Senior Project Controls Manager

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Kemmerer (WY)

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USD 152,000 - 203,000

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4 days ago

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Job summary

TerraPower, a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington, is seeking a Senior Manager Project Controls for the Natrium EPC program. This role leads the integrated project schedule across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and licensing, ensuring schedule integrity and strong leadership.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in EPC scheduling on large industrial megaprojects, expert Primavera P6 skills, and proven ability guiding stakeholders through complex

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, or related field.
10+ years of experience in project scheduling on large-scale EPC or industrial projects.
Expert proficiency with Primavera P6 and schedule governance.
Strong understanding of EPC workflows, procurement cycles, construction sequencing, and commissioning logic.
Ability to lead cross-functional scheduling coordination with internal teams and major contractors.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex schedule concepts for stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and optimize the integrated EPC master schedule in Primavera P6.
Define schedule architecture, WBS hierarchy, coding structures, calendars, and logic standards.
Ensure alignment between engineering, procurement, construction, licensing, commissioning, and supplier schedules.
Facilitate schedule development workshops with internal stakeholders and EPC partners.
Perform detailed critical path, near-critical path, and float analyses to identify trends and risks.
Conduct monthly schedule health checks and logic quality reviews.
Prepare schedule dashboards, narratives, and performance metrics for senior leadership.
Support earned value integration and forecast-to-complete scenario modelling.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Schedule governance

Nuclear/industrial project experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Acumen

Safran

@Risk

PMP/ PSP

Job description

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure, and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.

TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes. TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Senior Manager Project Controls

The Senior Manager Project Controls is a key member of the Project Controls team for the Natrium Engineering, Procurement & Construction project, responsible for establishing, maintaining, and optimizing the integrated project schedule across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and regulatory workstreams. This role ensures schedule integrity, drives critical-path awareness, and provides strategic schedule guidance to project leadership, contractors, and execution teams. The ideal candidate brings strong EPC scheduling experience, deep Primavera P6 expertise, and proven capability supporting complex nuclear or large industrial megaprojects.

Key Responsibilities

Schedule Development & Integration

Develop, maintain, and optimize the integrated EPC master schedule in Primavera P6.
Define schedule architecture, WBS hierarchy, coding structures, calendars, and logic standards.
Ensure alignment between engineering, procurement, construction, licensing, commissioning, and supplier schedules.
Facilitate schedule development workshops with internal stakeholders and EPC partners.

Schedule Analysis & Reporting

Perform detailed critical path, near-critical path, and float analyses to identify trends and risks.
Conduct monthly schedule health checks, including DCMA 14-point assessments and logic quality reviews.
Prepare and deliver schedule dashboards, narratives, and performance metrics for senior leadership and external stakeholders.
Support earned value integration and forecast-to-complete scenario modelling.

Change Management & Risk Integration

Evaluate schedule impacts of proposed changes, trends, risks, and opportunities.
Develop mitigation strategies and what-if simulations for re-sequencing and acceleration options.
Support risk register integration and probabilistic schedule risk analysis (e.g., PERT, Monte Carlo).
Ensure schedule baselines and revisions adhere to project governance requirements.

Execution Support

Partner with engineering, construction management, procurement, and licensing teams to ensure schedule accuracy and predictability.
Review contractor schedules for compliance with contractual requirements.
Provide coaching on schedule best practices to project engineers, field teams, and partner organizations.
Participate in readiness reviews, phase gate assessments, and integration meetings.

Qualifications

Required

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, or related field.
10+ years of experience in project scheduling on large-scale EPC or industrial projects.
Expert proficiency with Primavera P6. Demonstrated experience with schedule governance, critical path management, and baseline control.
Strong understanding of EPC workflows, procurement cycles, construction sequencing, and commissioning logic.
Ability to lead cross-functional scheduling coordination with internal teams and major contractors.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex schedule concepts for stakeholders.

Preferred

Experience with nuclear, large-scale energy, or advanced reactor projects.
Familiarity with AACE guidelines, DOE/NRC project environments, or major infrastructure megaprojects.
Experience with schedule risk analysis tools (Acumen, Safran, @Risk).
PMP, PSP, or equivalent professional certification.

Success Factors

Strong analytical mindset and disciplined approach to schedule integrity.
Ability to influence without authority and build alignment across diverse stakeholders.
Skilled at anticipating schedule issues and driving proactive mitigation.
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, first-of-a-kind (FOAK) project environment.

This position is subject to qualification requirements in accordance with ANSI/ANS 3.1. Candidates must meet the minimum education and experience criteria applicable to the role, including relevant nuclear industry experience where required. Verification of data will be part of the hiring process.

Job Functions:

Job Functions are physical actions and/or working conditions associated with the position. These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job which the employee must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation. Information provided below is to help describe the job so that the applicant has a reasonable understanding of the job duties/expectations. An applicant's ability to perform and/or tolerate these actions and conditions will be discussed and workplace accommodations may be made on a case-by-case basis following an individualized assessment of the applicant and other considerations, including but not limited to any governing safety standards.

Motor Abilities: Sitting for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands)
Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds.
Repetitive work: Prolonged
Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work
Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hours/day
Travel required 0‑10%

Job details

Salary Range: $151,882 - $202,509

Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience. This range is specific to Wyoming State.

Job Type: Full-time

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