

Problem Solving

Stakeholder Management

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.

5+ years of nuclear power plant experience.

Job description

SGS Consulting is seeking a seasoned Construction Project Manager with nuclear plant experience to lead multi-discipline teams on complex capital projects. You will drive safety, schedule adherence, and cost control while coordinating with operations, design, radiation protection, and station groups.

Ideal candidates bring a bachelor's in a related field and 5+ years in nuclear power. You will manage internal resources and external contractors, ensuring compliance, quality, and turnover