Senior Project Controls Lead – Nuclear EPC

Kiewit; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Travel opportunities

Career development

Job summary

Kiewit Nuclear Solutions is seeking a Senior Project Controls Manager to lead cost, schedule, and risk management for a major EPC nuclear program. You will mentor a multidisciplinary team and partner with stakeholders to protect project objectives across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning.

The role requires expert Primavera P6, CPM scheduling, and EVMS experience, with travel to active projects and multiple office sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 10+ years of project controls experience, including 5+ years leading project controls teams on large EPC, EPCM, or capital projects.
• Experience managing integrated cost, schedule, forecasting, change management, risk, progress measurement, and reporting functions.
• Strong understanding of EPC project delivery, including engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 and CPM scheduling methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience with cost management, forecasting, change control, and Earned Value Management (EVM/EVMS).
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and project controls software systems.
• Proven leadership, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead all project controls activities for assigned EPC projects, including cost management, scheduling, forecasting, change management, risk analysis, reporting, governance, and team development.
• Establish and maintain the integrated project controls framework, including WBS/CBS/OBS structures, control accounts, progress measurement methodologies, coding standards, reporting requirements, and data governance processes.
• Own the development, maintenance, and change control of integrated cost and schedule baselines, ensuring alignment of scope, budgets, resources, milestones, and contractual requirements.
• Direct project financial performance, including budgets, commitments, actual costs, accruals, cash flow, contingency management, labor productivity, ETC, and EAC forecasts.
• Lead the development and maintenance of integrated Primavera P6 schedules, including critical path analysis, resource planning, schedule quality reviews, recovery planning, and progress measurement.
• Integrate engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, turnover, and subcontractor activities into a comprehensive project execution plan.
• Lead change management, trend tracking, schedule impact assessments, and risk analysis to support accurate forecasting, proactive decision-making, and successful project delivery.Develop and present project controls reports, dashboards, forecasts, and executive briefings, clearly communicating project performance, key risks, corrective actions, and strategic recommendations to leadership and clients.
• Ensure project controls data is accurate, auditable, and integrated across financial, procurement, scheduling, document management, and reporting systems.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, project procedures, nuclear quality standards, security requirements, and EVMS requirements, where applicable.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop project controls personnel while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Support project planning, proposals, procurement strategy, subcontract management, project execution, and closeout activities throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Project controls

Cost management

Scheduling

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Primavera P6

EVMS

CPM scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Kiewit Nuclear Solutions is seeking a Senior Project Controls Manager to lead cost, schedule, and risk management for a major EPC nuclear program. You will mentor a multidisciplinary team and partner with stakeholders to protect project objectives across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning.

The role requires expert Primavera P6, CPM scheduling, and EVMS experience, with travel to active projects and multiple office sites.