Project Manager (Nuclear Only) - TVA1JP00003196 

Work Location:Chattanooga, TN 37402

Estimated Duration:One year

TVA Per Diem: $1,500 / month

Skills / Abilities

• The project manager is responsible for the overall planning, direction, management, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects according to specifications, within budget cost from initiation through completion

• Applies professional principles, practices and techniques to manage and control project schedule, cost and performance risk

• Ensures project is completed within a certain set of restraints (e.g., time, budget, people, quality, materials) and a high level of quality

• Leads joint project teams (JPTs)

• Work is primarily achieved by an individual, or through project teams

• Acts as the single point of contact regarding a specific project

  
  

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Project management qualifications are governed by TVA-SPP-34.018, project manager training and development

• SPP 34.018 covers leadership competencies, such as communication skills, business acumen, problem solving and other related competencies required for project management professionals

• Personnel assigned to manage projects must have the skills, ability and experience commensurate with the size and complexity of the project

• Training should be completed as identified in SPP 34.018 unless formally exempted by the incumbents manager because of equivalent work experience

Requirements

Education

• Bachelors degree in engineering, business management, or technical field, or equivalent education, training and/or related work experience

• Must be working toward a project management professional certification as offered by the Project Management Institute

Experience

• Requires five years utility project manager experience, or equivalent functional area work experience with increasing levels or position responsibility

• Requires knowledge of project management techniques

• Requires experience to resolve complex problems

• Requires practical experience in project scoping and cost estimating

• Requires ability to analyze in-depth technical problems and determine the most cost-effective solution

Budget Responsibility

• Capability to manage project budget over $8 million, or a portfolio of projects that have an aggregate total over $25 million for all active projects assigned

Certification / License

• Project Management Institute (PMI) certification as project management professional (PMP) is desired