Senior Project Manager (Nuclear Only) –  TVA1JP00003293

Work Location: Sequoyah Nuclear Plant - Soddy Daisy, TN 37379

Estimated Duration: 2 years

TVA Per Diem: $1,500 / month

Position Description:

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the overall planning, direction, management, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of specific projects according to specifications and within budget from initiation through completion.

The Senior Project Manager leads Joint Project Teams (JPTs), applying professional principles, practices, and techniques to lead project teams and control project schedule, cost, and performance risk to ensure projects are completed within established constraints such as time, budget, personnel, quality, and materials.

This role is generally assigned large, multifaceted projects and serves as the single point of contact regarding a specific project while assuming the leadership role in safely managing the project.

Project Details

• Large-scale nuclear project management assignments

• Responsible for managing complex, multifaceted projects

• Leads Joint Project Teams (JPTs)

• Serves as the primary point of contact for assigned projects

• Responsible for project execution from initiation through completion

• Focus on schedule management, cost control, performance risk, and overall project quality

• Ensures projects are completed safely and within established constraints

  
  

Budget Responsibility

• Capability to manage:

  • Large project budgets exceeding $25 million, or

  • A portfolio of projects with an aggregate total exceeding $75 million across all active assigned projects

    
    

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong project leadership and team management experience

• Experience leading Joint Project Teams (JPTs)

• Ability to manage project schedule, cost, and performance risk

• Experience managing large, multifaceted nuclear projects

• Strong coordination and execution skills from project initiation through completion

• Ability to safely manage projects while maintaining high-quality standards

• Strong communication and organizational skills

• Ability to serve as the single point of contact for project-related activities

• Experience managing large project budgets and/or multiple active projects simultaneously

  
  

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Management, or a technical field

  
  

  OR

• Equivalent education, training, and/or related work experience

Preferred Education

• Master’s degree preferred but not required

  
  

Certifications / Licenses

• Project Management Institute (PMI) certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) required within one year of appointment or assuming the Senior Project Manager position

  • (See SPP-34.018 for exception/extension of the one-year timeframe)

Preferred Certifications

Demonstrated desire to excel in professional field of study through certifications or licensure preferred but not required, such as:

• PE (Professional Engineer)

• CPA (Certified Public Accountant)

• CFP (Certified Financial Planner)

• Other related professional certifications/licensures