Senior Manager, Project Controls

X-energy; Gaithersburg, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with employer match

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Dev

Job summary

X Energy, LLC is seeking a Senior Manager, Project Controls to lead the day-to-day project controls operations across multiple programs, ensuring accurate plans, timely performance data, and clear reporting for delivery objectives.

The role emphasizes hands-on oversight of planning and scheduling, cost estimating, and change management, with responsibility for developing staff and enforcing controls standards across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in management, business, engineering, science or related discipline.
• Typically, fifteen years of project controls and management experience in large, complex organizations.
• Basic software skills (Microsoft Word and Excel).

Responsibilities

• Lead the project controls function for assigned programs/projects, directing planning and scheduling, cost control, estimating, and change management.
• Develop and coach project controls engineers and analysts, including workload, onboarding, performance management, and training.
• Oversee and improve project controls processes, tools, and templates for consistent, high-quality deliverables.
• Plan resources across multiple projects, balance demand, resolve conflicts, and reallocate staff to meet milestones.
• Provide hands-on guidance and quality checks on schedules, cost reports, forecasts, estimates, and trend logs.
• Manage baselines (scope, schedule, cost) with leadership and ensure updates reflect approved changes.
• Monitor performance against baselines, analyze variances, and work with PMs on corrective actions.
• Track budgets, commitments, actuals, and forecasts; support monthly/quarterly projections.
• Lead risk identification, maintain risk registers, and support mitigation/contingency planning.
• Prepare and distribute routine/ad-hoc reports and executive summaries for leadership.
• Coordinate change control, analyze cost/schedule impact, and ensure governance compliance.
• Collaborate with Business Development to define controls requirements for new pursuits and proposals.
• Serve as primary contact for project controls and advise on options with program leaders and finance.
• Contribute to developing and enforcing project controls standards and templates.
• Maintain organized repository of project controls documentation and ensure policy compliance.
• Represent the team with professionalism in all communications and duties.

Skills

Planning and scheduling

Cost control

Estimating

Change management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in management, business, engineering, science

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

*X-energy LLC conducts a thorough recruiting process and will never issue offers without interview to discuss qualifications and responsibilities. All applications will be submitted via our company career page,* *. We will never ask you to provide payment information as part of the recruiting process. If anyone claiming to represent X-energy directs you in a manner otherwise, please contact us at* *.***Job Description**The Senior Manager, Project Controls leads the day-to-day operation of the project controls function across multiple programs and projects, with hands-on oversight of planning and scheduling, cost, estimating, and change management/trending. This role ensures that project controls staff, processes, and tools are deployed effectively so project teams have accurate plans, timely performance data, and clear reporting to support delivery objectives.**Job Profile Tasks/Responsibilities:*** Lead the project controls function for assigned programs/projects, providing day-to-day direction on planning and scheduling, cost control, estimating, and change management activities.* Manage and develop project controls engineers and analysts, including workload assignment, hiring/recruiting input, onboarding, performance management, coaching, and training.* Oversee the execution and continuous improvement of project controls processes, procedures, and toolsets within the department to support consistent, high-quality deliverables.* Plan and prioritize project controls resources across multiple projects, balancing demand, resolving conflicts, and reallocating staff to meet key milestones and deadlines.* Provide hands-on guidance and quality checks on core project controls outputs (schedules, cost reports, forecasts, estimates, trend logs, change requests, etc.) to ensure accuracy and completeness.* Manage the documentation and maintenance of integrated project baselines (scope, schedule, cost) developed with program/project leadership and ensure updates reflect approved changes.* Monitor performance against baselines, analyze variances, and work with project managers to develop and track corrective actions.* Track and monitor project budgets, committed costs, actuals, and forecasts; validate data and support development of monthly/quarterly financial projections for assigned programs/projects.* Lead the identification and logging of project risks, maintain risk registers, and support development and tracking of mitigation and contingency plans with project teams.* Oversee preparation and distribution of routine and ad-hoc reports, including KPIs, dashboards, status reports, and executive summaries for program/project leadership.* Coordinate change control across assigned projects, ensuring trends and change requests are captured, analyzed for cost/schedule impact, and processed in accordance with governance.* Partner with Business Development to define project controls requirements for new pursuits, proposals, and early planning, including input to schedules, estimates, and assumptions.* Act as the primary point of contact for project controls matters with program/project leaders, finance, and other supporting functions, helping interpret data and advise on options.* Contribute to developing, rolling out, and enforcing project controls standards, templates, and guidelines across the organization and share lessons learned from active projects.* Maintain an organized repository of project controls documentation and ensure compliance with internal policies, contractual requirements, and external standards as applicable.* Maintain professional demeanor and behavior at all times in all forms of communication.* Perform other duties as assigned by manager.**Job Profile Minimum Qualifications:*** Bachelor's degree in management, business, engineering, science or related discipline from an accredited university or college.* Typically, fifteen years of project controls and management supporting large and complex organizations/programs/projects and working within Project Management Office (PMO) environment.* Basic software application skills (i.e. Microsoft Word and Excel).**Location:** 9801 Washingtonian Blvd, Gaithersburg, MD**Work Site Expectations:** 4 days in office.**Travel Expectations:** up to 20%**Hours:** Standard office hours are 8:00am ET to 5:00pm ET, Monday -Friday**Compensation**As required by Maryland and other applicable state law, X Energy, LLC (X-energy) lists the expected compensation range for a publicly advertised job opportunity based upon the job requirements (e.g. education/training, experience, skill sets, etc.). Individual candidates who meet the job requirements for the posted position will be offered a salary within this range based on their respective levels of education/training, experience, and other qualifications unique to them. Salary ranges may vary based on the specific office location and region referenced in the posting to take into consideration differences in cost of living and may not be reflective of all regions. Please note that compensation ranges listed for US job postings reflect base salary only and do not include benefits or other incentives.Offers within the posted salary range are commensurate with the individual's qualifications for the position, along with a view on internal equity, market data, and room for growth. The salary range for this position is:$165,825 - $276,375**Position Job Classification**Full time - Exempt**Benefits**X Energy, LLC offers a robust benefits package that includes a 401K plan with an employer match, Medical/Dental /Vision Insurance, Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Time Off, and a Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development policy that supports the continuing education of our employees.*An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.**X Energy, LLC participates in E-Verify. Please visit the links below for more information about E-Verify and the protection of your Right to Work.*Right To Work Link:E-Verify Participation Link:X-energy does not discriminate in employment against qualified individuals on the basis of a disability, and understands its obligation to make reasonable accommodation for individuals with physical or mental impairments that qualify as a disability under the ADA and ADAAA, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the company. It is an applicant's or employee's responsibility to participate in this interactive process by seeking an accommodation, assisting X-energy in reviewing accommodation alternatives and providing medical certification of the need for an accommodation. Any applicant or employee who wishes to seek an accommodation under this policy should contact the Human Resources Department via email at [e-mail]. Whether a requested accommodation would create an undue hardship will be determined based on the facts of each particular case.