Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, innovation is in our DNA. We are creative. We think differently. This goes beyond our technical applications and products. We must incorporate innovation into all aspects of our business to drive greater efficiency, create greater growth and strengthen our culture.
Westinghouse is committed to delivering innovative nuclear energy solutions by leveraging our global insights, CANDU expertise, collaborative mindset, and best-in-class technology. We are proud to play a key role in accelerating Canada’s energy sustainability and achieving its net-zero goals and we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset when it comes to achieving that goal.
As a Principal Project Manager you will be accountable for delivery or engineering and manufacturing projects supporting our customers within the CANDU Nuclear industry. Typical projects may range from $100k to $10M in size. You will lead a multi-disciplinary teams and drive project execution while ensuring adherence to safety, quality, cost and schedule, and development and maintenance of customer relationships.
You will report to the Senior Project Portfolio Manager and be located in Burlington, Kitchener or Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. You will have a Hybrid working arrangement of up to 3 days per week onsite.
Accountable for project lifecycles from proposal through to implementation including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and close-out.
Determine methods and resources needed to achieve project goals and develop a detailed project execution plan covering all phases of the project. Balance and manage competing project constraints including scope, quality, schedule, budget, resources and risks.
Develop a project schedule (with support from a project scheduler) and resourcing needs identification, to be used to drive performance of the work.
Develop and implement recovery plans to bring delayed activities & deliverables back on track
Align stakeholder expectations to achieve overall acceptance of project objectives.
Communicate project interdependencies and requirements.
Maintain full accountability for the project financial performance. Monitor project spends and KPIs and update project forecast, addressing deviations immediately as they are identified.
Control the project scope by understanding the contract and SOW and monitoring project activities and customer requests against this. Document and communicate identified changes immediately with both customers and internal management.
Ensure regular and effective communication with the customer and project stakeholders.
Hold regular project meetings and provide regular project status reports. Be responsive with customer requests and ensure project challenges are escalated immediately.
Manage project risks through development and maintenance of a project risk register.
Implement mitigation plans to identified risks and manage allocated risk budgets.
Maintain all documentation throughout the life of the project to ensure compliance to the contract and quality procedures
Seek opportunities to implement continuous improvements to enhance project performance. Document and share lessons learned and apply improvements to project planning and execution.
Travel to customer and other Westinghouse facility locations
Bachelor's degree – Engineering or Project Management or related
5+ years of experience in Project Management (or equivalent experience in engineering, operations, sales within the Canadian Nuclear Industry)
PMP, or willing to obtain
Experience managing engineering, manufacturing or site execution projects for nuclear customers
Experience in leadership and management of cross-functional project teams
Experience with Primavera or MS Project
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Why Westinghouse?
Westinghouse is a firm believer in fostering a workplace that is powered by inclusive leaders, teams and culture. This commitment separates us as a leader in our industry and differentiates from our competition. You will work closely with global leaders who will support your development through coaching and managing opportunities. Together, and using the talents of our employees, we will advance technology and services to power a clean, carbon-free future.
Westinghouse offers great benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In Canada the following are representative of what we offer:
While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visitinghttp://www.westinghousenuclear.com.
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