Senior Project Manager for Procurement

Job Description Summary

The Senior Project Manager for Procurement - Advanced Nuclear, has responsibility to provide project management of the procurement and site delivery of advanced nuclear plant components in support of a commercial project. You will work collaboratively with the Project Director for Procurement, the Supply Chain Leaders, and Procurement Engineers to manage Supplier performance to purchase order requirements, cost, and schedule delivering high quality outcomes for a BWRX-300 project. The ideal candidate is a leader with passion for nuclear energy, excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to drive successful project outcomes.
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Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Reports to the Advanced Nuclear Project Management Leader and reports functionally to the Project Director for Procurement for the Nuclear Island.
• Responsible for GEH scope of Supply for BWRX-300 component fabrication, equipment qualification, witness/hold points, vendor records, certifications, and logistics.
• Support the procurement team to define scope and negotiate effective procurement contracts including interfaces with Customer and Key internal stakeholders.
• Provide oversight and management of Supplier deliverables
• Coordinate & chair regular meetings with customer teams, internal team, and/or supplier teams; preparing supporting materials as required.
• Lead, draft, and issue meeting notes, action item lists, and progress reports.
• Interact effectively with multiple levels of the functional team from Engineering, Procurement, Logistics and Quality building consensus on commercial, technical, and compliance issues.
• Monitor project cost including cost forecasting and control and takes actions to address variances.
• Monitor schedule progress and takes actions to address variances.
• Manage procurement risks and scope changes by Suppliers.
• Interface with senior management at Suppliers as needed to ensure project quality and adherence to PO standards and requirements.
• An on-site technical person at Suppliers' facility as required for the duration of component fabrication supporting review, witness, and hold points per the GEH approved inspection and test plan.
• Support of fabrication nonconformances review and acceptance.
• Expedite the review of all technical deliverables to ensure the intended turnaround time.
• Ensures Supplier invoicing is accurate and timely.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
• Familiarity with nuclear construction practices
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Project Management
• Minimum 3 years managing medium- to large-scale projects (with multi-disciplinary team and project)
• Willingness to travel (>50%) to Supplier location in Hitachi City, Japan as dictated by business need.
• Able to obtain unescorted access to Nuclear Plants
• Bilingual English/Japanese

• Minimum 5 years of Nuclear Industry work experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects with the ability to manage complex work packages (with multi-disciplinary team and project).
• PMP Certification or Past supervisory experience.
• Open communication style and ability to develop team relationships, including vendors and global teams.
• Flexible to changing environment and work relationships.
• Ability to rapidly identify problems and contribute to prompt resolution.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook
• Use of GEH support systems (i.e., PLM, Box, RedShare, Oracle, Primavera P6, Tableau)
• Technical writing background
• Ability to influence stakeholders and build trust with customers, managers, and technical support teams.
• Ability to distill complex information and focus on critical priorities.
• Ability to make decisions with speed and accuracy, based on best available information.
• Experience working in a matrixed environment.
• Well-developed planning and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills