Project Manager
Seeking a Project Manager to lead the implementation of the Small Modular and Advanced Reactor Training (SMART) project. SMART is a multi-state initiative focused on building the workforce needed to support advanced nuclear energy deployment and supply-chain growth.
Expected Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, and performance measures.
- Coordinate participating educational institutions, employers, workforce organizations, and other project partners.
- Monitor partner and subrecipient performance, deliverables, invoices, and spending.
- Oversee grant reporting, cost-share tracking, procurement documentation, records management, and audit readiness.
- Maintain the project risk register and implement corrective actions when needed.
- Prepare progress reports, dashboards, presentations, and leadership briefings.
- Track workforce-development outcomes and validate performance data.
- Organize partner meetings, working groups, workshops, and project reviews.
- Represent SMART in meetings with government, industry, education, and community stakeholders.
- Travel periodically to partner locations and project events.
Skills We Are Seeking
- Strong project and program management skills
- Grant administration and compliance experience - preferred
- Budget, schedule, risk, and performance management
- Staff supervision and matrix-team leadership
- Consortium, partner, and subrecipient coordination
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Strong organization, judgment, and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Proficiency with project-management, spreadsheet, presentation, and collaboration tools
- Ability to work effectively with technical experts, educators, employers, government agencies, and community organizations
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, project management, public administration, education, workforce development, or another relevant technical or professional field
- With B.Sc. at least three years, with M.Sc. or higher degrees, will consider no experience. Ideal candidates will have up to five years of relevant experience in project management, program management, grant implementation, workforce development, engineering, energy, education, economic development, or a related area
- Demonstrated experience managing complex projects involving multiple organizations or functional teams
- Experience managing project schedules, budgets, risks, deliverables, and performance measures
- Experience supervising staff or coordinating personnel and organizations outside a direct reporting structure
- Ability to travel periodically within the SMART project region