Project Manager - Fast Power

Babcock & Wilcox; Akron (OH); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Babcock & Wilcox Company is seeking a Senior Project Manager for Fast Power to lead a complex, >$500M boiler/EPC program in the Akron area. You’ll ensure safe, reliable delivery, manage schedule, cost, quality, and contractual commitments, and coordinate across engineering, procurement, and construction teams.

Hybrid work in Akron, OH with on-site collaboration and the flexibility to work remotely for the right candidate, while maintaining rigorous safety and performance standards throughout

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 15+ years of progressive project/program management experience including energy sector or boiler/steam system projects.
• Experience reading complex technical specifications, engineering drawings, and contract language.
• Familiarity with energy sector regulatory requirements and industry codes (ASME, NFPA).

Responsibilities

• Oversee engineering, procurement, and construction phases for boilers, steam systems, and energy process equipment.
• Manage project baselines, cash flow, change management, risk mitigation, and interdependencies for large-capital projects.
• Lead audits, performance reviews, and readiness assessments throughout the project lifecycle.
• Administer complex contract structures (prime contracts, EPC agreements, subcontracts, joint ventures).
• Identify and mitigate commercial risks including milestones, payment structures, LDs, and change impacts.
• Oversee project schedules, identify delays or risks, and drive corrective actions.
• Lead dispute resolution with customers or subcontractors when required.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain to ensure competitive sourcing and contract alignment.
• Champion a proactive safety culture with structured audits and hazard analyses.
• Oversee project-based quality programs (ITPs, inspections, NDE, weld mapping, commissioning).
• Serve as chief point of contact for customer relations and escalated issues; support pre-contract activities.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Communication

Contract management

EPC leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) is responding to market needs with reliable, redundant, efficient, quickly deployable solutions to achieve near‑term power generation for data centers with Fast Power. B&W has a longstanding legacy in advanced boiler technology, which forms the foundation of its utility scale energy portfolio that is capable of supporting urgent demands.

https://www.babcock.com/home/utilitiesindustries/industrial-facilities/data-centers

The Senior Project Manager for Fast Power provides strategic leadership and oversight for a complex energy sector project (> $500M) involving boiler systems, steam generating equipment, and integrated engineering procurement construction (EPC) activities. This role ensures safe, reliable, cost‑effective project delivery while upholding schedule, budget, quality, and contractual commitments.

Technical Execution (Energy, Boilers, Steam Systems)

• Oversee engineering, procurement, and construction phases involving boilers, steam generating equipment, pressure parts, piping, and related energy process systems.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards (e.g., ASME, NFPA) and welding and pressure boundary requirements.
• Resolve complex technical challenges across mechanical, electrical, combustion, instrumentation, and controls workstreams.

Project Delivery Oversight

• Manage project baselines, cash flow, change management, risk mitigation, and interdependencies for the assigned large‑scale capital project.
• Conduct audits, performance reviews, and readiness assessments throughout project lifecycle.
• Administer complex contract structures (prime contracts, consortiums, EPC agreements, subcontracts, joint ventures).
• Identify and mitigate commercial risks including milestones, payment structures, LDs, and change impacts.
• Oversee project schedules by tracking progress against planned milestones, identifying potential delays or risks, and evaluating downstream impacts on scope, cost, and resources to drive corrective actions.
• Lead dispute resolution with customers or subcontractors when required.

Collaborate with Supply Chain to ensure competitive sourcing and contract alignment.

• Champion a proactive safety culture, including structured audits, hazard analysis
• Oversee project‑based quality programs (ITPs, inspections, NDE, weld mapping, commissioning)

Stakeholder & Customer Engagement

• Serve as chief point of contact for customer relations, escalated issues, and executive‑level communication.
• Support pre‑contract activities, including RFP/RFQ responses and cost estimating coordination.

Leadership Presence & Ways of Working

• Consistently shows up with professionalism and purpose, bringing visible enthusiasm and commitment.
• Demonstrates strong leadership presence that builds confidence, motivates teams, and aligns diverse stakeholders around shared objectives.
• Leads with intention, curiosity, and accountability, positively influencing culture through engagement, clarity, and follow‑through.
• Sets the tone for collaboration and performance by modeling resilience, decisiveness, and respect in complex, high‑pressure environments.

This role follows a hybrid working model, offering the best of both worlds with collaborative time in the B&W Akron, Ohio office combined with the flexibility to work remotely. This approach supports focused work, team connection, and work‑life balance, with the in‑office cadence aligned to the needs of the role and team. Work arrangements are designed to support both the role and the needs of the business and may shift over time. Fully remote would be considered for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 15+ years of progressive project/program management experience including energy sector or boiler/steam system projects.
• Strong understanding of boiler systems, steam generation, pressure parts, and industrial energy processes.
• Demonstrated leadership over multi‑discipline EPC teams and major capital projects.
• Ability to read and interpret complex technical specifications, engineering drawings, and contract language.
• Experience in risk management, earned value analysis, and advanced scheduling.
• Familiarity with energy sector regulatory requirements and industry codes (ASME, NFPA, etc.).
• Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and decision‑making abilities.
• Technical aptitude in boilers, steam systems, and energy process environments.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in complex, multi‑stakeholder settings.
• Professional certifications (PMP, PgMP, PE, etc.).