Our client is seeking a Project Manager to work within their facilities located in Richland, WA, for a one-year assignment (per diem offered 7 days a week).

Job Description
• Manages projects and programs typically less than $10M including planning, scheduling, and control of activities independently.
• Leads project teams greater than ten people.
• Typically assigned complex multidiscipline projects and programs where strong leadership is required.
• Establishes priorities within projects and maintains a general knowledge of all aspects of the projects within responsibility scope.
• Directs the activities of project teams; maintains a broad knowledge base of new technologies and industry trends as related to assigned projects; monitors project management processes and recommends changes to improve effectiveness and efficiency; manages project budgets, interacting closely with the finance organization and the project controls group; coordinates with other project and line managers; coaches/mentors other project managers and acts for supervisor/manager when required.
• Considered proficient in all aspects of project management (including large scale complex multidiscipline projects) with excellent ability to mentor and lead others.

Duties:

• The project manager II manages project activities for refueling outages, forced outages, and on-line work as assigned, providing oversight of the staff involved in planning, leading, controlling, and monitoring to ensure that work is implemented safely, with quality, on schedule, and within budget. This includes all aspects of project implementation including budget, work package preparation, parts procurement, ALARA planning, industrial and nuclear safety, clearance order preparation, work prioritization, resource loading, risk management, and work execution including resolution of schedule delays and conflicts.
• Develops the budgets, including tracking cost versus budget for assigned projects. Assures proper progress and focus through frequent interface with the client, engineers, related parties, and management. Develop and manage contracts and interface with vendors. Develops project schedules commensurate with project complexity and size with the goal of being able to manage risk, accurately track progress, enforce accountability, and manage critical path and float.
• Prepare and deliver written and oral communications to various groups including senior management.
• Develop and maintain long range plan strategies associated with assigned projects.
• Support effective implementation of the Columbia Generating Station Self-Assessment and Corrective Action Program.
• Support the following:
• Outage support including OCC

Supervisory Experience
• Member of industry committee or lead internal audit or assessment
• Project management and budget process software
• Evaluating organizational, personal, technical, and effective maintenance programs, procedures, schedules, and cost performance
• Code and regulatory requirements as they relate to operations, construction, maintenance, engineering, and project work activities
• Procedures and processes related to operations, construction, maintenance, engineering, and project activities
• Skilled in software programs such as passport and MS Office programs