Nuclear Project Manager II

Zachry Group; Stonington (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachry Nuclear Engineering, Inc. seeks a seasoned Project Manager to lead complex engineering projects from early design through close-out, coordinating clients and internal teams to ensure scope, cost, and schedule adherence.

You will develop proposals, manage budgets, schedules, and risk, and mentor staff while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards at a nuclear facility environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field required.
• Minimum 10 years of design engineering, project management and client relations experience.
• PE/EIT and PMP certifications preferred; strong communication, scheduling, and budgeting skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor project status, budget, schedule, scope changes and client expectations.
• Prepare monthly status reports and attend weekly schedule meetings.
• Ensure contractual requirements are met, address issues and facilitate payments.
• Review invoices and maintain compliance with company policies.
• Coordinate projects from design through construction and close-out.

Skills

Project management

Client relations

Budgeting

Scheduling

Communication

Team leadership

Proposal development

Nuclear industry

Education

BS in engineering

MS in engineering (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

Email/databases

Job description

Overview

Position dictates applying extensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices to the management of assigned projects while making independent decisions. The individual will be responsible for developing and maintaining close working relationships with clients, including professional and social interaction with key home office and site individuals. This position requires the individual to be a liaison between client and company.

Key responsibilities include identifying client needs and expectations, including upcoming major projects, and communicating those needs to the applicable individuals. The role also includes obtaining client feedback regarding work performance and facilitating implementation of process improvements, as appropriate. The individual will work with the client to address and resolve issues that may develop relative to project scope changes, quality of services, cost, or schedule. The successful candidate will coordinate and participate in the preparation of proposals for client work by working with Discipline Engineering Managers and Account Managers to develop project scope, approach, technical assumptions, staffing, schedule, and pricing.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the status of all ongoing projects, including budget, schedule, scope changes, and review of deliverables relative to scope and client expectations.
• Participate in company weekly schedule meetings and prepare monthly status reports.
• Ensure that contractual requirements are met, address and resolve contractual issues, initiate contract changes, and facilitate payment for services.
• Review, approve, and correct invoices applicable to project work as needed.
• Understand and communicate to company staff client processes and procedures, and facilitate training of company staff when needed.
• Coordinate projects from earliest phases through design, construction drawings issuance, and final project completion close‑out.
• Prepare project plans, budgets, and schedules, and control project scope, budget, and schedule.

Qualifications

• Education Required (minimum): BS in engineering or other technical specialty from an accredited university with coursework in mechanical, electrical, chemical, or similar technical scope.
• Experience Required (minimum): 10 years of experience with design engineering, project management, and client relations. Experience with operating plant procedures, processes, budget analysis, and budget forecasting. Ability to manage, motivate, and organize team members, communicate and provide technical direction, and assign tasks.
• Other Required Qualifications (minimum): Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) and competency in software applications for email and databases. Effective time‑management skills to handle several projects concurrently. Knowledge and experience in project scheduling techniques. Understanding and compliance with company policies, procedures, and financial obligations. Ability to pass security and drug screening and maintain unescorted nuclear plant access. Overtime work and travel to client sites required. Ability to perform walk‑downs of equipment in an industrial plant environment, including climbing ladders, accessing security‑controlled areas, and entering confined spaces and controlled hazardous areas.
• Preferred Education: MS in engineering or other technical specialty from an accredited university with coursework in mechanical, electrical, chemical, or similar technical scope.
• Preferred Certifications or Licenses: Professional Engineering registration (EIT or PE) and Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Additional Notes: Certain positions may involve access to information and technology subject to export controls under U.S. law. Compliance with such laws will be considered in the hiring process.

Zachry Nuclear Engineering, Inc. maintains a drug‑free workplace.

Zachry Nuclear Engineering, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

Note: Relocation assistance is not available for this position.