Jud Lilly of the EM Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) received the 2023 Federal Project Director of the Year Award at DOE’s Project Management Workshop in Washington, D.C., last week.
Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office
April 9, 2024
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DOE Chief of Staff Christopher Davis, left, presents the 2023 Federal Project Director of the Year Award to Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office Federal Project Director Jud Lilly for his leadership at the Portsmouth Site during the Department’s Project Management Workshop in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jud Lilly of the EM Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) received the 2023 Federal Project Director of the Year Award at DOE’s Project Management Workshop in Washington, D.C., last week.
“I am humbled and appreciative to be recognized as Federal Project Director of the Year,” said Lilly. “However, this award does not belong to one individual, as it represents more than one year of work. We have made great progress cleaning up the Portsmouth Site. I feel honored to be a part of this team and the success we have achieved.”
The annual award from the Energy Secretary recognizes individuals who demonstrate exceptional leadership and project management acumen.
Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office Federal Project Director Jud Lilly, bottom right, congratulates the students who won the interactive DOE Site Cleanup Game during the 2023 Science Alliance.
Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office Federal Project Director Jud Lilly climbs into a truck hauling the last load of debris from the X-326 Process Building demolition to the On-Site Waste Disposal Facility at the Portsmouth Site.
Over the past 18 years, Lilly has completed a portfolio of projects at the Portsmouth Site. These projects integrated decontamination and demolition (D&D) activities with the construction and operation of the On-Site Waste Disposal Facility (OSWDF) to dispose of D&D waste, all to advance the overall cleanup of the former uranium enrichment site.
“Jud’s tenacity and vast mission experience have fostered successes that were accomplished safely, below expected costs and ahead of schedule,” PPPO Manager Joel Bradburne said.
EMTV: Watch this video about decontamination and demolition projects at EM’s Portsmouth Site. The video was played during DOE’s Project Management Workshop last week.
Among the projects led by Lilly include the successful demolition of the X-326 Process Building, the first of the former uranium enrichment process buildings at Portsmouth to come down, as well as current deactivation and future demolition work at the X-333 Process Building, another former enrichment process building.
The PPPO federal project director also oversaw projects to construct the OSWDF's first three disposal cells and initial infrastructure; the next three disposal cells and remaining infrastructure; and the remaining disposal cells and final cover system.
Lilly has led the Portsmouth X-326 Demolition Integrated Project Team since its inception in 2005. Prior to his arrival at Portsmouth, Lilly served as the EM point of contact and staff project engineer for D&D work at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Lilly stays involved in the community by engaging local students through DOE-sponsored events such as the annual Science Alliance and South Central Ohio Regional Science Bowl. He is dedicated to connecting with the area’s youth to inform them of career opportunities at the site, within the DOE complex and within the nuclear industry.
-Contributor: Michelle Teeters