Project Manager - Nuclear

Sargent Lundy; Southport (NC); On-site; USD 145,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Paid time off

401(k)

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead nuclear projects at Brunswick Nuclear Station in Southport, NC. You will oversee planning, coordination, execution, and closeout, acting as the primary client and station contact for project matters.

Responsibilities include managing scope, schedule, budget, and staffing while coordinating engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and quality teams to deliver safe, compliant outcomes on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field is required or equivalent education/experience.
• 10+ years of nuclear power, utility, engineering, construction, project management, or related technical environment experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary project teams with increasing responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned nuclear projects through planning, engineering, procurement, implementation, testing, turnover, and closeout.
• Establish and maintain project scope, schedule, budget, staffing plans, execution strategies, and performance objectives.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and maintain alignment among engineering, construction, operations, maintenance, testing, procurement, quality, and project-controls organizations.
• Serve as the primary client and station point of contact for project matters.

Skills

Project leadership

Multidisciplinary teams

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Description

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Project Manager to support nuclear power projects at Brunswick Nuclear Station. This position will lead the planning, coordination, execution, control, and closeout of complex nuclear projects from initiation through completion.

The successful candidate will serve as a primary point of contact for assigned projects and will coordinate multidisciplinary engineering, project controls, procurement, construction, testing, operations, maintenance, quality, and client stakeholders. The role requires strong project leadership, disciplined execution, and the ability to deliver work safely, accurately, and in accordance with applicable station, client, regulatory, and quality requirements. As a Senior Project Manager, you will:

• Lead assigned nuclear projects through planning, engineering, procurement, implementation, testing, turnover, and closeout.
• Establish and maintain project scope, schedule, budget, staffing plans, execution strategies, and performance objectives.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and maintain alignment among engineering, construction, operations, maintenance, testing, procurement, quality, and project-controls organizations.
• Serve as the primary client and station point of contact for project matters.
• Develop and maintain project work plans, integrated schedules, milestone plans, risk registers, action-item logs, decision logs, and status reports.
• Monitor project cost, schedule, resource loading, commitments, forecasts, changes, and performance trends.
• Lead project meetings, readiness reviews, design reviews, planning sessions, walkdowns, and execution coordination meetings.
• Identify project risks, constraints, interfaces, and emerging issues; develop mitigation strategies and elevate matters when appropriate.
• Manage scope development and change control, including evaluation of impacts to cost, schedule, quality, safety, configuration, and implementation readiness.
• Coordinate vendor, contractor, and supplier interfaces, including technical deliverables, procurement activities, field support, and performance follow-up.
• Support work-order development, outage planning, construction planning, startup, testing, turnover, and closeout activities as applicable to the assigned project.
• Ensure project deliverables are complete, technically accurate, properly reviewed, and issued in accordance with client and Sargent & Lundy requirements.
• Promote nuclear safety, quality assurance, configuration control, human performance, and procedural adherence throughout project execution.
• Maintain effective communication with station leadership, client project managers, responsible engineers, discipline leads, suppliers, contractors, and field personnel.
• Support lessons learned, continuous improvement, and knowledge transfer across project teams.

Work Environment:

This position is based on a hybrid work schedule supporting Brunswick Nuclear Station in Southport, NC and will require on-site support 2-4 days a week. The role may require occasional travel to Sargent & Lundy offices, client locations, vendor facilities, or other project sites. Additional hours or outage-period support may be required based on project and station needs.

Qualifications

We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

Essential skills and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business, or a related technical field; equivalent education and experience may be considered.
• 10 or more years of applicable experience in nuclear power, utility, engineering, construction, project management, or a related technical environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary project teams with increasing responsibility.
• Experience managing project scope, cost, schedule, risk, resources, contracts, and client communication.
• Experience supporting projects in an operating nuclear plant or other highly regulated industrial environment.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, analytical, and presentation skills.
• Ability to interpret engineering documents, specifications, procedures, schedules, estimates, procurement documents, and project reports.
• Ability to work effectively with client personnel, station organizations, engineering disciplines, contractors, vendors, and field teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain access to a nuclear facility, subject to client and site requirements.
• Ability to work on site at Brunswick Nuclear Station and support planned outages, extended planning periods, and time-sensitive project milestones as needed.

Valued but not required skills and experience:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent project-management credential.
• Experience with nuclear plant modifications, engineering changes, work management, outage execution, construction, commissioning, testing, turnover, or closeout.
• Experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, cost-control systems, earned-value concepts, or similar project-controls tools.
• Familiarity with nuclear quality-assurance programs, Appendix B, NQA-1, configuration management, design control, and utility-specific project procedures.
• Experience coordinating vendor engineering, procurement, installation, post-modification testing, and turnover documentation.
• Prior experience at Brunswick Nuclear Station or another boiling-water reactor facility.
• Familiarity with station work-management systems, outage planning processes, and project phase-gate reviews.
• Professional Engineer license or other relevant technical certification.

AI & Automation at Sargent & Lundy

In this role, we expect people to be willing or able to lead others who use modern tools:

• You are expected to lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs.
• Leaders in these roles often direct automation and process-improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation and guiding when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked.
• Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs, is valued but not required.
• We also value additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows.

Award-Winning Benefits

At Sargent & Lundy, we care about the health and well-being of our employees. Our commitment extends beyond the workplace, offering comprehensive healthcare plans and generous paid time off to support our team members in every aspect of their lives. We understand the importance of work-life balance, which is why we are proud to provide competitive, award-winning benefits. Our dedication to employee satisfaction has earned us the prestigious Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Award for compensation and benefits in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Health & Wellness

• Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life & Accident Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Back-Up Daycare
• FSA & HSA

Financial Benefits

• 401(k)
• Pre-Tax Commuter Account
• Merit Scholarship Program
• Employee Discount Program
• Corporate Charitable Giving Program
• Tuition Assistance
• First Professional Licensure Bonus
• Employee Referral Bonus

Work-Life Balance

• Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Bereavement Leave
• Flexible Work Arrangements

Compensation Range

$145,310.00 - $222,001.00

Transparency Statement

Sargent & Lundy discloses compensation ranges that comply with all local and state regulations. The total compensation package for eligible positions will include a base salary or an hourly rate and a comprehensive benefits package, reflecting our commitment to rewarding performance and supporting the overall well-being of our employees. Individuals may also be eligible to participate in our yearly discretionary bonus.

About This Business Unit

Join Sargent & Lundy's Nuclear Power Group and be part of a team driving the future of clean, carbon-free energy. Since 1954, we’ve been a trusted leader in nuclear engineering, design, and licensing, with expertise spanning small modular reactors (SMRs), advanced reactor technology (ART), and first-of-a-kind commercial reactor restart projects. Our work supports life extensions and digital modernization of existing nuclear plants, coal-to-nuclear conversion initiatives with the Department of State, and international nuclear new-build projects. With a commitment to safety, innovation, and sustainability, we provide cutting-edge solutions that power communities worldwide while reducing emissions. Shape the future of global energy with us!

Equal Opportunity

Sargent & Lundy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any protected status as defined by applicable law.