Risk Management Program Analyst (Nuclear Power Generation)

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is a nationally recognized professional staffing firm, and we are recruiting an experienced Risk Management Program Analyst.  Pending education and experience, our client is targeting an annual base salary of $120,000 - $140,000/year + a full benefits package.

This direct hire role will support a cutting-edge nuclear power organization focused on advanced small modular reactor (SMR) technology and offers the ability to work fully remote with an estimated 5-10% travel throughout the United States.  However, priority will be given to candidates willing to be based out of our Houston, TX office located in the Galleria Office Towers. 

U.S. Citizenship is required.

Position Summary: 

This role will work within the Project Management Center of Excellence (PMCoE) and reports to the Director of PMCoE on the implementation of project and product risk management processes.  The analyst leads the planning, assessment, and monitoring aspects of the risk process and uses project and risk data to inform the organization for planning, forecasting, and decision making.

Responsibilities: 

• Develop risk management plans for new projects and maintain existing risk management processes and procedures.
• In close coordination with project and technical teams, facilitate the identification and monitoring, and reporting of project and program risk and opportunities.
• Lead risk review meetings.
• Provide risk management training to the organization.
• Manage information systems, including the input of data into existing databases, integration of data across multiple platforms, process and tool development and improvements, for risk and program reporting structures.
• Perform quantitative analysis of risk impacts to project cost and schedule.
• Interface with project managers, supervisors, and subject matter experts to conduct risk and uncertainty identification and assessment against technical and business objectives.
• Develop, update, and maintain risk handling plans, perform what-if, root cause and other decision making/issue identification analyses to inform handling strategy selection.

Education / Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or physical science is required. Advance degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience working in a project/program management or systems engineering organization is required. (Nuclear industry experience is preferred.)
• Familiarity with project risk management implementation, planning/scheduling tools and techniques, PMO processes, spreadsheets and databases is also required (Preferably; Primavera P6, PRISM, Primavera Risk Analysis, and Palisade @Risk).
• Must possess strong technical writing skills and be able to clearly communicate via written, oral, and electronic means. 
• Must have exceptional organization skills and the ability to manage complex projects with multiple work phases with minimal supervision.
• Must be eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810.

Why Join This Project?

• Be a part of one of the most advanced nuclear energy developments in the U.S.
• Play a key role in the safe, innovative application of next-generation reactor designs.
• Join a collaborative, forward-thinking team driving clean energy transformation.
• Enjoy competitive compensation, strong benefits, and long-term career growth opportunities.

Job #410262