Senior Technical Project Manager
Coates Group
PMP
Senior Technical Project Manager
Type One Energy Group
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Massachusetts, Tennessee, Wisconsin
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Senior
Tech Stack
PMP
About the role
- Lead and oversee high-priority technical programs central to the fusion energy development roadmap.
- Drive program strategy, align cross-functional execution, and ensure delivery of complex, multi-disciplinary technical objectives on time and within scope.
- Lead planning, execution, and risk mitigation across a portfolio of R&D and engineering projects.
- Integrate input across internal teams, external collaborators, and senior stakeholders.
- Develop and manage program roadmaps, detailed execution plans, and integrated schedules with clear milestones.
- Serve as a senior liaison between technical teams, executive leadership, regulatory bodies, and external partners.
- Define and track KPIs, technical deliverables, and critical path milestones, ensuring accountability across teams.
- Identify and proactively manage risks through mitigation plans, scenario planning, and resource adjustments.
- Forecast program budgets, resource needs, and capital expenditures in collaboration with finance and operations.
- Lead strategic program reviews and drive continuous improvement in project delivery tools and methodologies.
- Mentor junior employees and contribute to building a high-performing program management capability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum of 8+ years of experience in technical program or project management, ideally in a high-tech, R&D-heavy, or energy sector.
- Proven track record of leading complex, multi-disciplinary technical programs with successful outcomes.
- Strong technical understanding of product development, engineering design, and systems integration.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across both technical and executive audiences.
- High proficiency with modern program management tools (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project, Confluence).
- Strong analytical skills and structured decision-making under uncertainty and ambiguity.
- Preferred: Advanced degree (M.S. or MBA) or project management certification is a plus.
- Preferred: PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile/Scrum certification.
- Preferred: Familiarity with fusion technologies or large-scale experimental setups (e.g., vacuum systems, superconducting magnets, high-power RF, plasma diagnostics).
