Senior Project Controls Lead – Nuclear Facility Projects

Boston Government Services, LLC (BGS); Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

Paid vacation

401K

Long and short-term disability

Job summary

Boston Government Services, LLC (BGS) is seeking a Project Controls Manager to support a nuclear facility project in Oak Ridge, TN. The role leads cost management, scheduling, forecasting, and risk management across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.

The ideal candidate has 10–15 years of project controls experience, proficiency with Primavera P6 and Excel, and the ability to coordinate across multiple disciplines and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• 10–15 years of project controls experience on large or complex projects.
• Experience developing and managing integrated project schedules, cost baselines, forecasts, and change control processes.
• Proficiency with project controls and scheduling tools such as Primavera P6, along with strong Microsoft Excel and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead project controls activities, including cost management, scheduling, forecasting, risk management, and performance reporting for a complex nuclear facility project.
• Develop, maintain, and manage the integrated master schedule (IMS), ensuring engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning activities are properly integrated.
• Establish project cost baselines, budgets, forecasts, and earned value metrics; identify variances and provide recommendations for corrective action.
• Coordinate with project management, engineering, procurement, construction, finance, and subcontractors to ensure accurate schedule and cost data across the project.
• Manage the project change control process, evaluating the cost and schedule impact of scope changes and maintaining accurate documentation and baselines.
• Prepare and present regular project controls reports, dashboards, KPIs, schedule updates, risk assessments, and executive-level forecasts to project leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Cost management

Scheduling

Data analysis

Leadership

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Boston Government Services, LLC (BGS) is seeking a Project Controls Manager to support a nuclear facility project in Oak Ridge, TN. The role leads cost management, scheduling, forecasting, and risk management across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.

The ideal candidate has 10–15 years of project controls experience, proficiency with Primavera P6 and Excel, and the ability to coordinate across multiple disciplines and stakeholders.