Senior Implementation Manager

KBH Richland Washington Employment Type: 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

• Provides technical and support services (and in some instances direct oversight and governance services) to Mechanical Enterprise Risk Projects that will ultimately allow the Project Manager to execute project deliverables with quality safety on schedule within budget and in the most effective manner possible.
• They are considered an authority and an expert in their applicable field with supporting field experience and knowledge of best practices and current code requirements.
• They have and leverage skillsets that challenge the quality of the execution strategies and validate readiness of the project to deliver successful execution of projects and/or deliverables that improve project schedules reduce project cost and/or reduce or eliminate project risks.
• They work directly for the CPM Manager or RMM Manager and with Project Managers of Enterprise Risk projects.
• Anecdotally when Enterprise Risk Project(s) are refueling outage critical path(s) this position is leveraged to find ways to save critical path hours (thousands of dollars) reduce outage durations (millions of dollars) and preclude risks coming to fruition that extend outage duration (tens of millions of dollars).

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 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 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.
• Technical 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 and Experience

• Experience with the production and operational processes at a commercial nuclear powerplant.
• Experience in multiple refueling outages at a commercial nuclear powerplant.
• Skilled in Enterprise Management Software (Asset Suite SAP etc.)
• Intimately familiar with logic driven schedules (generated by Primavera and/or Microsoft Project) Code and regulatory requirements as they relate to maintenance and field work activities Error reduction and human performance improvement methods and cost-effective work execution methodologies.
• Procedures and processes related to maintenance and engineering activities.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Advanced Computer Skills

Required Education and Experience:

• Requires an advanced (graduate) degree in a related field of study or business AND 10 years of Electrical experience in a nuclear steam-cycle and/or regulated industrial environment.
• OR Bachelors degree in a related field of study or business AND 12 years of Electrical experience in a nuclear steam-cycle and/or regulated industrial environment.
• OR Associate degree from an accredited college or university AND 14 years of Electrical experience in a nuclear steam-cycle and/or regulated industrial environment.
• OR High School Diploma/GED AND 16 years of Electrical experience in a nuclear steam-cycle and/or regulated industrial environment.

Additional Information

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

The expected base salary for this position ranges from $80.59 to $108.96/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.