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Requisition ID: 181944
Job Level: Senior Level
Home District/Group: Kiewit Nuclear Solutions
Department: Project Controls
Market: Nuclear
Employment Type: Full Time
District Overview
As Senior Project Controls Manager, you will lead the integrated project controls function for a large, complex commercial nuclear EPC project. You will be accountable for establishing and maintaining the project's cost, schedule, progress, change, risk, forecasting, and performance management systems from baseline development through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover.
This role is a key member of project leadership and leads a multidisciplinary team of cost engineers and analysts, schedulers and planners, progress and reporting specialists, and Advanced Work Packaging / WorkFace Planning resources. You will convert project data into actionable insight, drive forecast accuracy and early identification of trends, and partner with project management, commercial, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, client, and joint-venture stakeholders to protect project objectives.
This position will support all KNS office locations and job sites-project sites as required.
District Overview:
Kiewit Nuclear Solutions (KNS) is a full-service engineering, project management, and construction provider operating across North America. Our capabilities span commercial nuclear power, small modular and advanced reactors, nuclear security and environmental missions, and complex energy and infrastructure programs.
As an integrated engineering and construction organization, KNS draws on Kiewit's 135+ years of execution experience and its broader network across power, industrial, infrastructure, buildings, and heavy civil markets. We bring constructability, self-perform experience, disciplined project management, and integrated digital delivery to complex nuclear work.
Our teams are committed to safe execution, continuous improvement, and delivery for our clients while living Kiewit's core values of People, Integrity, Excellence, and Stewardship.
Location
This position is based out of a Kiewit Nuclear Solutions home office (ID, SC, TN, KS) it will require short- and/or long-term travel to active projects in the US. Travel will be required.
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.
• Experience supporting large industrial, energy, power generation, or infrastructure projects.
• U.S. Citizenship required to obtain facility-specific security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Commercial nuclear, DOE, or other highly regulated industry project experience.
• Experience leading project controls on large self-perform construction projects.
• Knowledge of Advanced Work Packaging (AWP), WorkFace Planning, and quantity-based progress measurement.
• Experience with subcontractor integration, commercial change management, claims avoidance, and schedule impact analysis.
• Experience performing schedule and cost risk assessments.
• Professional certifications such as AACE CCP, PSP, EVP, PMI-PMP, or PMI-SP.
• Familiarity with BIM/VDC, Common Data Environments (CDE), and digital project delivery tools.
• Demonstrated success building high-performing teams and partnering with clients, joint ventures, and multidisciplinary project teams.

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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, Estimate-to-Complete (ETC), and Estimate-at-Completion (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 Earned Value Management System (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.

Other Requirements:
• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.
We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.
We believe in equal opportunity in employment practices without discrimination and comply with all laws regarding human rights in the provinces where we operate.
There's no limit to what you'll do at Kiewit. Whether you're building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people's lives for generations to come.
Here you'll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on-the-job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.
We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry. From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.
Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.
We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.