Senior Project Director

Senior Project Director

The Senior Project Director will also be the lead point of contact with the client and with the applicable Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) company.

Manage the overall planning and execution of activities needed to be performed to satisfy contractual obligations, in a manner that satisfies customer expectations, and achieves Company business objectives (e.g., profitability). This includes ensuring that cost, schedule, and quality expectations meet customer expectations as set forth in appropriate contracts.

2.    Lead cross functional team in product realization project to complete design development and readiness for deployment

3.    Be a principal point of contact for client issues arising in connection with the performance of work under a client contract and ensuring prompt and appropriate resolution.

4.    Provides direction and coordinates all client related contracts and supporting project team’s PMs, project control leads, and functional leads. Communicates and coordinates client and business objectives to all supporting project team leaders. Coordinates with organization management personnel to ensure appropriate assignment of qualified resources.

5.    Responsible for managing schedule and financial performance for the assigned client project.

6.    Has overall responsibility for client communications on execution-related issues. Ensures that the project file is appropriately documented to protect the interests of the Company. Accountable for claims being prepared timely and submitted to the customer. 

7.    Working with the Sales Account Manager, provides review and input on the feasibility of work outlined in proposals presented to customers with a focus on ability to execute proposed work, profitability and other pertinent execution factors. 

8.    Identify and inform the Sales Account Manager when the customer proposes new scopes of work to be performed so that modifications to existing contracts can be prepared, proposed, and executed as contract amendments or as new contracts.

9.    Serves as the lead representative regarding the company’s participation and representation in power plant delivery project meetings held by the customer, its consultants, and/or the EPC or construction program manager.

10. Develops, maintains and controls client and contract-specific plans and procedures needed for the efficient execution of the program. Maintains the group’s standard of high quality and timely completion of tasks. Develops, as needed, project instructions and other administrative directives in support of appropriate contract and project execution.

11. Documents and maintains, in a Client Execution Plan, the overall client schedule and program execution strategy.

12. Identifies and takes action to process scope change order requests and contract modifications as appropriate. Ensures that contractual commercial terms and conditions are satisfied and maintains an appropriate internal project record and correspondence with the customer to protect commercial position. 

MINIMUM SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND ABILITIES: 

·      Education: A minimum of a Bachelor of Science in engineering or construction management preferred or suitable professional experience considered.   Project Management Institute (PMI) or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent certification program completion is preferred.

·      Experience: Minimum of 15 years’ experience in project management for projects with a high degree of complexity and with multiple interfaces, with preference for experience in the management of the delivery of services and equipment for customers in support of power plant deployment projects.  Other preferred experience includes:

-       Project management experience in the nuclear industry, energy industry, power plant architect/engineering (A/E), power plant engineering-procurement-construction (EPC), or U.S. Department of Energy nuclear projects.

-       An overall knowledge of the fundamental operating principles and systems associated with a nuclear power plant. 

-       A diverse and general understanding of engineering, licensing, operational and supply chain disciplines, and ability to provide guidance on a wide spectrum of integrated challenges in delivering scopes of supply in these areas.

-       In-depth understanding of program and project management concepts, principles, and theories; as well as schedule logic development, estimating and schedule and cost control and program risk assessment and risk mitigation activities.

-       Demonstrated application of integrated cost and schedule control, or ANSI EIA-748-C Earned Value Management System practices.

-       Working understanding and experience in dealing with EPC, equipment supply, and services commercial contract terms and conditions.  Experience developing change orders and collecting information needed to prepare and submit contract claims.

·      Industry Requirements: Eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR, Part 810