Principal Project Manager (ESS Projects)
Full Time
Cranberry Township, PA 16066
Posted
Job description
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.
The
Principal Project Manager primary role will be responsible to perform Primavera P6 schedule maintenance (including planning, forecasting, resource loading and reporting on schedule driven metrics) as well as utilizing financial data to perform Earned Value Management for a large integrated project as well as a small portfolio of low/moderate complexity projects. This opportunity will be directly supporting the Project Managers working on Engineering projects for operating nuclear plants in the Americas.
Your Day To Day:
- Lead schedule, cost, and/or risk activities. Interpret and transmit project/contract requirements to functional groups. Process subsequent changes following an integrated change control process. Prepare or oversee project cost expenditure forecasts and progress evaluations/projections (including Estimate at Completion updates and Earned Value Management) to support project performance and financial reporting requirements. Review and analyze project expenditures and schedule performance for compliance with project baselines and scope. Promote teamwork and effective communication, which includes maintenance and dissemination of project metrics to ensure team, customer, and all stakeholders are kept informed of project status
- Initiate and plan all controls aspects of a project, which includes, but is not limited to project baselines and risk registers. Apply tools and techniques to plan work such that inefficiencies are reduced, and overall project performance is optimized. Apply schedule, cost, and/or risk analytics to confirm validity of overall project plan. Analyze needs and plan for unique customer satisfaction and project performance metrics.
- Develop positive relationships with cross functional/product line team, customer, suppliers, Westinghouse in-country representation (for minimal/if any international projects), and other stakeholders to drive project to successful completion. Serve as project controls point of contact for internal and external customers in support of the successful project execution through completion. Integrate project’s objectives and actions through participation with other project groups in matters of common concern.
- Seek opportunities and implement continuous improvements to enhance project performance. Identify, assess, and implement value-added improvement opportunities which will improve overall project performance. Create and administer lessons learned throughout the project lifecycle.
Who You Are:
- Bachelor’s degree. Applicable disciplines are Project Management, Engineering, Business, Construction Management or related technical discipline.
- 5 years of relevant project management, or related, experience
- 10-15 years of project controls experience in a technical industry such as engineering, manufacturing, nuclear or construction preferred
- Professional Certifications:
- Westinghouse Advanced Project Controls qualification (APCQ) completed. For external candidate, will complete APCQ within designated timeframe. Exemptions provided based on prior training and work experience.
- Any project / program / portfolio management or project / program controls certification (scheduling, estimating, earned value, risk, etc.) will be viewed as a plus (e.g. PMI, AACE, APMG, PRINCE2).
Why Westinghouse?
Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:
- Safety and Quality
- Integrity and Trust
- Customer Focus and Innovation
- Speed and Passion to Win
- Teamwork and Accountability
Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S., the following are representative of what we offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
- 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
- Paid Vacations and Holidays
- Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
- Educational Reimbursement Program
- Employee Referral Program
While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.
EOE of Minorities / Females / Vets / Disability.
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