Project Manager at Paragon Energy Solutions – Fort Worth, Texas

Paragon Energy Solutions is seeking a highly capable Project Manager to lead the execution of complex technical projects supporting the nuclear energy industry. This role is responsible for managing projects from order acceptance through delivery, ensuring commitments to our customers are met on schedule, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

The ideal candidate is a disciplined project leader who excels at coordinating cross-functional teams, managing schedules and risks, and maintaining clear communication with customers and internal stakeholders.

This position requires someone who can bring structure, accountability, and proactive problem solving to technically complex projects in a highly regulated industry.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Execution

• Lead projects from order acceptance through final delivery, ensuring successful execution of customer commitments.

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including scope, schedule, milestones, and resource requirements.

• Coordinate with engineering, production labs, quality, supply chain, and management to ensure project alignment.

• Establish clear project schedules and milestones, and actively manage progress against them.

Schedule & Risk Management

• Monitor project performance against plan and proactively identify risks or delays.

• Implement mitigation plans and escalate issues when necessary.

• Ensure project activities are sequenced correctly and resources are aligned to meet delivery targets.

Customer Communication

• Serve as the primary interface with customers for project status, deliverables, and schedule updates.

• Lead customer project review meetings and provide clear, professional status updates.

• Manage changes to scope, schedule, or deliverables through appropriate change management processes.

Coordination & Documentation

• Coordinate internal documentation, project deliverables, and manufacturing release packages required for project execution.

• Work with procurement and supply chain teams to support vendor coordination and purchase order execution.

• Ensure project documentation and deliverables meet quality and regulatory requirements.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Drive collaboration across engineering, operations, quality, and leadership teams.

• Lead internal project reviews to ensure alignment and resolve issues quickly.

• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field

• 5+ years of project management experience leading technical or engineering projects

• Strong ability to manage complex schedules, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams

• Excellent communication and organizational skills

• Demonstrated ability to drive projects to completion in a structured and disciplined manner

Preferred

• Experience in the nuclear energy, power generation, or highly regulated industries

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

• Experience working within a quality-controlled manufacturing or engineering environment

• Proficiency with project management tools (MS Project or similar)

Why Paragon?

At Paragon, our mission is to lower the carbon footprint through innovative nuclear programs that are safe, sustainable, and economical. We support critical energy and national security applications through excellence in engineering, responsiveness, and integrity. Our team operates with a shared set of values, we stay persistent in solving challenges, collaborate with purpose, and approach every project with technical passion and professionalism.

Ready to become a Paragonian?

If you are looking for a technically challenging role with purpose, professional growth, and the opportunity to support national security and energy reliability, we would love to hear from you.

Paragon is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.