Kiewit Corporation

Project Controls Manager- Kiewit Nuclear Solutions- Knoxville, TN

Kiewit Corporation$100K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

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).

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage multidiscipline project controls teams across various project sites.
  • Ensure compliance with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
  • Integrate cost and schedule performance for project analysis.
  • Analyze project risks and provide actionable recommendations.
  • Conduct forecasting, budget tracking, and labor productivity analysis.
  • Support project teams with financial performance and schedule impacts.
  • Mentor junior project controls professionals.

Benefits

  • Top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents.
  • Voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs.
  • Life insurance and disability coverage.
  • Retirement plans with matching.
  • Generous paid time off.
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 181548

Job Level: Senior Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Nuclear Solutions

Department: Project Controls

Market: Nuclear

Employment Type: Full Time

Postition Overview:

Kiewit Nuclear Solution 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.

Location

This position is located in: Knoxville/Oak RIdge, TN.

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.

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Responsibilities

Core Competencies
  • 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
  • EPC Project Execution
  • Client & Executive Reporting
  • Team Development & Mentoring

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.

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.

We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.

About Kiewit Corporation

Kiewit Corporation is an employee-owned Fortune 500 contractor based in Omaha, Nebraska. Privately held, it is one of the largest contractors in the world. Recent projects have included several bridge retrofittings in the San Francisco Bay Area, Interstate H-3 project in Hawaii, and building the world's largest geodesic dome at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. Along with significant mining and off-shore operations, the company also contracts small grading (dirt moving) projects for residential or commercial development.

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