Project Controls Lead

X-energy • Rockville, MD

2d • $155,000 - $177,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Controls Lead provides project controls support to program and project leadership across one or more areas: planning and scheduling, cost, estimating, and change management or trends. The role documents project plans developed by program and project leadership, monitors and measures performance against those plans, and reports key data metrics to leadership. The position establishes and manages project controls engineers and analysts, supports resource planning and oversight, and helps develop and monitor organization-wide project controls practices. It also supports business development, project initiation and planning, project performance tracking, risk management, and reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in management, business, engineering, science, or a related discipline from an accredited university or college.
• Typically seven years of project controls and management experience supporting large and complex organizations, programs, or projects and working within a Project Management Office (PMO) environment.
• Basic software application skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage project controls engineers and analysts, including processes, procedures, toolsets, scoping, approvals, hiring and recruiting, resource management, and related corporate and administrative tasks.
• Provide oversight and guidance to project controls engineers and analysts to support effective, timely task execution and optimize resources to meet deliverable deadlines.
• Work with project controls subject-matter experts to establish, implement, and monitor project controls best practices and guidelines across the organization.
• Support the Business Development team with project controls needs during initial client engagements, proposals, and project initiation and planning.
• Support program and project leadership in collecting progress and performance updates and updating schedules to reflect actual progress and changes.
• Track and monitor project budgets, expenses, and financial forecasts for assigned programs and projects.
• Help identify project risks, support development of mitigation strategies, and maintain and update risk registers.
• Create and distribute project KPIs, status reports, and performance dashboards to program and project leadership.
• Maintain a professional demeanor and behavior in all forms of communication.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the manager.

Benefits

• 401K plan with an employer match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development policy supporting continuing education

What This Job Offers

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