Senior Project Manager - New Nuclear (Coming Soon!)

The role

You will manage the full lifecycle of project scope from early planning and design through execution, integration, and turnover. You will coordinate internal teams, clients, utilities, and external partners to ensure delivery on time, within budget, and to safety and regulatory standards.

What you will do

• Own and drive design and execution packages within scope
• Engage engineering teams with construction teams to plan site preparation and readiness
• Ensure coordination between disciplines to resolve interface risks
• Support new reactor and first-of-a-kind deployments using innovative design and digital tools
• Identify and mitigate technical, regulatory, and construction risks
• Manage relationships with utilities, OEMs, EPC partners, and suppliers
• Provide leadership through installation, testing, and commissioning phases

Required qualifications

• Strong background in a discipline such as power systems, heavy civil construction, field execution, engineering, procurement and supply chain, or reactor technology
• Experience in system integration within complex infrastructure environments
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams
• Experience managing complex scopes through full lifecycle delivery in regulated industries
• Ability to take ownership of scope, schedule, and budget performance
• Comfort navigating ambiguity, evolving regulatory requirements, and first-of-a-kind project challenges
• Ability to anticipate integration, constructability, procurement, and commissioning risks

Nice to have

• Experience in nuclear, energy, or major capital projects
• Familiarity with CSA N286, project controls frameworks, or equivalent regulated environments
• Experience with new build, Gen III+/Gen IV reactors, SMRs, or management system development
• Experience in reactor planning and deployment
• Experience in construction planning, logistics, advanced work packages, or field execution
• Experience in procurement strategy and vendor delivery for first-of-a-kind builds
• Experience in site development, grading, and foundation works
• Experience in power distribution, protection, and control system delivery
• Experience in program governance frameworks and controls for new nuclear builds

Benefits

• Tools and support for mental wellness
• Professional growth support
• Financial security support
• Health coverage
• A spending account
• Freedom to rest and recharge
• Meaningful work
• Time off

Before you apply

• This is a proactive pool for anticipated hiring needs with no immediate opening
• The company uses AI to help in the filtering of candidates based on job-specific criteria

About the company

NPX partners with nuclear utilities and new reactor projects to unlock performance through innovation. The New Nuclear team scales expertise through strategic project management across Canada, the U.S., and globally.