- Location: Richland, Washington
- Type: Contract
- Job #8880
Overview:
ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Project Manager III - Nuclear Projects will manage complex, large-scale projects valued at more than $10M, overseeing planning, scheduling, budgets, project controls, and multidisciplinary teams. The role will provide technical and field oversight, review critical project documentation, manage project risks, and support successful execution. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree, 8+ years of project scheduling experience, including 4+ years supporting large-scale projects, and proficiency in Primavera P6. This full-time position is located in Richland, WA.
Pay rate: $58.90 - $103.44
Benefits:
- Sick Leave: One hour of paid sick leave for every 40-hours worked (sick leave can be used after 90-days of employment)
- EAP: Employee Assistance Program
- Benefit Options: Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, Hospital Indemnity, 401k (eligible after one year and 1,000 hours worked - employer match up to 4%)
- Other benefits include the following: Calm App, LifeBalance Discount Program
Responsibilities:
- Manage large-scale, complex projects and programs valued at more than $10M, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, execution, and project controls.
- Lead multidisciplinary project teams of 10+ employees and provide oversight of field crews that may exceed 50 personnel.
- Review key project documentation to identify opportunities to improve schedule performance, quality, resource utilization, and overall project execution.
- Review project schedules, implementation plans, risk registers, work orders, quality inspections, testing and commissioning plans, turnover strategies, resource plans, budgets, radiological strategies, and rigging/material handling plans.
- Validate the quality and accuracy of Work Order Tasks (WOTs) before field activities and resolve incorrect references, error traps, or unclear work instructions.
- Review and recommend improvements to factory, shop, site, mock-up, post-modification, testing, and acceptance plans.
- Identify activities that would benefit from mock-ups and provide guidance to ensure effective implementation.
- Apply relevant operating experience and industry lessons learned to project activities and develop strategies to address identified risks.
- Serve as the ASME Person in Charge (PIC), as needed, for Section XI Repair and Replacement Plan work.
- Maintain knowledge of applicable codes, standards, industry practices, innovative technologies, and technical disciplines such as welding, rigging, and soldering.
- Manage project budgets and collaborate closely with finance, project controls, engineering, vendors, and other project stakeholders.
- Provide field and shop oversight to ensure work progresses according to approved project strategies, schedules, quality requirements, and implementation plans.
- Provide timely feedback to Project Managers, Oversight Managers, and department leadership regarding project strategy, execution, risks, and potential improvements.
- Coordinate internal and vendor resources to identify and remove project roadblocks.
- Participate in key project meetings, including Design Review Boards, Steering Committees, Implementation Briefings, High-Risk Work Plan Challenges, Project Readiness Reviews, schedule development, and risk management meetings.
- Coach and mentor other Project Managers and act on behalf of project leadership when required.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree from an