EPC Project Manager

- Regular/Permanent

- USA / Tennessee

- In Office

Welcome to Orano

Helping to meet current and future challenges to preserve our world and build the world of tomorrow while taking care of everyone's health is stimulating for you. For us too. By joining the Orano Group, a leading international player in the nuclear industry, you are in the right place.

Every day we work to produce efficient low-carbon energy, to fight global warming, to find solutions that save natural resources, and to contribute to progress in health.

Our strengths? Across the entire fuel cycle, we have extensive expertise in cutting-edge technologies, safe, high value-added products and services, and a strong capacity for innovation. All of these factors reflect the strong skills of our 17,000 employees, whom we are constantly striving to develop. With their different backgrounds and experience, they are proof of our openness to all talents. They share the same ambition: to give nuclear energy its full value.

Job description

Join Orano’s IKE Project in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a major investment strengthening the U.S. nuclear fuel supply chain through development of a state‑of‑the‑art enrichment facility delivering LEU to U.S. reactors. As EPC Project Manager, you will support the project through detailed design, procurement, construction, and commissioning, providing leadership to coordinate disciplines, vendors, and contractors while ensuring alignment with technical, financial, and regulatory requirements. This role ensures structured governance, communication, and proactive risk management to meet Orano’s standards for safety, quality, schedule, and performance.

The EPC Project Manager will be based in Lenexa, KS and Oak Ridge, TN, with regular travel required between the two locations.

What You'll Be Doing:

- Lead the Orano EPC Project Management team overseeing Major Contractors through Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning.

- Apply Orano Project and Contract Management principles to ensure safe, on‑schedule, on‑budget execution aligned with licensing, permitting, and quality obligations.

- Coordinate Procurement Requisitions, Change Orders, Engineering Change Requests, claims, and invoice approvals with the Project Management Organization and Supply Chain.

- Work closely with Orano senior management, IKE project staff, regulators, and Major Contractors to maintain alignment across all project phases.

- Support development and consistent application of Design and Construction Management processes across multiple geographically dispersed sites.

- Develop and implement solutions to technical and contractual challenges to maintain design and construction progress.

- Escalate issues and recommend solutions to the Project Director and senior management.

- Manage and track safety, quality, schedule, scope, cost, and risk KPIs and provide clear, accurate upward reporting.

- Interface with internal divisions and assist HR/Talent Acquisition with recruiting and onboarding project personnel.

- Manage assigned projects to budget and lead Integrated Risk Analysis with Major Contractors, developing mitigation strategies and maintaining the project risk profile.

- Assess project needs, resources, and challenges; address potential cost overruns, delays, or scope changes.

- Monitor progress, milestones, and conditions affecting project cost or schedule and provide oversight to ensure Major Contractors meet financial, schedule, deliverable, and safety targets.

Key Relationships

- Supervision Received – Project Director

- Supervision Given – Project Managers

Our Full-Time Benefits

- Competitive compensation

- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance – with generous employer contributions

- 401(k) with employer matching and contribution amounts

- Life insurance and Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance provided by the company

- Generous Paid Time Off and holiday schedules

- Numerous Training and Development opportunities

- and more…

Ideal qualifications

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

- Bachelor’s degree in related field (Engineering or CM preferred).

- PE preferred; PMP or CCM required.

- 20+ years of diversified experience managing mega construction programs.

- Excellent written and oral communication skills.

- Advanced leadership skills with ability to perform in senior management roles.

- Strong EPC contracting background, including procurement, claims, and negotiation.

- Experience with P&L management.

- Expert knowledge of Construction Management and Progressive Design‑Build.

- Ability to assess and mitigate risks across contract types and large programs.

- U.S. Citizen able to pass federal background checks; valid driver’s license; able to obtain Q clearance.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

- Program management or operations expertise with focus on process improvement.

- Ability to manage large groups and resolve complex assignments.

- Demonstrated integrity, strong work ethic, and confident leadership.

- Ability to direct outcomes in a matrixed organization.

- Experience with PMIS tools (e.g., BlueBeam).

- Experience with design or constructability reviews, SOWs, specs, and cost estimating.

- Experience reviewing CPM schedules.

Ability to maintain long‑term client relationships.

Security Clearance Requirement:

- Currently active Q-Clearance is a plus.

Orano is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other characteristic protected by law.