Senior Project Controls Lead, Nuclear EPC

Kiewit; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kiewit Nuclear Solutions, a premier nuclear EPC provider, seeks a Senior Project Controls Manager to lead cost, schedule, forecasting, risk management, and governance across large projects. You will oversee a multidisciplinary team of cost engineers, schedulers, and analysts, driving data-driven decisions and robust execution.

You will establish integrated baselines, ensure EVMS compliance, and partner with project leaders, clients, and joint ventures to protect objectives and deliverables

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 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.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 and CPM scheduling methodologies; strong Excel and Power BI 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, 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

Primavera P6

CPM scheduling

EVM (Earned Value Management)

Excel

Power BI

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Risk analysis

Leadership

Cost management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction/Business/Finance/Accounting or related field

Tools

Project controls software

EVMS tooling

Job description

Kiewit Nuclear Solutions, a premier nuclear EPC provider, seeks a Senior Project Controls Manager to lead cost, schedule, forecasting, risk management, and governance across large projects. You will oversee a multidisciplinary team of cost engineers, schedulers, and analysts, driving data-driven decisions and robust execution.

You will establish integrated baselines, ensure EVMS compliance, and partner with project leaders, clients, and joint ventures to protect objectives and deliverables