Cost Manager, Natrium

Requisition ID: 282669 

•  Relocation Authorized: National - Family 
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework 
• Work Location: Reston, VA 

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Project Overview:

Bechtel is the licensing, engineering, procurement, and construction partner on TerraPower’s Natrium team. Selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, Natrium is participating in a DOE initiative to re-establish U.S. leadership in nuclear energy that provides matching funding to industry to design and build an operational advanced reactor. TerraPower, a leading advanced generation technology company founded by former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, will be deploying its 345 MWe sodium fast reactor (SFR), called Natrium. The Natrium plant features an advanced, cost-competitive reactor design that is safer, simpler, easier, and less costly to construct, less expensive to operate, and able to provide energy that is competitive with fossil fuels. It also features an innovative molten salt energy storage system designed to be complementary to solar and wind power by evening out the peaks and valleys in production when the sun is not shining, or the wind is not blowing. With the reactor and energy storage output combined, the plant can produce more than 500 MWe of power.

Other Team Natrium partners include GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Energy Northwest, PacifiCorp, and Duke Energy, along with support from a number of national laboratories and universities. This DOE program has the potential to be the largest funding program for advanced nuclear power in U.S. history and will shape the future of nuclear energy for decades.

Position Summary:

Supervises project cost engineering, cost analysis and control which requires a high degree of technical skill and experience. Directs cost analysis and control activities. Directs the preparation and presentation of cost forecasts. Supports project organizational and administrative activities. Provides cost engineering/planning. Identifies, analyzes, and provides innovative solutions to cost engineering problems. #LI-LM1

 "This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership”

Major Responsibilities:

• Directs all cost control system development, maintenance, and monitoring activities.
• Develops, interprets, and executes policy objectives and standards applicable to cost control and cost analysis activities.
• Directs cost analysis and problem-solving activities and develops and executes policy objectives and standards applicable to cost analysis.
• Directs cost reporting activities and provides guidance for the display and presentation of cost information.
• Responsible for maintaining compliance with contractual and corporate cost control requirements.
• Responsible for maintaining configuration control of the cost baseline and supporting the project’s baseline change control process.
• Works with all departments to ensure understanding of cost related interactions and dependencies.
• Prepares and coordinates the development of staffing and execution plans.
• Prepares, coordinates, and directs cost engineering presentations to Bechtel and client management.
• Conducts personnel performance reviews and career counseling.
• Interviews candidates for employment and makes recommendations for employment decisions.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Must possess at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and at least 13 years of relevant work experience, or in lieu of a degree, a high school diploma or equivalent and at least 17 years of relevant work experience.
• Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident of the US per contract requirements.
• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check including verification of employment, education, and travel.
• Must be able to pass nuclear security screening requirements and be able to obtain and maintain unescorted access to a nuclear power facility.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Demonstrated advanced capability level with cost processors and experience in their application on complex engineering and construction projects.
• Experience and demonstrated skill in directing cost engineering functions, including cost estimating, cost control, and cost analysis.
• Experience and demonstrated skill in establishing criteria for project controls activities.
• Skilled in direction, personnel administration, and training of technical and non-technical personnel.
• Skilled in oral and written communication, with demonstrated skill in presenting cost engineering information to management/clients.
• Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and solving problems.
• Knowledgeable about current industry and technical developments.
• Advanced level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes. 
• Knowledge of engineering and construction management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.
• Ten years or more experience in senior level cost leadership roles directing cost programs on complex EPC projects.
• Proven track record of successful project controls cost control and analysis delivery.
• Demonstrated flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to work with people of varied backgrounds and objectives.

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