Project Procurement Manager (Greenfield Projects)

Job description

The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing AI tech-enabled startup in the nuclear and energy space, pioneering a fleet-scale approach to building the next generation of nuclear reactors. Through our design-once, build-many model, we're accelerating the deployment of safe, reliable, and affordable nuclear energy. We operate with an AI-first mindset. Every employee is expected to leverage AI, technology, and the Nuclear Operating System (NOS) as integral components of their role to improve the quality, speed, and impact of their work. We expect every team member to continuously identify opportunities to automate workflows, enhance decision-making, improve processes, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of NOS as a strategic operating capability that enables The Nuclear Company to scale with excellence. We hire people who are driven by purpose, thrive in ambiguity, and are energized by building what has never been built before. Our team combines intellectual curiosity with high agency, embraces candid feedback and continuous learning, and holds themselves and others to exceptional standards. Our values—Transparency, Responsibility, Unity, Scrappy, and Tenacity—guide how we hire, collaborate, and make decisions every day. They are not words on a wall; they are the standard by which we operate. TRUST is the foundation of our safety culture, fostering intellectual honesty, accountability, and open communication, while our values challenge every team member to execute with urgency, humility, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to our mission. About the Role The Project Procurement Manager leads procurement execution for assigned greenfield nuclear Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) projects. Reporting within the Procurement & Supply Chain organization, this role owns the project procurement plan and partners with Category Management and project leadership to ensure purchasing activity supports project schedule, budget, quality, and delivery requirements. While Category Management establishes sourcing strategies across the portfolio, the Project Procurement Manager is accountable for disciplined procurement execution at the individual project level. Please note: This role will support TNC’s greenfield nuclear construction projects and is not assigned to the V.C. Summer project or work being performed through TNC’s related joint venture. This is a hybrid position based in our downtown Columbia, South Carolina office, with an expected in-office presence of 2-3 days per week. The role has been posted in surrounding markets for visibility, as the hybrid schedule may make the commute workable for candidates living outside the immediate Columbia area. Responsibilities Procurement Planning & Execution • Own and execute the project procurement plan, aligning purchasing activity with the project schedule, budget, engineering release milestones, and required-on-site dates. • Develop and maintain the project procurement schedule, incorporating engineering releases, supplier lead times, fabrication milestones, delivery requirements, and identified risks. • Manage the full requisition-to-delivery lifecycle, including purchase requisitions, RFQs against established agreements and approved suppliers, purchase orders, change orders, expediting, and delivery. • Apply enterprise category strategies, framework agreements, and approved supplier requirements to project purchases, escalating sourcing gaps or exceptions to Category Management. Expediting & Delivery Assurance • Proactively expedite long-lead nuclear equipment and critical components to protect the engineering and construction schedule. • Track order status and supplier progress against required milestones, identifying delivery or quality risks and driving corrective and recovery actions. • Coordinate logistics, inspections, documentation, and material receipt to ensure equipment and materials are available on-site when needed. • Escalate supplier delays, performance concerns, and potential schedule impacts to project and functional leadership. Supplier & Stakeholder Coordination • Serve as the project’s primary procurement interface with engineering, project controls, construction, quality, logistics, Category Management, and suppliers. • Manage day-to-day supplier relationships and project-level performance, resolving commercial, quality, documentation, and delivery issues in real time. • Support negotiations for project-specific scopes, commercial terms, and change orders within delegated authority. • Coordinate with Category Management when project requirements require new suppliers, modifications to existing agreements, or exceptions to established procurement strategies. • Compliance, Controls & Reporting • Ensure all project procurement activities comply with applicable quality assurance requirements, export controls, domestic-sourcing requirements, and company procurement policies. • Maintain complete and accurate procurement records, supplier documentation, approvals, and audit-ready files. • Monitor and report procurement status, commitments, cost impacts, schedule risks, supplier performance, and recovery actions to project and functional leadership. • Support project forecasting and change management by identifying potential cost, schedule, or supply risks associated with procurement activity. Required Experience • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience. • Six or more years of procurement, buying, or project procurement experience supporting large capital, construction, or EPC projects. • Experience supporting procurement within power generation, heavy industrial, infrastructure, or another highly regulated capital-project environment. • Hands-on experience managing the requisition-to-delivery lifecycle, including purchase orders, change orders, supplier coordination, and expediting long-lead equipment. • Strong working knowledge of procurement pro