Project Manager III Nuclear Projects

KBH Richland Washington Contract

About Us

KBH Industrial is a trusted resource for utilities and channel partners across the energy and industrial sectors providing project management project controls senior consulting and specialized technical support. Founded on the principle of people-first honesty collaboration and safety KBH places skilled professionals in critical individual roles working side by side with client teams to deliver deep expertise and dependable results.

Job Summary

• Manages projects and programs typically greater than $10M total cost including planning scheduling and control of activities independently.
• Leads project teams greater than ten people.
• Typically assigned multidiscipline projects and programs involving the most complexity highest risk highest financial investment and requiring strong leadership.
• Establishes priorities within projects and maintains a general knowledge of all aspects of the projects within responsibility scope.
• Directs the activities of project teams involving multiple disciplines and organizations; maintains a broad knowledge base of new technologies and industry trends as related to assigned projects; monitors project management processes and recommends changes to improve effectiveness and efficiency; manages project budgets interacting closely with the finance organization and the project controls group; coordinates with other project and line managers; coaches/mentors other project managers and acts for supervisor/manager when required.
• Considered expert and achieved career excellence in project management (including large scale complex multidiscipline projects) with excellent ability to mentor and lead others.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Technical review of key project documentation with the intent to identify where appropriate strategies can be refined and/or resources can be applied to improve schedule performance result in better quality and/or result in a more efficient use of resources.
• Throughout the process of these iterative reviews identify errors or general misconceptions that need to be corrected for successful project implementation.
• Key project documentation includes but is not limited to: Project Schedule (both work management and project lifecycle schedules) Implementation Means & Methods (both EN and Vendor) Risk Register Work Orders & Associated Documentation (weld records ASME Section XI repair and replacement plans field sketches etc.) Quality Control Inspections & Hold Points Test & Commissioning. Plans Clearance Orders & Turnover Strategy Materials Tools & Specialty Tooling
• Resource Load Boards (including mobilization and demobilization strategy). Budget / Estimate (specifically surrounding assumptions constraints unit rates wage rates etc.).
• Radiological strategies (balance between contamination controls and consideration for work scope ex: conservative need for respirators while welding vs the quality of welding as a result decontamination strategies etc.) Rigging / Material Handling Plans Technical.
• Responsible for validating the quality of all Work Order Tasks (WOT) associated with assigned scope prior to field activities and IAW Columbia work management processes (both on-line and outage).
• Responsible for the remediation of identified WOTs that lack quality contain incorrect references introduce error traps and/or contain poorly written instructions.
• Technical responsible for reviewing commenting and providing improvements to testing and/or acceptance plans (factory shop site mock-up post modification etc.).
• Technical responsible for identifying activities and/or processes that would benefit from a mock-up.
• Responsible for providing input and guidance on making said mock-ups effective and impactful.
• Technical responsible for communicating personal Operating Experience and identifying industry and/or similar Operating Experiences associated with project activities.
• Responsible for developing response strategies that should be considered for each Operating Experience example.
• As needed serve as the ASME PIC for Section XI Repair & Replacement Plan work scope.
• Governance responsible for maintaining broad knowledge base of associated codes standards innovative technologies technical skillsets (ex: welding rigging soldering etc.) implementation strategies (ex: crew placement turnovers etc.) and general industry trends as related to the Enterprise Risk Projects being supported.
• Oversight responsible for providing timely and candid feedback to the Project Manager(s) Oversight Manager(s) and Department Management on all aspects of a project strategy implementation plan or any other facet that supports successful execution of a project.
• Oversight as needed provide oversight of shop or field activities ensuring activities are progressing against the approved project strategy providing coaching as needed to preclude changes in the plan.
• Oversight as needed serve as the designated person in charge of project activities on the shift opposite of the Project Manager. Such instances may require oversight of crews greater than 50 individuals.
• Support Coordinate resources and collaborate with vendor resources to ensure roadblocks are identified and removed.
• Support as needed attend (in-person) key strategy meetings with the Project Manager. Example meetings could include but are not limited the following: Design Review Boards Steering Committees Integrated Implementation Briefings High Risk Work Plan Challenge Meetings Project Readiness/Challenge Meetings Schedule Development Meetings Risk Management Meetings and others as assigned.

Skills & Experience

• Experience directly related to life cycle construction projects with a strong understanding of the engineering procurement and construction processes.
• Proficiency in scheduling software such as Primavera P6 is mandatory.
• Strong understanding of project management processes EVM (Earned Value Management) and risk management.
• Excellent analytical organizational and communication skills with the ability to present complex schedules and scenarios clearly.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and with personnel at all organizational levels.
• Experience in Nuclear industry renewable energy or construction is highly desirable.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in project scheduling with at least 4 years focused on large-scale mega projects.

Additional Information:

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Schedule: 4 days x 10 hours
• Remote work: No
• Per Diem: Yes
• Being On Call required for role: No
• Are Certificates Required for this Position Yes
• Badge Level: Green Badge Level 2

The expected base salary for this position ranges from $56.06 to $97.45/hour

Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills training experience education market factors and where applicable licensure or certifications obtained

Benefits

KBH offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental and vision coverage paid parental leave a 401(k) program and other employee perks to support your health financial security and work-life balance.