***INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY**** Senior Manager, Project Engineering

POSITION SUMMARY: Leads a team of project engineers, project engineering managers, and project specialists that coordinate cross-functional engineering activities. These encompass a wide range of internal and external projects which include R&D projects, RFI responses and workshops that support business development activities, and customer projects of various sizes. The Project Engineering Department is responsible for providing the following types of work: resource plans for proposal development, basis of estimate documentation for engineering work scopes for proposals, consolidated engineering inputs on project timelines, and leadership of project deliverables within schedule and budget with high quality. A key element of this is planning, coordinating, and facilitating cross-function and cross-company technical topics on large projects.

The project engineering group serves as the engineering single point of contact for functions external to engineering such as business development and product and project delivery as well as external entities such as partners on multi-company projects and customers on customer projects.

The Senior Manager, Project Engineering is responsible to act as project engineer on some projects as well as lead the team of project engineers for their assigned projects. Success in this role will require building organizational relationships, interfacing with companies contracted to assist NuScale in completing projects, and interfacing with external entities at all levels including Sr. executive levels.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Project Engineering:
   1. Leads the activities of a multi-disciplinary engineering team including NuScale and subcontracted technical resources in close coordination with project managers and other project resources to achieve the goals of assigned projects.
   2. Develops interpersonal relationships necessary to complete a large complex work scope between multiple parties who often have different work practices and priorities.
   3. Engages with project leadership from all stakeholders (internal and external) on a regular basis to develop engineering process infrastructure and manage complex interface issues
   4. Develops, maintains, and controls any project-specific engineering processes and procedures needed for the efficient execution of the assigned project. Maintain the standard of high quality and timely completion of tasks.
   5. Has a diverse understanding of NuScale engineering disciplines, to be able to provide guidance on a wide spectrum of complex technical problems.
   6. Is flexible and adaptable, able to integrate new project personnel, manage first of a kind issues, and adapt to a constantly shifting business development environment.
   7. Understands and applies sound approaches and standards for solving technical problems in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields.
   8. Proactively identifies and achieves resolution of project issues and anticipated challenges, including escalation of issues within the NuScale organization when necessary.
   9. Provides direction and coordinate project-related activities through other engineering managers and supervisors.
   10. Supports project risk assessment and risk mitigation activities.
2. Management of group including:
   1. Human resource responsibilities, which typically include estimating personnel needs, scheduling, scope assessment, training and performance management
   2. Develops work schedules for assigned area of responsibility including task definition, cost estimation, and manpower planning.
   3. Reviews and writes reports, approves expenditures, enforces rules, and makes decisions about the purchase of materials or services.
   4. Evaluates performance and administers coaching and counseling.
   5. Assesses the qualifications and training needs of their team and ensures each team member is qualified to perform assigned tasks. Develops team members’ capabilities in support of individual career goals and team objectives.
3. Provides technical and advisory assistance to other projects and offices.
4. Interacts with management and other organizations to coordinate across organizational lines (includes executives, managers, supervisors, and engineering subcontractors); collaborates with document control and record management group and information technology department.
5. 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 solid interpersonal networks within and exterior to the organization.
• Problem solving: Decisive with good judgment. Identifies and resolves problems in a timely 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: Solid 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. Ability to develop solid interpersonal networks within the organization.
• 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.
• 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 and solicits feedback to improve performance.
• Team Building: Capable of developing solid 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 NuScale Safety culture and is expected to model safe behavior and influence peers to meet high standards.
• Quality Assurance: Commits to the understanding or ability to understand the quality assurance regulations, standards and guidelines of 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, and ASME NQA-1 preferred.

MINIMUM SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND ABILITIES:

• Education: A minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an accredited college or university. Advance degree preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 10 years’ experience in engineering with progressively increasing leadership experience. An overall knowledge of the fundamental operating principles and systems associated with a nuclear power plant. Ability to work well in a complex project organization and provide direction both above and below the management position.
• 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 people 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 locally, nationally and internationally 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 $165,576 - $199,833 annually.  The full pay range is $148,447 - $232,188. 

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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