Project Manager - Chattanooga - TVA1JP00002807
Support Nuclear Projects

Work Location: Chattanooga
Estimated Start: 12/15/2025
Estimated Duration: One Year
TVA Per Diem: $1,500 / month

Position Description:

The project manager is responsible for the overall planning, direction, management, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects according to specifications, within budget cost from initiation through completion. The project manager leads joint project teams (JPTs), applies professional principles, practices and techniques to manage and control project schedule, cost and performance risk to ensure project is completed within a certain set of restraints (e.g., time, budget, people, quality, materials) and a high level of quality. This role is generally assigned medium size projects, or functions within a larger project. Work is primarily achieved by an individual, or through project teams. The project manager is the single point of contact regarding a specific project.

Budget Responsibility
Capability to manage project budget over $8 million, or a portfolio of projects that have an aggregate total over $25 million for all active projects assigned.

Education Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business management, or technical field, or equivalent education, training and/or related work experience.
• Must be working toward a Project Management Professional certification as offered by the Project Management Institute.

Experience Requirements
• Requires five years utility project manager experience, or equivalent functional area work experience with increasing levels of position responsibility.
• Requires knowledge of project management techniques, experience to resolve complex problems, and practical experience in project scoping and cost estimating.
• Requires ability to analyze in-depth technical problems and determine the most cost-effective solution.

Certification / License (Desired)
• Project Management Institute (PMI) certification as Project Management Professional (PMP) is desired.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
• Project management qualifications are governed by TVA-SPP-34.018, Project Manager Training and Development.
• SPP 34.018 covers leadership competencies, such as communication skills, business acumen, problem solving and other related competencies required for project management professionals.
• Personnel assigned to manage projects must have the skills, ability and experience commensurate with the size and complexity of the project.
• Training should be completed as identified in SPP 34.018 unless formally exempted by the incumbent’s manager because of equivalent work experience.

Interested parties that meet or exceed the requested qualifications, please send a detailed resume and include 2 professional references and rate expectation to Erika Roden at ENR@BCPEngineers.com

BCP Job #4941