Lead Project Manager - APX Fleet Engineering Execution
About this role
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.
About the role:
The APX Fleet Engineering organization is seeking a Lead Project Manager to lead the planning, integration and execution of a substantial AP1000 engineering scope or group of related workstreams. The Lead Project Manager works within a portfolio led by a Program Manager and partners with the Functional Director, Lead Engineer and Project Controls to convert technical scope into an executable and measurable delivery plan.
The Lead Project Manager is accountable for assigned scope, commitments, forecast accuracy, risk and issue resolution, and cross-functional integration. The position may coordinate or mentor other Project Managers or workstream leads while escalating portfolio-level priorities and constraints to the Program Manager
You will report to the Director - Project & Portfolio Planning and will be hybrid at the Cranberry Woods, PA or Rock Hill, SC facility.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead integrated execution of assigned engineering scope, including scope, schedule, cost, resources, risk, priorities, interfaces and deliverable commitments. • Maintain sequenced work packages with clear ownership, milestones, logic and acceptance criteria. • Ensure assigned scope is represented in the Integrated Engineering Schedule and remain aligned with the technical execution plan. • Partner with Project Controls to maintain credible forecasts, explain variance and lead corrective action. • Coordinate Functional Engineering, Lead Engineers, working organizations and assigned Project Managers or product leads. • Identify new constraints and develop recovery plans when technical, resource, schedule or cost challenges threaten commitments. • Support prioritization using technical need, schedule float, milestone impact, resource availability and dependencies. • Provide concise performance, risk and decision visibility to the Program Manager and leadership. • Support standardization, lessons learned and continuous improvement across Project Afterburner.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Business or a related technical discipline. • 7+ years of progressive project management, engineering, project engineering or project-controls experience supporting complex work. • Experience managing scope, schedule, cost, resources, risks, forecasting and performance reporting. • ·Working knowledge of engineering processes, configuration management, engineering deliverables and multidisciplinary technical interfaces.