Senior Project Manager - Refuel Floor

GE Vernova is seeking a Senior Project Manager to manage Boiling Water Reactor Refuel Floor maintenance activities and outage projects. The role oversees project delivery from ITO through OTR, leads multidisciplinary teams, manages customer and supplier relationships, and supports safe, compliant execution of nuclear maintenance work.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the single point of contact and maintain ownership of all Refuel Floor related tasks for GVH owned outage scope
• Manage all aspects of the Refuel Floor project from ITO through OTR, including technical communications, risk assessment, financial monitoring and forecasting
• Provide project delivery planning leadership and rigor. Transition planning, risk identification, risk mitigation, and contingency planning
• Responsible for leading and coaching multi-disciplined and multi-cultural teams composed of GVH and contingent worker personnel, including craft labor
• Provide direct supervision of union and non-union personnel performing activities related to BWR Refuel Floor outage maintenance work
• Support the development of commercial proposals by providing technical input on labor quantity, labor hours, tooling, and logistics
• Establish trusting relationships and interact effectively with senior level customer and supplier management on commercial, execution, technical, and compliance issues
• Support Product Line activities including proposal development, product development, growth initiatives, and training development & delivery as business needs dictate
• Provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) on the operation of reactor maintenance and in vessel tooling and GVH OEM equipment
• Exemplify our GE Beliefs and demonstrate integrity, nuclear safety, and quality culture
• Provide leadership to ensure high quality deliverables are produced in accordance with customer requirements, business procedures, and regulatory guidelines
• Drive standard GVH processes across projects and ensure procedural compliance
• Perform other assignments as business needs dictate
• Support multiple Refueling Outages per year at various customer owned plants both domestically and internationally
• Exemplify our GE Beliefs and demonstrate integrity, nuclear safety, and quality culture
• Provide leadership to ensure high-quality deliverables are produced in accordance with customer requirements, business procedures, and regulatory guidelines
• Drive standard GVH processes across projects and ensure procedural compliance

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering discipline and 8 years of experience in BWR Refuel Floor Outage Maintenance activities
• OR a High School Diploma with a minimum of 10 years of experience in BWR Refuel Floor Outage Maintenance activities
• Previous experience as a Refuel Floor Lead Technical Director, Refuel Floor Project Manager, Outage Manager, or equivalent supporting Refuel Outage maintenance activities
• Previous experience related to Project Management
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 70% domestically and internationally
• The preferred work location is at our office in Wilmington, NC. However, highly qualified candidates can be considered for remote work
• Ability and willingness to support off-season projects including Spent Fuel Pool cleanup and Dry Cask storage campaigns
• Ability and willingness to instruct GVH Technical Training courses
• Ability and willingness to pass Fitness for Duty requirements and site security requirements to obtain domestic and international site unescorted access
• Ability and willingness to attend additional GEH training and certification programs to further develop your skillset and support cross-functional projects
• Ability and willingness to work in radiation-controlled areas and radioactively contaminated areas
• Ability and willingness to work 12 hrs. / day seven days per week (When delivering field projects)
• Ability to manage effectively through high stress conditions
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• Ability to climb ten flights of stairs twice per day
• Ability to pass respirator fit test and physical
• This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government
• Prior experience owning the preparation and execution aspects of Refuel Floor related outage scope
• Broader nuclear experience including plant operations and/or maintenance activities
• Experience with Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) outage maintenance activities
• Experience executing Spent Fuel Pool Cleanup and Dry Cask Storage projects
• Bachelor's Degree in Marine, Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering
• Commercial Experience / Proposal Development and Cost Estimating
• Extensive knowledge of nuclear power plant refueling, maintenance, inspection and modifications
• Knowledge of BWR and PWR vessels and components, Nuclear Steam Safety System (NSSS) and Containment Buildings
• Excellent computer skills, and ability to use Microsoft Office Suite software as well as enterprise systems such as P6, PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) and Oracle ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
• Open communication style and proven ability to develop team relationships, including vendors and global teams
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strong attention to detail and ownership of outputs
• Well organized and self-directed worker
• Basic Microsoft Office computer skills (Word, Excel, Outlook)