Volt is immediately hiring for a Project Manager II in Richland, WA. Position Type: Full time (Contract) Duration: 12 months As a Project Manager II, you will be: * The project manager II manages project activities for refueling outages, forced outages, and on-line work as assigned, providing oversight of the staff involved in planning, leading, controlling, and monitoring to ensure that work is implemented safely, with quality, on schedule, and within budget. This includes all aspects of project implementation including budget, work package preparation, parts procurement, ALARA planning, industrial and nuclear safety, clearance order preparation, work prioritization, resource loading, risk management, and work execution including resolution of schedule delays and conflicts. * Develops the budgets, including tracking cost versus budget for assigned projects. Assures proper progress and focus through frequent interface with the client, engineers, related parties, and management. Develop and manage contracts and interface with vendors. Develops project schedules commensurate with project complexity and size with the goal of being able to manage risk, accurately track progress, enforce accountability, and manage critical path and float. * Prepare and deliver written and oral communications to various groups including senior management. * Develop and maintain long range plan strategies associated with assigned projects. * Support effective implementation of the Self-Assessment and Corrective Action Program. * Support the following: * Outage support including OCC Required Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business, or related field from accredited college or university and fourteen years of experience in a technical field; OR an AA/AS degree and sixteen years of experience in a technical field; OR a High School Diploma or GED and eighteen years of experience in a technical field. An advanced degree in a related field of study or business may be accepted in lieu of two years of experience. Project Management certification is required. Desired Education and Experience: * Advanced degree in a related field of study or business bachelor's or associate degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business, or related field from accredited college or university * RO/SRO License * Construction Management Cert * Extensive work experience in the role of direct supervisor or project manager in the commercial nuclear industry environment, focused on maintenance, operations, engineering, or construction. * Nuclear plant operator production coordination experience, work management experience in conducting and coordinating plant production work. Required abilities and skills: * Error reduction and human performance improvement methods, and cost-effective work execution methodologies. * Managing complex projects, on-line work management, or refueling and forced outage related activities. * Advanced project management techniques at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants or similar facility. Desired abilities and skills: * Supervisory Experience * Member of industry committee or lead internal audit or assessment * Project management and budget process software * Evaluating organizational, personal, technical, and effective maintenance programs, procedures, schedules, and cost performance * Code and regulatory requirements as they relate to operations, construction, maintenance, engineering, and project work activities * Procedures and processes related to operations, construction, maintenance, engineering, and project activities * Skilled in software programs such as passport and MS Office p To view the full job description,