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Westinghouse Electric Company · 11 hours ago

Principal Project Specialist

Westinghouse Electric Company is a leader in providing clean energy solutions. As a Principal Project Specialist, you will oversee refueling projects at PWR nuclear sites, ensuring safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness while managing communication with various stakeholders.

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Responsibilities

Responsible for the Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost related to the refueling project
Effectively communicate & oversee with our customers, other contractors, Radiation Protection, site Outage Management, Reactor Engineering, Operations or any other work group that are involved with our Refueling outage
A typical refueling outage consists of reactor disassembly, fuel movement and reactor reassembly
Knowledge with SAP for financial / financial accountability and administrative tasks required for the project
Working knowledge of the Primavera scheduling tool to support customer schedule reviews
Maintain procedures, work orders, processes, plans, briefs, and be able to direct anyone that helps support our refueling outages, as they will be the main contact during our refueling outages they support
Promote a safety-first environment and use of Human Performance tools
Field assignments typically last from 30 to 60 days which includes, project preparations, execution and closeout
Complete the Westinghouse RFPM training or the WPMR / EPMO training which is required to be a PM for Westinghouse
Support a PWR refueling outage from project initiation to closeout working directly with our customers and vendors when requested to
Learn the Westinghouse procedures & processes involved with being a project manager
Participate in the RFPM group which is managed by the PWR Operations Manager
Have knowledge and training to support human performance, fatigue rule, ALARA, lessons learned, best practices, operating experiences, and basic knowledge of nuclear outage service work and requirements
Obtain unescorted access at customer site
Participation in the Fitness for Duty Program (Drug and Alcohol screening)

Qualification

Refueling Project ManagementNuclear Plant ExperienceSAPPrimavera SchedulingHuman Performance ToolsProject ManagementCommunication SkillsLeadershipTeamwork

Required

10+ years of experience
BS Degree, equivalent industry experience or Naval Nuclear education, program experience and leadership
1 to 3 years of experience as a Technical Project Manager
Project Management; Nuclear Plant Work Experience

Benefits

Competitive Salary
Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
Paid Vacations and Holidays
Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
Educational Reimbursement Program
Employee Referral Program

Company

Westinghouse Electric Company

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Westinghouse Electric Company provides innovative and secure nuclear technology solutions.

H1B Sponsorship

Westinghouse Electric Company has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2023 (2)
2022 (1)
2021 (2)
2020 (4)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.62B
Key Investors
US Department of EnergyExport Development CanadaUK Government
2025-12-08Grant
2024-12-09Debt Financing· $1.45B
2023-07-27Grant· $13.43M

Leadership Team

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Dan Sumner
Interim Chief Executive Officer
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Justin Johnson
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
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