On-Site Nuclear Project Lead

Standard Nuclear; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account

Disability and Life Insurance

401K Plan

Paid Time Off, Holidays

Job summary

Standard Nuclear is seeking an on-site Operations Manager in Richland, WA to lead a major advanced fuel production project. You will own the schedule, coordinate technical stakeholders, manage risks, and drive execution from installation through commissioning to handoff.

The ideal candidate has hands-on project management experience in nuclear or regulated environments, strong organization, and the ability to navigate multi-team coordination across engineering, operations, vendors, and partner

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• 5–10+ years in project management, manufacturing startup, commissioning, or field engineering.
• Experience managing schedules, action trackers, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience coordinating installation or commissioning of manufacturing equipment or process systems.
• Ability to read and work with technical documentation and installation plans.
• Experience working with engineering, operations, maintenance, facilities, quality, safety, vendors and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated project schedule for equipment installation, module readiness, commissioning activities, and operational handoff.
• Develop and contribute to project plans, timelines, and budgets, ensuring milestones are achieved.
• Track milestones, dependencies, risks, blockers, and critical path items.
• Maintain action trackers, issue logs, readiness checklists, risk registers, and status reports.
• Coordinate daily/weekly execution priorities with site teams and partners.
• Escalate risks early and drive resolution with stakeholders.
• Coordinate installation and commissioning activities for equipment, modules, and systems.
• Track delivery, readiness, documentation, punch lists, and commissioning requirements.
• Support readiness reviews, walkdowns, field checks, and transition planning to operation.
• Ensure inputs, owners, documentation, and follow-up actions are clearly identified.
• Ensure work is completed safely, on schedule, and per project requirements.
• Coordinate with Framatome and partner teams to support execution.
• Translate technical requirements into practical field plans.
• Assist troubleshooting during installation, testing, turnover, and commissioning.
• Complete and organize installation checklists, commissioning records, and turnover packages.
• Support adoption of operating procedures and programs across partner systems.
• Track defects, corrective actions, and closeout requirements.
• Keep project documentation current and accessible for turnover.
• Support pre-startup checks and project closeout activities.
• Capture lessons learned and share insights with internal teams.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Field coordination

Reading technical documentation

Vendor coordination

Nuclear/regulatory experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Operations, Industrial Technology, or related field

Job description

Standard Nuclear is seeking an on-site Operations Manager in Richland, WA to lead a major advanced fuel production project. You will own the schedule, coordinate technical stakeholders, manage risks, and drive execution from installation through commissioning to handoff.

The ideal candidate has hands-on project management experience in nuclear or regulated environments, strong organization, and the ability to navigate multi-team coordination across engineering, operations, vendors, and partner