Senior Manager, Project Controls

X-Energy, LLC; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 166,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement and professional

Job summary

X Energy, LLC in Rockville, MD is seeking a Senior Manager, Project Controls to lead day-to-day planning, scheduling, cost control, estimating, and change management across multiple programs. You will oversee staff, enforce standards, and deliver timely data to support delivery objectives.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and extensive PMO‑level experience, with 4 days in office per week at the Rockville site and up to 20% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in management, business, engineering, science, or a related discipline from an accredited university or college.
• Typically fifteen years of project controls and management experience supporting large and complex organizations/programs/projects, working within a Project Management Office (PMO) environment.
• Basic software application skills (e.g., Microsoft Word and Excel).

Responsibilities

• Lead the project controls function for assigned programs/projects, directing day‑to‑day planning, scheduling, cost control, estimating, and change management activities.
• Manage and develop project controls engineers and analysts, including workload assignment, 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 to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• 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.
• Lead the identification and logging of project risks, maintain risk registers, and support development and tracking of mitigation and contingency plans.
• Oversee preparation and distribution of routine and ad‑hoc reports, including KPIs, dashboards, status reports, and executive summaries for leadership.
• Coordinate change control across assigned projects, ensuring trends and change requests are captured and processed in governance.
• Act as the primary point of contact for project controls matters with program/project leaders, finance, and other functions.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in management, business, engineering, science, or a related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Senior Manager, Project Controls

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project controls function for assigned programs/projects, directing day‑to‑day planning, 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in management, business, engineering, science, or a related discipline from an accredited university or college.
• Typically fifteen years of project controls and management experience supporting large and complex organizations/programs/projects, working within a Project Management Office (PMO) environment.
• Basic software application skills (e.g., Microsoft Word and Excel).

Location & Work Site Expectations

530 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD
4 days in office per week
Travel up to 20%

Compensation

Salary range: $165,825 - $276,375 (based on qualifications and experience, per Maryland and applicable state law).

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development support

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.