Project Controls Manager

Project Controls ManagerLocation: Aiken, SC or Knoxville/Oak Ridge, TNKiewit Nuclear Solutions is seeking an experienced Project Controls leader with 10-15+ years of experience managing multidiscipline project controls teams across multiple project sites, including project controls engineers, schedulers, cost analysts, and Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) planners. This person will be responsible for ensuring compliance with certified Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), integrating cost and schedule performance, analyzing project risks, and providing actionable recommendations to maintain project objectives. Leads forecasting, budget tracking, cost management, labor productivity analysis, schedule development, critical path analysis, change management, and project reporting. Serves as a mentor to junior project controls professionals while supporting project teams with financial performance, schedule impacts, and client reporting.Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Accounting, or related field (relevant experience may substitute for degree). 10+ years of project controls experience, preferably in Nuclear, DOE, or large EPC projects. Previous experience managing project controls teams. Strong knowledge of Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS). Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 scheduling and scheduling fundamentals. Experience with cost control, forecasting, change management, critical path analysis, and time impact analysis. Proficient with Power BI, Excel, and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Teams). Strong leadership, mentoring, communication, and organizational skills. Ability to work independently, manage changing priorities, and perform under pressure. U.S. Citizenship required to obtain facility-specific security clearance.Responsibilities: Core competencies include project controls leadership, earned value management (EVMS), cost analysis & forecasting, Primavera P6 scheduling, critical path method (CPM), change management, risk analysis & mitigation, budget & labor management, Power BI & data analytics, and EPC project execution. Client & executive reporting, team development & mentoring, and other requirements include regular, reliable attendance, working productively and meeting deadlines timely, communicating and interacting effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment, performing work safely and effectively, understanding and following oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies, working during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines, working overtime and weekends as required, and may work at various different locations and conditions may vary.