Construction Project Manager - Nuclear

We are seeking a Construction Project Manager – HVAC to lead HVAC infrastructure replacement and upgrade projects within a highly regulated industrial facility. This role will manage projects from planning and scope development through installation, commissioning, and final turnover while ensuring safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and production continuity.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full lifecycle of HVAC construction and replacement projects.
• Develop project scopes, schedules, milestones, and resource plans.
• Coordinate engineering, operations, safety, maintenance, vendors, contractors, and subcontractors.
• Oversee HVAC installation, startup, commissioning, testing, and project closeout.
• Review P&IDs, HVAC schematics, and engineering drawings to identify potential interferences and construction issues.
• Coordinate installation of HVAC systems involving HEPA filtration and Bag-In/Bag-Out (BIBO) filter housings .
• Ensure required post-installation testing, including DOP/HEPA testing, is completed.
• Support integration of HVAC equipment with BMS/BAS or DCS and centralized environmental monitoring systems.
• Maintain appropriate pressure differentials and negative-pressure containment in hazardous or controlled areas.
• Ensure project activities comply with applicable nuclear, industrial, environmental, and facility safety requirements.
• Coordinate JHAs, work permits, radiological work requirements, lifting plans, and contractor safety activities as applicable.
• Monitor project progress, risks, quality, budget, and critical-path activities.
• Maintain project documentation, including as-built drawings, testing records, commissioning documentation, and turnover packages.
• Communicate project status, risks, technical issues, and resolutions to project stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement and Lean/Six Sigma initiatives to improve project execution and minimize operational downtime.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field .
• 3–5+ years of project management/project coordination experience , preferably involving HVAC or mechanical systems.
• Experience managing projects in industrial, manufacturing, nuclear, chemical, or other highly regulated environments .
• Strong knowledge of HVAC systems, installation, commissioning, and construction activities .
• Experience with HEPA filtration systems and BIBO filter housing designs .
• Knowledge of HEPA/DOP or equivalent post-installation testing requirements.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, HVAC schematics, and engineering drawings .
• Familiarity with BMS/BAS or DCS and HVAC controls integration.
• Understanding of pressure differentials and negative-pressure containment .
• Experience managing contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and construction activities.
• Strong documentation, scheduling, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work safely in a construction/industrial environment and comply with required PPE and site safety procedures.
• Have ability to obtain required access to a controlled/nuclear facility.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in a nuclear facility, nuclear fuel manufacturing, or high-hazard industrial environment .
• Familiarity with 10 CFR 835, IROFS, RWP, radiation protection, and nuclear safety requirements .
• Experience with Bosch/ECS or similar BMS platforms .
• Experience with facility pressure-control/containment systems.
• PMP certification .
• Experience with Lean or Six Sigma methodologies.