Area Project Manager

Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for an Area Project Manager opportunity to support the Savannah River Site.

Work Location: Aiken, SC

Application Deadline: 09/29/25 (by Noon ET)

Area Project Manager-

Duties:

- Provide overall management and direction of engineering, procurement, and construction of multiple complex multi-million-dollar projects critical to SRS Operation

- Responsible for a wide variety of less significant projects managed by less qualified Project Managers

- Establish and manage numerous diverse project management teams, providing policy direction, broad program direction, and establishing priorities needed to integrate numerous ongoing area projects.

- Manage project cost, schedule, scope, and subcontract matrices, while adhering to SRS quality, environmental, and safety objectives.

- Establish and control project costs, schedule, and technical baselines and provide effective management of project staff and matrix personnel to control baselines

- Manage professional and non-exempt employees to include career development, motivation, performance review, and salary administration

- Initiate and frequently deliver concise and accurate presentations to internal and external customers regarding project implementation plans, status, changes, and new approaches, including complex technical, organizational, and financial issues.

- Conduct highly complex analysis of problems involving numerous engineering disciplines.

- Develop new and innovative alternative action strategies enabling the early achievement of milestones.

- Perform risk analyses and provide decision authority for defining and approving corrective actions and establishing priorities.

- Manage project efforts to ensure project progress is within schedule, cost, technical, environmental, and legal baselines.

- Act as a technical project management advisor and consultant to project management teams, peers, less experienced project managers, SRS senior management, and external customers.

Education & Years of Experience:

- Bachelor's degree in an engineering or environmental discipline and at least 15 -17 years project management experience and at least 8 years personnel management experience.

Skills/Experience:

- Mastery of project management principles and techniques including but not limited to; life cycle cost analysis, net present value and internal rate of return calculations, system efficiencies, product warranties and technical bid evaluations, depreciation schedules, contractual terms conditions, communication management, human resource management, time and schedule management, risk management, and contract and procurement equity management are essential.

- Comprehensive understanding of work hazards, safety programs, environmental law, legal and business concepts is mandatory.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years

- Possess a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

- Has five (5) or more years of experience working at Savannah River Site (SRS)

- Demonstrated experience coordinating transition logic from construction to startup as well as transition to operations for operational readiness

- Demonstrated previous experience with the use and implementation of Manual 5E, Startup Test Program, and related directives and standards, or an equivalent Commissioning/Startup program.

Other Job Requirements:

- Must be a U.S. Citizen

- Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” clearance (clearance is not initially required to perform assigned duties).

If you are interested in being considered for this position, please follow the application steps via our website: www.edgewatertech.net/careers

Edgewater Technical Associates will not submit your resume without first having detailed discussions with you and obtaining your permission to do so. We look forward to hearing from you!

WORKING WITH EDGEWATER TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES

Founded in 2003, Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC (Edgewater) is a New Mexico-based small business headquartered in Los Alamos, NM, with five (5) regional offices across the United States to locally support our growing presence at project sites. Edgewater has a proven track record and is a trusted provider of fixed-price construction projects, engineering, and technical services for the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector commercial contractors involved in nuclear, high-hazard, or complex operations. Edgewater’s experience and guidance ensure that our customers perform hazardous operations, comply with regulatory requirements, and maintain the highest quality and safety standards.

Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre- and post-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Edgewater is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veterans, or individuals with disabilities in accordance with EO 14173.

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