Senior Project Manager (Nuclear Only)

Senior Project Manager (Nuclear Only) – Clinch River Site, Oak Ridge, TN

Work Location: Clinch River Site - Oak Ridge, TN

Estimated Start: 04/06/2026

Estimated Duration: One Year

ST Pay Rate $85 to $99/hr

Per Diem: $1,500 / month

Position Description:

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the overall planning, direction, management, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects according to specifications, within budget cost from initiation through completion.

The Senior Project Manager leads joint project teams (JPTs), applies professional principles, practices and techniques to lead project teams and control project schedule, cost and performance risk to ensure project is completed within a certain set of restraints (e.g., time, budget, people, quality, materials) and a high level of quality.

This role is generally assigned large multifaceted projects. The Senior Project Manager is the point of contact regarding a specific project and assumes the leadership role in safely managing the project.

Budget Responsibility:

Capability to manage large project budget over $25 million, or a portfolio of projects that have an aggregate total over $75 million for all active projects assigned.

Required Education & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business management, or technical field, or equivalent education, training and/or related work experience.
• Master’s degree preferred but not required.
• Have managed large project budget over $25 million, or a portfolio of projects that have an aggregate total over $75 million for all active projects assigned

Certification / License

• Project Management Institute (PMI) certification as Project Management Professional (PMP) within one year of appointment or assuming the Senior PM position. (See SPP-34.018 for exception/extension of one year timeframe.)
• Demonstrated desire to excel in professional field of study as demonstrated by certification/licensure in professional field of study preferred but not required (e.g. PE, CPA, CFP, etc).