Program Manager
 Westinghouse Electric Company | |
 United States, Pennsylvania, New Stanton | |
| 1000 Westinghouse Drive (Show on map) | |
 Apr 19, 2025 | |
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Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission toprovide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our mostvaluable asset, and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizingand encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace. Your Day to Day: Manage all project management processes on medium to high complexity projects that deliver solutions to Commercial Nuclear Power Plants in Asia. In this role, you will: * Lead small to medium size teams (average <15 team members) which may include project controls * Implement sound project management tools and practices * Ensure contractual requirements are met and remains within committed scope * Support commercial discussions * Lead and/or support project director in resolution of critical issues on the program This role is located in Pittsburgh, PA with travel to New Stanotn, PA. No relocation or sponsorship is available. Who You Are: The candidate must possess the following attributes * Understanding of project management disciplines (cost, schedule, risk, quality, etc. management skills) * Strategic thinking * Technical aptitude - ability to understand and drive resolution of emergent issues for responsible scope All project management is performed in accordance with the established Westinghouse policies, procedures, systems, and requirements. Experience on electrical or I&C projects an advantage but not required. Duties and Responsibilities * Project planning: Complete all aspects of planning process including support of authoring project plans and developing scope, schedule, and cost baselines. * Project executing, monitoring and controlling: Based on program strategy, follow department protocols for acquiring team members as needed to complete the work. Support delivery of all aspects of project including scope, schedule, cost, risk, procurement, quality, resources, communications, and stakeholders. Work within broader program to interpret, transmit, and lead project/contract requirements, and subsequent changes, to functional groups following an integrated change management process. * Project closing: Support program to properly close projects by archiving work in financial, scheduling, document management, and resource management systems/tools. Support project manager to perform final project quality assessment and report out. Identify and communicate opportunities for improvement, lessons, and risk avoidance for future work. * Develop positive relationships with team, customer, suppliers, Westinghouse in-country representation (for international projects), and other stakeholders to drive project to successful completion. Utilize interpersonal skills to cultivate positive relationships with team, customer, and other stakeholders (e.g. internal management) to facilitate successful project completion. * To support successful project execution, promote continuous improvement within the team: Identify, assess, and implement improvement opportunities which will add value. Education and Qualifications Education: Bachelor's degree. Applicable disciplines are Project Management, Engineering, Business, Construction Management or related technical discipline. Focus on electrical and/or I&C an advantage. Experience: 8+ years project management or controls experience or 4+ years project management or controls experience and 4+ years experience in technical role in nuclear, technical, or construction industry. Experience on electrical or I&C projects a definite advantage but not required. KSA (Knowledge/Skills/Abilities) Familiar with the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge. Required Competencies: * Communication * Driving for Results * Planning and Organization * Strategic Thinking * Teamwork * Strong interpersonal skills such as effective verbal and written communications, ability to lead team members, able to develop relationships with internal stakeholders, able to make decisions and carry out multiple tasks as assigned with minimal guidance from supervisory project managers and mentors. Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office tools. Knowledge and skill of project scheduling and cost management. * Demonstrated ability or understanding of the transformation of data to information for visual reports; database concepts in order to manage data within systems; the interaction of company functions that are touch points to projects (Finance, Legal, Quality, Supply Chain, etc.). High-quality presentation skills. * Will be expected to complete assigned training in Westinghouse Systems, Procedures, and Policies applicable to assignments. Working technical knowledge of nuclear power plants - specifically I&C and/or electrical. Experience working on Asia international projects. * Certifications Westinghouse Project Manager or Program Manager qualification completed with motivation to pursue Program Manager qualification if not already completed. For external candidate, will complete program manager qualification within designated time period. Exemptions provided based on prior training and work experience. PMI Certified Project or Program Management Professional certification or other equivalent project management certification completed or in progress. Project controls-related certification (scheduling, estimating, earned value, risk, etc.) will be viewed as a plus * Languages: Proficiency in English. A second or more foreign language(s) will be viewed a s a plus - especially Chinese. 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:
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 visitinghttp://www.westinghousenuclear.com. Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities Get connected with Westinghouse on social media: | |