Project Controls Principal

Westinghouse Electric Company

Rock Hill (SC)

Hybrid

USD 103,000 - 129,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical benefits (incl.
401(k) with Company Match
Paid Vacations and Holidays
Flexible Work Arrangements
Educational Reimbursement
Global Recognition and Service
Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company in Rock Hill, SC seeks a Project Controls Principal to lead cost management and analytics across a portfolio of complex capital projects. You will blend traditional project controls with data integration and automation, reporting to the Cost Manager, and supporting a hybrid work arrangement in Rock Hill.

You will collaborate with project managers, estimators, schedulers, risk analysts, and financial analysts to maintain a comprehensive, risk-informed financial

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Engineering, Finance, Data Science) or equivalent experience.
  • Team leadership experience.
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience in project management, project controls, or cost engineering.
  • Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM).
  • Experience working with large datasets and integrating data across systems.
  • Experience with modern data tools (e.g., Power BI, SharePoint integration) is desirable.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel, including modeling, pivot tables, and complex formulas.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cost control practices across project phases and delivery models.
  • Support monitoring to achieve department goals using project controls concepts.
  • Oversee cost control systems and reporting including variance analysis and forecasting.
  • Collaborate with project managers, estimators, schedulers, risk analysts, and financial analysts to maintain a risk-informed view.
  • Manage cost, schedule, and budget for deliverables and coordinate resources for client submissions.
  • Ensure adherence to project controls procedures and promote continuous improvement.
  • Contribute to strategic governance and develop work instructions and templates.
  • Identify systemic issues and document lessons learned to promote improvements.

Skills

Team leadership
Advanced Excel
Data analysis
Power BI
SharePoint integration
EVM familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Data Science, or equivalent

Tools

Power BI
SharePoint
Excel

Job description

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

About the role

As a Project Controls Principal you will lead cost management and analytics across a portfolio of complex capital projects. You will blend traditional project controls with modern data integration and automation. Your work will require developing, overseeing, and implementing project cost management processes, and includes preparation and analysis of cost status for projects. We ask that you have flexibility to support a variety of delivery models ranging from a single large-scale project with a dedicated team to a portfolio of smaller projects with minimal direct support.

You will report to the Cost Manager and be located at the Rock Hill, SC location and can work in a hybrid environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Implement project cost control practices during all project phases, across different delivery models. This may include serving as the primary cost lead on a major project, providing oversight for a mid-sized project, or managing a portfolio of smaller projects.
  • Use knowledge of project controls concepts and best practices within project-specific context to support monitoring to accomplish department goals.
  • Oversee cost control systems and reporting including variance analysis and forecasting for presentation to multiple organizational levels ranging from specific task level to senior leadership. Ensure accuracy and timeliness of reporting.
  • Work with teams including project managers, estimators, schedulers, risk analysts, technical leads, and financial analysts to maintain an updated and risk-informed financial picture of projects and provide insights.
  • Manage cost, schedule, and budget for assigned deliverables (e.g. Performance and Cost Control Plan) as standard-alone tasks, as a task-level project manager. Coordinate resources to ensure and quality submission of client deliverables.
  • Ensure adherence to project management and project controls procedures. Plan and perform assessments of project controls processes to facilitate proactive identification of issues and promote continuous improvement.
  • Contribute to functional strategy development and programmatic governance maintenance.
  • Help develop work instructions, templates, checklists, and desktop guides to promote and reproducible work products.
  • Identify systemic issues and support issue resolution. Participate in continuous improvement projects by formally documenting issues, observations, and lessons learned. Promote implementation of improvements.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Engineering, Finance, Data Science) or equivalent experience
  • Team leadership
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience in project management, project controls, or cost engineering.
  • Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM)
  • Experience working with large datasets and integrating data across systems.
  • Experience with modern data tools (e.g., Power BI, SharePoint integration) is desirable.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel, including modeling, pivot tables, and complex formulas.

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $103,200 to $129,000 per year.

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Why Westinghouse?

Our benefits package is tailored to meet the diverse needs of our employees, while also promoting wellness and career growth. The following are representative of what we offer:

  • Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options
  • Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members
  • 401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement
  • Paid Vacations and Company Holidays
  • Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance
  • Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers
  • Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service
  • Employee Referral Program

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

Values
  • Safety and Quality
  • Integrity and Trust
  • Customer Focus and Innovation
  • Speed and Passion to Win
  • Teamwork and Accountability

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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