Senior Project Director

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Job Description

A Vice President-level position with ultimate accountability and ownership for the successful execution and delivery of large-scale, complex nuclear projects with budgets between $1B-$5B. This role has full end-to-end responsibility for project outcomes, including safety performance, quality standards, schedule performance, budget control, and regulatory compliance.

Execution Ownership:
• Accountable for all project results and deliverables from award through commissioning and start-up
• Direct ownership of project execution strategy, methodology, and implementation
• Final decision authority on project scope, schedule, budget, and resource allocation
• Personal accountability for meeting contractual commitments to customers and stakeholders
• Responsible for risk identification, mitigation, and resolution across all project phases
• Owns the integrated project schedule and critical path management

Strategic and Commercial Accountability:
• Negotiate, execute, and manage high-value contracts with customers, EPCs, and major suppliers
• Shape and communicate the project vision, strategy, and execution roadmap
• Accountable for project financial performance including cost control, change management, and earned value
• Drive stakeholder alignment and manage executive-level relationships

Leadership and Team Accountability:
• Full accountability for performance of large, multidisciplinary teams (internal matrixed and external subcontracted)
• Responsible for team mobilization, performance management, and delivery
• Lead all project disciplines: SHEQ, project management and controls, engineering, licensing, supply chain, construction, testing, operational readiness, commissioning and start-up, and external delivery partners
• Accountable for establishing and enforcing project execution standards, procedures, and nuclear quality requirements

 

Job Profile Tasks/Responsibilities:

This position has complete accountability for the strategic and operational success of the project. All project outcomes are owned by this role, including:

Strategic Alignment & Governance

• Defines and owns the project vision and strategic direction
• Accountable for aligning project goals with organizational objectives
• Establishes and enforces the project governance framework
• Final decision authority on strategic direction and major changes

Regulatory Compliance

• Fully accountable for compliance with all applicable nuclear regulations
• Owns regulatory strategy, commitments, and authority relationships
• Personal responsibility for maintaining regulatory standing

Resource & Financial Management

• Complete accountability for project financial performance and budget delivery
• Owns all critical financial decisions including resource allocation and change authorization
• Final authority on major financial commitments and reallocations
• Accountable for earned value and cost control throughout the project

High-Level Leadership

• Direct accountability for performance of project directors, managers, and all teams
• Owns project culture, performance standards, and team capability
• Responsible for ensuring teams have the direction, resources, and empowerment to succeed
• Accountable for developing project leadership capability

Strategic Risk Mitigation

• Owns identification and management of high-level strategic risks
• Personally accountable for risks impacting the project business case or overall success
• Final decision authority on risk mitigation strategy and contingency activation

Executive Stakeholder Management

• Primary accountability for senior stakeholder relationships and confidence
• Owns executive communications, progress reporting, and expectation management
• Responsible for maintaining stakeholder alignment and organizational trust

Commercial Leadership

• Complete ownership of high-value contract negotiations and management
• Accountable for commercial performance with customers, delivery partners, and suppliers
• Final authority on major commercial terms, claims, and contract modifications

Benefits Realization

• Ultimate accountability for delivering expected value and operational results
• Owns the transition from construction through commissioning to operational handover
• Responsible for ensuring the organization and customer realize planned benefits and ROI

Job Profile Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, business or related field. Preferably a Master’s in a related discipline or MBA, or equivalent experience and education.
• Professional project management qualification (e.g. PMI, Prince2, etc.) preferred.
• Typically, twenty plus years’ proven experience as a senior project leader in the energy / nuclear / petrochemical, technology system development or professional services industry, of projects valued at >$1bn.
• Experience working under nuclear regulatory codes or another strict QA program (e.g., NQA-1, N299, ISO-9001) – preferred.

Location: 9801 Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Work Site Expectations: 5 days in office
Hours:  Standard office hours are 8:00am ET to 5:00pm ET, Monday - Friday

Compensation

As required by Maryland and other applicable state law, X Energy, LLC (X-energy) lists the expected compensation range for a publicly advertised job opportunity based upon the job requirements (e.g. education/training, experience, skill sets, etc.). Individual candidates who meet the job requirements for the posted position will be offered a salary within this range based on their respective levels of education/training, experience, and other qualifications unique to them. Salary ranges may vary based on the specific office location and region referenced in the posting to take into consideration differences in cost of living and may not be reflective of all regions. Please note that compensation ranges listed for US job postings reflect base salary only and do not include benefits or other incentives.

 

Offers within the posted salary range are commensurate with the individual’s qualifications for the position, along with a view on internal equity, market data, and room for growth. The salary range for this position is:

$250,000- $300,000

Position Job Classification

Full time - Exempt

Benefits 

X Energy, LLC offers a robust benefits package that includes a 401K plan with an employer match, Medical/Dental /Vision Insurance, Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Time Off, and a Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development policy that supports the continuing education of our employees. 

An Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.   

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