Project Controls Cost Manager- Any SNC Site

Southern Company • Birmingham, AL

14h

About The Position

This position is responsible for enterprise-level leadership, governance, and oversight of cost management, forecasting, contingency, and funding controls across Southern Nuclear’s Fleet Capital Projects portfolio. The role establishes and enforces fleet-wide cost management standards, baseline and re-baseline governance, and forecasting expectations to ensure cost information is credible, risk-informed, and suitable for executive decision-making and PRC / CPRC governance. The position exists to provide independent project controls leadership, strengthen portfolio-level cost predictability, and improve confidence in funding and investment decisions across multiple sites.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Finance, or related discipline required.
• Extensive experience in project controls cost management and forecasting for capital projects in regulated or high-reliability environments.
• Demonstrated experience influencing outcomes across multiple projects, sites, or portfolios.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree or professional certification (PMP, CCP, CPA, or equivalent) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain SNC fleet cost management standards, procedures, and governance requirements.
• Define mandatory requirements for cost baseline maturity, approval readiness, and re-baseline triggers.
• Serve as functional authority for cost management expectations across Fleet Projects.
• Define the fleet cost management framework integrating estimates, budgets, schedules, risk, and change control.
• Ensure alignment between CBS structures, forecasting, and risk-based contingency methodologies.
• Establish expectations for how cost information supports portfolio forecasting and funding decisions.
• Provide independent cost assurance for PRC, CPRC, and executive leadership forums.
• Review and challenge control budgets, forecasts (EAC/ETC), and funding requests.
• Escalate systemic and portfolio-level cost risks with clear recommendations.
• Monitor fleet-level cost performance and forecast accuracy trends.
• Define and track cost KPIs including forecast stability and contingency utilization.
• Drive improvements in early warning and funding confidence.
• Provide senior leadership and direction to fleet and site-level cost controls resources.
• Partner with PMO, Finance, Engineering, Construction, and Supply Chain leadership.
• Champion continuous improvement of cost management discipline and capability.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual incentive awards for eligible employees
• Health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being.
• Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager