Project Manager - Fast Power

Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) is a leader in advanced boiler technology and is seeking a Senior Project Manager for their Fast Power division. This role provides strategic leadership for a complex energy sector project, ensuring safe and cost-effective project delivery while managing schedules, budgets, and quality commitments.

Responsibilities:

• 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
• Manage project baselines, cash flow, change management, risk mitigation, and interdependencies for the assigned largescale 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)
• Serve as chief point of contact for customer relations, escalated issues, and executive level communication
• Support precontract activities, including RFP/RFQ responses and cost estimating coordination
• 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

Requirements:

• 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.)