Arizona Public Service - APS · 15 hours ago
Section Leader Nuclear Project Management
Tonopah, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expArizona Public Service (APS) is the largest energy provider in Arizona, committed to generating reliable and clean energy for its customers. The Section Leader will supervise a team of project managers overseeing large nuclear engineering projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and efficient resource management.
EnergyIndustrialSustainabilityElectrical Distribution
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Manages a team of project managers responsible for large, complex projects that have significant impact to Palo Verde
Provides project management direction and ensures conformance to procedures and government regulations
Provides resource allocation and control for a multi-functional, projects organization to ensure timely and appropriate installation of Palo Verde modifications
Provides contract administration, interface, and problem resolution with vendors supporting Palo Verde modifications
Establishes and continually monitors work priorities for the team to ensure maximum utilization of manpower and resources
Implements and maintains effective planning and operating practices to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of the department in order to meet business plan objectives
Responsible for staffing, salary administration and performance management of personnel
Improves employee performance through performance monitoring, coaching, training, formal discipline and performance reviews
Monitors expenditures of area of responsibility ensuring prudent use of company money and resources
Controls costs to achieve established budget which requires oversight of multiple project factors such as project value, type and risks
Supports and often leads project activities associated with the execution of projects as integrated work activities within the Palo Verde outages and pre-specified on-line schedules
Achieves operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; prepares and completes action plans; implements production, productivity, project quality and project risk and customer service standards; resolves problems and issues; completes audits; identifies trends; determines system improvements; implements change
Supports and leads technical studies and site efforts associated with proper project selection, funding and initiation through various Palo Verde approval committees
Assists project sponsor in the definition and control of assigned project scope
Facilitates efforts associated with project team formation and resolution of issues that arise in the course of the project
Interfaces within Engineering and across organization boundaries to resolve technical and administrative issues
Qualification
Required
A four year Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or other job-related field AND five (5) years experience in Engineering, project management or other job-related area, of which four (4) years experience must be nuclear-related
In lieu of Bachelor's Degree, combination of education and experience in project management or other job related area must equal nine (9) years, of which (4) four years must be nuclear-related
The above meets or exceeds the requirements of ANSI/ANS 3.1, 1978, 4.2.4
Any PVNGS employee may be called upon to serve as a member of the Emergency Response Organization (ERO) and will be expected to fulfill their obligation as an ERO member
Any PVNGS employee may be called upon to support a refueling or short-notice outage
This includes line roles and responsibilities as necessary to execute outage activities. These are a condition of employment at PVNGS
Preferred
Previous supervisory experience
Certification in project management
Company
Arizona Public Service - APS
APS is Arizona’s largest and longest serving electric utility, providing power for nearly 1.2 million customers in 11 of the state’s 15 counties.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.95BKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2025-01-08Debt Financing· $1.81B
2024-10-18Grant· $70M
2009-09-16Grant· $70.5M
Leadership Team
Juli West
Vice President Supply Chain, CPO
Monica Whiting
VP, Customer Experience and Chief Customer Officer
Recent News
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