Protection & Controls Engineer Jobs in Tennessee

Do you thrive on driving efficiency, managing critical paths, and turning complex data into actionable insights?
Join our team as a Project Controls Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the success of high-stakes, dynamic energy projects. We are looking for a proactive, analytical, and detail-oriented expert to partner with Project Managers and CAMs to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Why This Position:

• Impact: You are the engine behind project performance, analyzing trends to positively influence project outcomes.
• Dynamic Environment: Work on challenging, high-profile projects in the nuclear/energy sector.
• Visibility: Partner directly with project leadership and Control Account Managers (CAMs).

What You'll Do:

• Architect Project Baselines: Develop comprehensive, integrated baseline schedules and cost estimates in collaboration with the project team.
• Drive Performance: Monitor and update schedule/cost performance weekly/monthly, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Manage the Critical Path: Actively analyze and maintain the critical path, identifying bottlenecks before they impact the project.
• Provide Actionable Insights: Perform in-depth cost/schedule analysis, presenting clear, proactive reporting to CAMs and project leadership.
• Mitigate Risk: Collaborate with teams to identify risks early, developing mitigation strategies to keep projects on track.
• Trend Analysis & Forecasting: Perform trend analysis to identify positive/negative outcomes, offering feasible recommendations.
• Control Changes: Lead the change control process to ensure scope changes are accurately captured.

What We're Looking For:

• Experience: 5+ years of hands-on project controls experience, ideally in engineering or construction.
• Software Mastery: 3+ years of experience with Primavera P6.
• Cost Management: 3+ years utilizing Project Management Cost Processors (PMCP/Cobra or similar).
• EVM Expertise: Intermediate to advanced experience working in Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
• Analytical Skills: Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint for data analysis and reporting.
• Communication: Excellent written and oral skills to articulate complex data to stakeholders.
• Education: B.S. in Engineering, Construction Management, Accounting, Finance, or Business.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMI (PMP/SP) or AACE certification.
• Department of Energy (DOE) or NRC project experience.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

This position will require a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

Centrus Energy and all subsidiaries shall abide by the applicable legal requirements. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

This position requires the successful candidate to obtain and maintain a Q security clearance.  Candidates for positions requiring a security clearance are required to be tested for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR 707.4 prior to an offer of employment being made.  In addition, once employed, employees will become part of a random drug testing program and may also be tested in the event of any incident causing injury or causing damage to property, or if it is determined that there is a reasonable suspicion the employee is under the influence of drugs or alcohol.  This position will require preemployment background check on the part of the Company and in order to receive a Q security clearance, a background investigation by the Federal government.  Subsequent Federal government reinvestigations may be required.

Centrus Energy Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer