Director, Project Management Center of Excellence

POSITION SUMMARY:  Reporting to the Senior VP of Product and Project Delivery, the director leads the NuScale Project Management Center of Excellence.  The Center of Excellence provides tailored project management assistance to projects and fosters a culture of continuous improvement.  The director establishes and maintains the standards, systems, and resources for the performance of project management, project controls, and project support functions. This includes managing the interface between project and corporate systems, strategy, and governance in close collaboration with the finance, accounting, and commercial teams. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Establish and maintain project management and controls procedures, including project management standards tailored to the size, complexity, and specific needs of each project. Ensure processes are efficient, compliant, and effective through the definition of the minimum viable product that meets corporate and project stakeholder needs.
2. Recruit, train and mentor Center of Excellence staff including project management professionals (planners, project controls specialists, and project managers) who are assigned to other organizations or projects.
3. Establish and maintain a best-in-class project controls infrastructure that complies with ANSI EIA-748 and is tailored to meet the world-wide business needs of NuScale Power. Manage project time collection process and ensure the integration and optimization the project controls system with enterprise business systems. Manage and improve capabilities of current and future project control business systems including of Primavera P6, PRISM G2, and Oracle Fusion.
4. Ensure accurate and timely reporting of project performance and forecasts to support corporate planning, budgeting, financial reporting, and accounting.  This includes issuing comprehensive enterprise reporting to support corporate needs.
5. Manage a team of subject matter experts who provide specialized expertise (including cost estimating and project risk management) to effectively support multiple projects.
6. Continuously improve efficiency and effectiveness via structured lessons learned incorporation, advanced data management and analysis, and industry benchmarking.
7. Support the development of bids and proposals.
8. Work closely with NuScale finance, accounting, procurement, and human resources organizations in planning, implementing, and maintaining the enterprise resource planning system. 
9. Work cooperatively with the PPD management team in developing and implementing PPD strategy and initiatives.
10. Perform other duties as assigned.

CORE COMPETENCIES: To perform the job successfully, the individual should demonstrate competencies in performing the essential functions of this position by performing satisfactorily in each of these competencies. 

• Business Acumen: A strategic thinker with good business perspective and an understanding of the company’s business.  Able to function comfortably in political interactions. Capable of developing strong interpersonal networks within the organization.
• Problem solving: Decisive with good judgment. Identifies and resolves problems in an efficient and effective manner.  Gathers and reviews information appropriately.  Uses own judgment and acts independently; seeks input from other team members as appropriate for complex or sensitive situations.
• Oral/written communication: Strong communication skills, externally and internally.  Listens carefully and speaks clearly and professionally in all situations. Edits work for accuracy and clarity, is able to create, read and interpret complex written information. 
• Planning/organizing: Capable leader; able to establish a vision and align an organization around the vision.  Prioritizes and plans work activities, organizes personal and project timelines and deadlines, tracks project timelines and deadlines, and uses time efficiently.
• Integrity: Is trusted by peers and subordinates.
• Adaptability: Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent interruptions, changes, delays, or unexpected events.
• Dependability: Consistently on time and at work, responds to management expectations. 
• Team Building: Capable of developing strong interpersonal networks and trust within the organization, setting expectations and requirements and achieving accountability of supervised personnel.  Leads consensus by involving all stakeholders, facilitating their understanding of differences, agreeing on requirements and constraints, and developing the best solution.
• Safety Culture: Adheres to the Corporate Safety culture and is expected to model safe behavior and influence peers to meet high standards.
• Quality Assurance:  Commits to the understanding and implementation of quality assurance regulations, standards, and guidelines of 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, and NQA-1.

MINIMUM SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND ABILITIES:

• Education: A minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related discipline is required. Applicable professional certifications from PMI, AACEI, or equivalent professional organizations strongly desired.
• Experience: A minimum of 15 years of full-time working experience in project planning, scheduling, estimating and control on projects with high degrees of complexity and multiple interfaces in the engineering, design, fabrication, power utility, or construction industries is required. A minimum of five years of experience in managing enterprise-level project controls organizations and systems with demonstrated abilities in recruiting and training project management and project controls professionals. Strong database and software skills including a preference for expertise in Primavera P6, PRISM, and Oracle ERP.   Experience with lean planning practices, international projects, and claims management desired. 
• Industry Requirements:  Eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to understand and communicate clearly using a phone, personal interaction, and computers.
• Ability to learn new job functions and comprehend and understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately in a rapidly evolving environment.
• The employee frequently is required; to sit and stand; walk; bend, use hands to operate office equipment; and reach with hands and arms. 
• Ability to travel nationally and locally using common forms of transportation. 

Disclaimer: Employee(s) must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately without causing significant safety threat to self or others.  The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employee(s) assigned to this classification.  They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all employees in this classification.

NuScale Power, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability or handicap, or veteran status.

Pay and Benefits: 

The target pay range for this position is $182,145 - $219,831 annually.  The full pay range is $163,303 - $255,422.   

At NuScale, compensation decisions are determined using factors such as relevant job-related skills, full-time working experience, education and training, equity within the department. 

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