Westinghouse Electric Company · 11 hours ago
Project Manager -Field Service
Manning, SC
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
$95/hr - $105/hr
5+ years expWestinghouse Electric Company is seeking a Field Project Manager to lead and manage various welding, machining, and large component replacement projects primarily during nuclear power plant outages. The role involves overseeing project management processes, developing cost estimates, and ensuring successful project completion while cultivating relationships with stakeholders.
Electrical DistributionEnergyNuclear
Responsibilities
Lead and manage a variety of welding, machining and large components replacement projects executed primarily during nuclear power plant outages
Responsible for Project Management processes on high-complexity projects, or a portfolio of medium to high-complexity projects. Lead and establish a healthy collaborative working environment with large-sized teams, including cross-business unit roles such as Project Controls, Quality, Engineering and other Project Managers
Oversee and provide input to development of cost estimates and proposals for field service projects, particularly in the nuclear power sector. Support customer negotiations and be an advocate for Westinghouse value-added opportunities at customer sites
Complete all aspects of the project planning processes, including authoring project management plans, procedures, schedules, challenge meetings, cost baselines/projections and financials reporting, invoicing, risk and stakeholder registers per the Westinghouse Enterprise Project Management Office programs and Specialty Welding & Machining Project Playbook
Develop and implement recovery plans when projects are off-track
Ensure project closure by archiving work in financial, scheduling, document management, and resource management systems/tools. Perform final project quality assessments and reports. Identify best practices, opportunities for improvement, lessons learned, and risk avoidance for future work
Cultivate positive relationships with team members, customers, and other stakeholders (e.g., internal management) in a matrix environment to facilitate successful project completion and identify opportunities for additional business growth
Actively identify, assess, and implement mitigating actions for risks throughout entire project lifecycle, and look for cost-sharing opportunities with clients
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Welding or Mechanical Engineering
5 years of project management experience or 3 years of project management/supervisory experience and 2+ years of technical field experience (e.g., field service, nuclear, power plant, Non-Destructive Examination (NDE), oil/gas, construction industry) may be considered as equivalent
6-10 plus years of applicable Project Management experience, specifically in Construction Management, large component replacements, and working with union represented craft workforce
Experience leading field-based projects, particularly at nuclear plants during outages, and following Safety and Non-Safety Related Quality Programs, ASME codes and several types of NDE
Leadership and hands-on field experience with both non-union and union represented workforce for pipe fitting, boilermakers, machinists, manual and automated welding, and nuclear system piping repairs
Understanding of the Project Management Institute (PMI®)'s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) required
Certifications in PMI, Project Management Professional (PMP®), Six-Sigma, or Lean certification
Experience managing highly technical engineering projects in a highly regulated industry
Safety-First & First-Time Quality mindset
Preferred
Experience with SAP, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Microsoft SharePoint, and Active Risk Manager desired
Benefits
Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits
401(k) Savings Plan
Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions
Company
Westinghouse Electric Company
Westinghouse Electric Company provides innovative and secure nuclear technology solutions.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.62BKey Investors
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2025-12-08Grant
2024-12-09Debt Financing· $1.45B
2023-07-27Grant· $13.43M
Leadership Team
Dan Sumner
Interim Chief Executive Officer
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Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
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