Project Portfolio Manager Jobs in Alma, GA (NOW HIRING)

This position reports to the Manager of Fleet Digital Projects. Responsibilities for all associated activities with Engineering, contracting, procurement, installation, start up, closure, and maintaining appropriate project controls throughout the project. The successful candidate will have authority and be held accountable for developing a project scope, budget, and schedule as well as an implementation plan for completing assigned projects while meeting the project goals.

(Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills)

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline strongly preferred, but not required.

• Project Management certification (PMP), or the ability to obtain within 1 year.

• Advanced degrees, Professional Engineer (PE) license, and other degrees/certifications will be considered based upon the candidate’s experience.

• Minimum three (3) years of nuclear plant experience in Engineering, Maintenance or Operations or equivalent military experience

• Minimum three (3) years utilizing project management type skills

• Build and sustain relationships across all levels of the organization including executive management and external stakeholders such as the NRC, INPO, etc.

• Have a working knowledge of project control techniques, design, work management, and procurement processes.

• Focus on understanding the business and leveraging that knowledge to partner with management to identify and monitor strategic, financial, operational and compliance risks, including emerging trends.

• The ability to solve problems and make sound judgments, based on experience and proper risk evaluation tools, to provide timely and appropriate resolutions to issues that might impact personnel safety, plant performance, budget, and project execution.

• The ability to communicate issues and drive problem resolution through various levels of management.

• Ability to effectively interface, build, and sustain relationships with other departments.

• Working knowledge of plant operations, design engineering and maintenance practices.

• Thorough knowledge of safety policies, procedures, and guidelines.

• Excellent written and oral communications skills.

• Demonstrates Southern Company Values – Safety First, Intentional Inclusion, Superior Performance, and Act with Integrity

• Demonstrate ability to make independent prudent decisions and recognize when it is appropriate to elevate the decision

• Critical decision-making ability to assess risk at multiple levels and understand the consequences and impacts of actions.

• Possess leadership courage to challenge department and station personnel to achieve high performance and excellent standards.

• Make decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative and that have an important impact on project activities and plant health initiatives.

• Committed to success of employees, customers, and shareholders.

• Self-directed with strong initiative.

• Results oriented and customer focused.

Southern Nuclear , a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), is a leader among the nation’s nuclear energy facility operators and an innovator in advanced nuclear technologies. Southern Nuclear is an essential part of Southern Company’s energy portfolio, operating over 8,200 MW across eight nuclear energy units in Alabama and Georgia at the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Ala., the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant near Baxley, Ga., and the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Ga.

The company recently achieved commercial operation on Vogtle Units 3&4, representing an historic achievement for the nuclear industry and the country. Vogtle Units 3&4 are the first new nuclear units to reach commercial operation and be built in the United States in the last three decades. Southern Nuclear is a recognized leader in the industry in nuclear and fuel innovation, having been the first to deploy Accident Tolerant Fuels and winning over 10 consecutive Top Innovative Practice (TIP) Awards and eight EPRI awards.

For more than 40 years, Southern Nuclear has operated nuclear energy facilities at the highest levels of safety and reliability, generating carbon-free electricity for millions of homes and businesses. The company’s headquarters is in Birmingham, Ala.

Twitter: @SouthernNuclear; Facebook: facebook.com/southernnuclear; www.southernnuclear.com

Southern Company (NYSE: SO ) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy solutions provider with national capabilities, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience and sustainability, we are taking action to meet customers' and communities' needs while advancing our goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental, and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture has been recognized by a variety of organizations, earning the company awards and recognitions that reflect Our Values and dedication to service. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com .

Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf . Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.

Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Job Identification: 20966

Job Category: Power Plant Operations & Maintenance

Job Schedule: Full time

Company: Southern Nuclear