Project Manager – Major Modifications (Nuclear Projects)

Allied Staff Augmentation Partners; Palo Verde (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Allied Staff Augmentation Partners seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead major plant modifications at a nuclear generating facility in Palo Verde, AZ. You will drive cradle-to-career delivery of multi-disciplinary capital upgrades, manage budgets, schedules, risks, and regulatory interfaces.

The role requires extensive nuclear project experience, strong leadership, and proven success managing complex modifications with large contractor teams and safety-first procedures.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large, multi-disciplinary projects in a regulated nuclear environment.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with stakeholders at all levels.
• Knowledge of cost, schedule, risk management and regulatory reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead cradle-to-completion management of major plant modification projects with multi-million-dollar capital upgrades.
• Oversee contractor mobilization, construction execution, testing, and turnover.
• Develop engineering change packages, design deliverables, procurement specs, and work packages with engineering/field teams.
• Coordinate outages, regulatory interfaces, and ensure compliance with NRC/INPO requirements.
• Provide leadership to project teams and maintain safety culture throughout execution.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Nuclear experience

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

EPMS

SWMS/MLIS

Job description

Project Manager – Major Modifications (Nuclear Projects)

We are seeking a highly experienced Project Manager to lead major modification projects at a nuclear generating facility. The ideal candidate will bring extensive expertise in executing large, multi-disciplinary engineering and construction projects within a regulated nuclear environment. This role requires strong leadership, technical understanding, and proven success managing cost, schedule, risk, and stakeholder coordination for high-visibility modifications and plant improvements.

Key Responsibilities

Major Modification & Capital Project Leadership

• Lead cradle-to-completion management of major plant modification projects, including multi-million-dollar capital upgrades, engineered equipment replacements, large component overhauls, and long-term reliability improvement programs.
• Manage complex modifications such as chiller replacements, crane and lifting-system upgrades, cooling tower refurbishment programs, digital modernization projects, and facility infrastructure improvements.
• Drive development of engineering change packages, design deliverables, procurement specifications, and construction work packages in coordination with engineering and field teams.
• Oversee contractor mobilization activities, equipment staging, construction execution, system walkdowns, testing, and turnover.

Project Controls & Performance Management

• Build and baseline integrated project schedules using Primavera P6, ensuring logical sequencing and resource planning for all engineering, procurement, and construction activities.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, accruals, cost tracking, and variance analysis; ensure projects stay within approved cost and schedule targets.
• Conduct detailed risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies for critical path activities, outage interfaces, and regulatory-sensitive milestones.
• Prepare detailed performance reports, milestone updates, and communication packages for senior leadership.

Cross-Functional & Regulatory Coordination

• Serve as the primary liaison between project engineering, maintenance, operations, regulatory affairs, project controls, procurement, and contractor teams.
• Support development and coordination of outage work scope associated with major modifications, ensuring alignment with plant priorities and outage windows.
• Ensure all project deliverables adhere to NRC, INPO, and site configuration control requirements.
• Lead project meetings, design reviews, modification board presentations, and readiness assessments.

Vendor, Contract, & Procurement Oversight

• Review contractor proposals, support bid evaluations, negotiate contract terms, and manage supplier performance throughout project execution.
• Oversee material procurement, lead times, quality verifications, and delivery schedules to avoid construction delays.
• Ensure all contracted work meets safety, technical, and quality standards, as well as site-specific procedures.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Provide mentoring and task leadership to supporting project managers, schedulers, planners, and financial analysts.
• Foster a strong nuclear safety culture and champion professional communication, accountability, and teamwork.
• Work effectively across disciplines to ensure seamless coordination from project initiation through operational turnover.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred; extensive nuclear project management experience considered in lieu of degree.
• PMP certification strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of experience managing large-scale nuclear or highly regulated industry projects, including major modifications.
• Strong experience with Primavera P6, EPMS, and work management systems (SWMS, MLIS).
• Demonstrated success managing major mod projects with tight schedules, large contractor teams, technical complexities, and regulatory oversight.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving abilities.