Project Manager/Project Controls Specialist - Nuclear Power

Sargent & Lundy; Warrenville (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision

Life & Accident Insurance

Disability Coverage

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Back-Up Daycare

FSA & HSA

401(k)

Pre-Tax Commuter Account

Merit Scholarship Program

Employee Discount Program

Tuition Assistance

First Professional Licensure Bonus

Employee Referral Bonus

Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Bereavement Leave

Flexible Work Arrangements

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Project Manager with extensive nuclear project leadership experience to liaison between clients, subcontractors, vendors, and internal teams. You will drive schedule integrity, budget adherence, and governance, while maintaining safety and quality standards across complex projects.

The role requires coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, managing baselines, and reporting progress and risks to leadership.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in nuclear or related industry with progressive responsibility.
• 3+ years managing multiple projects and leading teams.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field.
• Proven supervision of project teams and client/subcontractor/vendor management.
• Strong communication with stakeholders and client relationship building.
• Hands-on use of project controls (cost, schedule, change, risk).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Core skills: governance, scheduling, cost management, risk tracking, vendor management.
• Experience in capital project management.
• Experience liaising with firm/client in lead roles.
• Ability to multitask and manage competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication; collaborative team player.
• Willingness for occasional domestic travel.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with lead managers, discipline leads, and project teams to align on scope and deliverables.
• Manage client relationships and provide progress, risk, and cost updates; lead status meetings.
• Own scope, schedule, budget, baselines, and KPIs; maintain critical path and lookaheads.
• Manage scope changes and change orders; assess impacts on cost and schedule.
• Perform front-end planning and readiness activities prior to execution.
• Monitor progress, cost, quality, scope, and risk; ensure documentation is accurate and compliant.
• Oversee subcontractor and supplier performance; support claims with commercial team.
• Report progress, forecasts, and variances to leadership and the client; drive issue resolution.
• Conduct post-project reviews to capture lessons learned.
• Promote safety and quality culture across activities; ensure compliance with standards.
• Lead efforts to complete projects safely, on time, and within budget.
• Support KPI reporting for schedule, budget and dashboard items.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationship management

Project controls

Scheduling

Budget management

Vendor management

Communication

Domestic travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering / construction management / business

Tools

MS Office

Project controls software

Job description

We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

This position allows for a hybrid arrangement with a mix of work from home and in the office. The Project Manager will bring strong experience in leadership and serve as the primary liaison between clients, subcontractors, vendors, and internal teams to ensure alignment on project objectives and requirements. They will guide the team to safely complete the scope of work on schedule and within budget for our clients. We are seeking a proven leader with large-scale nuclear power plant experience who can deliver essential core services while exemplifying our core values.

• Coordinate with lead managers, discipline leads, and project teams across business units to ensure alignment on technical scope, priorities, and deliverables.
• Manage client relationships and expectations; provide timely progress, risk, and cost updates; lead regular performance and status review meetings.
• Own project scope, schedule (integrated master schedule with phasing and lookaheads), budget/forecasts, and key performance metrics; maintain project baselines and critical path.
• Manage scope changes and change orders, assessing impacts on cost and schedule and integrating approved changes into project plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Perform front-end project planning and readiness activities (work sequencing, interfaces, resource planning, outage and operational integration) prior to execution.
• Monitor project execution, including progress, cost, quality, scope, and risk; ensure project documentation is accurate, complete, and compliant.
• Oversee subcontractor and supplier performance and contract conformance, supporting claims and dispute resolution in coordination with the commercial team.
• Report progress, forecasts, and variances to leadership and the client; drive issue resolution, milestone completion, turnover documentation, and project closeout.
• Conduct post-project reviews to capture lessons learned and systematically improve future nuclear project execution.
• Promote a strong safety and quality culture across all project activities, ensuring adherence to applicable nuclear, regulatory, and organizational standards.
• Lead efforts to ensure projects are completed safely, satisfactorily, on time, and within budget
• Support the reporting of key performance indicators for schedule, budget and other dashboard items

Qualifications

We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

Essential Skills And Experience

• 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in the nuclear industry, or other relevant industry
• 3+ years managing multiple projects and/or leading teams; p roven experience managing multi-disciplinary teams
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, business, or other relevant field
• Proven supervision of project teams and management of clients, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly with stakeholders, vendors, teammates, and business partners; strong client relationship-building.
• Hands-on use of project controls (cost, schedule, change, risk) on large projects.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Core skills: project governance, scheduling, cost management, risk/issue tracking, vendor management, process improvement, team leadership, stakeholder communication, and organizational alignment.
• Experience in capital project management
• Experience with serving as a firm/client liaison in a support or lead role
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple competing priorities is critical to success
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a collaborative team setting
• Comfortable with occasional domestic travel

Valued But Not Required Skills And Experience

• Engineering design experience is a plus
• PMP Certification is a plus
• Construction/field knowledge or experience is a plus

Award-Winning Benefits

At Sargent & Lundy, we care about the health and well-being of our employees. Our commitment extends beyond the workplace, offering comprehensive healthcare plans and generous paid time off to support our team members in every aspect of their lives. We understand the importance of work-life balance, which is why we are proud to provide competitive, award-winning benefits. Our dedication to employee satisfaction has earned us the prestigious Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Award for compensation and benefits in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Health & Wellness

Financial Benefits

Work-Life Balance

• Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life & Accident Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Back-Up Daycare
• FSA & HSA
• 401(k)
• Pre-Tax Commuter Account
• Merit Scholarship Program
• Employee Discount Program
• Corporate Charitable Giving Program
• Tuition Assistance
• First Professional Licensure Bonus
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Bereavement Leave
• Flexible Work Arrangements

Compensation Range

$100,019 - $152,807

Transparency Statement

Sargent & Lundy discloses compensation ranges that comply with all local and state regulations. The total compensation package for eligible positions will include a base salary or an hourly rate and a comprehensive benefits package, reflecting our commitment to rewarding performance and supporting the overall well‑well-being of our employees. Individuals may also be eligible to participate in our yearly discretionary bonus.

Equal Opportunity

Sargent & Lundy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any protected status as defined by applicable law.