Senior IT Project Manager – Nuclear Programs
Location:
Juno Beach, FL
Pay Rate:$40–45/hour
Duration:
12-Month Contract
Summary:
A leading energy/utilities company is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to support high-priority IT programs across its nuclear fleet. Embedded within the IT Nuclear Projects team, this PM will provide project governance, financial management, and cross-functional coordination across vendor and internal IT PMs — ensuring workstreams stay aligned, on schedule, and delivered to company standards.
Job Responsibilities:
In this role, you will manage and support a variety of IT projects within the Nuclear Programs department. Key responsibilities include:
- Maintaining a consolidated view of all assigned IT project workstreams, milestones, and dependencies
- Proactively identifying and resolving schedule risks across vendor and internal PM teams
- Owning the IT risk and issues register, escalating critical risks to leadership in a timely, structured manner
- Developing and delivering regular status reports to IT and nuclear business leadership
- Translating technical project updates into clear, leadership-ready reporting
- Ensuring all assigned projects adhere to IT delivery standards and governance frameworks
- Conducting governance reviews to identify and close delivery gaps
- Developing and maintaining project budgets targeting ≤5% variance; monitoring actuals on a recurring cadence
- Delivering accurate forecasting and financial reporting packages for IT leadership
- Partnering with IT finance on budget cycle planning
- Leading SOW creation and managing the full PO lifecycle through invoice reconciliation
- Managing vendor relationships, performance, and contractual compliance
- Coordinating GRC reviews for vendor onboarding; partnering with procurement and legal to ensure compliant spend
Essential Job Duties and Job Functions:
- Provide formalized, continuing work direction and leadership to assigned team(s), ensuring timely and effective project execution
- Support employee development, coaching, and ongoing performance management
- Plan and direct the installation of IT projects that impact multiple business areas
- Lead and coordinate technology projects with business partners to deliver IT capabilities aligned with enterprise objectives
- Develop detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports
- Secure required resources and use formal processes/tools to manage resources, budgets, risks, and changes
- Manage stakeholder relationships and provide executive-level project oversight
- Lead continuous improvement of IT governance frameworks
Knowledge and Skills:
- 8+ years of IT project management experience managing complex, multi-workstream programs
- Demonstrated vendor governance and oversight experience
- Strong financial acumen: SOW/PO management, budget forecasting, variance management (≤5% target)
- Experience with GRC reviews and procurement in regulated environments
- Excellent executive stakeholder communication skills
- Experience in highly regulated industries (nuclear, utilities, or energy preferred)
- Proficiency with Jira, ServiceNow, and/or Power BI
- Strong understanding of project management tools (JIRA, Trello, Confluence, Azure DevOps)
- Experience leading M365 implementations (SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, Power Platform)
- Strong knowledge of cloud-based collaboration tools and enterprise IT infrastructure
- Hands-on PM experience in Network Infrastructure (LAN/WAN, wireless), Server & Infrastructure, End User Device Deployments, Cybersecurity & Compliance, and Communications Technology strongly preferred
- Preferred: Nuclear or large-scale utility site project experience; PMP or equivalent certification; Agile, Scrum, or hybrid delivery experience
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field required
- 6–10 years of experience leading IT projects, managing cross-functional teams, and overseeing technical implementations
- Experience in Agile project management, IT governance, financial forecasting, and strategic planning preferred
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