Manager, Project Controls
- Pay
- $118,000 – $140,000 per year
- Location
- Columbia, SC · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Director
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Listed
- 30 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- earned value management
- cost forecasting
- schedule optimization
- risk analysis
Also useful
- AI/ML analytics for project controls
- automated project reporting
Stated benefits & perks
- Health
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k match
About the role
The Nuclear Company is seeking a highly experienced and strategic Manager, Project Controls to oversee the planning, scheduling, cost management, risk management, and change management processes for specific major projects within our organization. This role requires a deep understanding of project management methodologies, strong leadership skills, and the ability to guide and mentor a team to ensure successful project delivery.
Responsibilities
- Project Controls Framework Application: Implement and maintain a robust project controls framework for assigned projects, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic objectives and industry best practices.
- Team Leadership: Lead and manage a team of project controls professionals, providing guidance, mentorship, and support.
- Methodology Implementation: Ensure consistent application of project management methodologies across your assigned projects.
- Planning and Scheduling: Oversee the development and maintenance of detailed project schedules, resource allocation, and critical path analysis for your projects.
- Cost Management: Establish and monitor project budgets, track expenditures, identify cost-saving opportunities, and manage cost variances for assigned projects.
- Risk Management: Identify, assess, and develop mitigation strategies for project risks to minimize their impact on project outcomes.
- Earned Value Management (EVM): Implement and utilize EVM principles to accurately measure project performance and progress.
- Reporting: Prepare and deliver regular, comprehensive project status reports, including key performance indicators (KPIs) and variance analysis, to project stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Change Management: Manage changes to project scope, schedule, or budget, ensuring they are effectively documented, approved, and implemented.
- Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement in project controls processes and tools within your area of responsibility.
Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
- PMP certification or equivalent preferred.
- 8+ of progressive experience in project controls or project management, preferably in the nuclear energy industry or large-scale EPC environments.
- Proven track record of successful project delivery and robust cost management on complex projects.
- Strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across various teams.
- Proficiency in industry-standard project management software.
- Thorough knowledge of industry-specific project controls standards and best practices.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and consistently meet demanding deadlines.
Preferred Experience
- Experience leveraging AI, machine learning, or advanced analytics platforms to enhance project controls functions such as cost forecasting, schedule optimization, and risk analysis
- Familiarity with AI-driven tools for earned value management, variance analysis, or automated project reporting
Benefits
- Competitive compensation packages
- 401k with company match
- Medical, dental, vision plans
- Generous vacation policy, plus holidays
Estimated Starting Salary Range
The estimated starting salary range for this role is $118,000 - $140,000 annually less applicable withholdings and deductions, paid on a bi-weekly basis. The actual salary offered may vary based on relevant factors as determined in the Company's discretion, which may include experience, qualifications, tenure, skill set, availability of qualified candidates, geographic location, certifications held, and other criteria deemed pertinent to the particular role.
About The Nuclear Company
The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing AI tech-enabled startup in the nuclear and energy space, pioneering a fleet-scale approach to building the next generation of nuclear reactors. Through our design-once, build-many model, we're accelerating the deployment of safe, reliable, and affordable nuclear energy.
We operate with an AI-first mindset. Every employee is expected to leverage AI, technology, and the Nuclear Operating System (NOS) as integral components of their role to improve the quality, speed, and impact of their work. We expect every team member to continuously identify opportunities to automate workflows, enhance decision-making, improve processes, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of NOS as a strategic operating capability that enables The Nuclear Company to scale with excellence.
We hire people who are driven by purpose, thrive in ambiguity, and are energized by building what has never been built before. Our team combines intellectual curiosity with high agency, embraces candid feedback and continuous learning, and holds themselves and others to exceptional standards. Our values-Transparency, Responsibility, Unity, Scrappy, and Tenacity-guide how we hire, collaborate, and make decisions every day.
They are not words on a wall; they are the standard by which we operate. TRUST is the foundation of our safety culture, fostering intellectual honesty, accountability, and open communication, while our values challenge every team member to execute with urgency, humility, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to our mission.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
The Nuclear Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an environment of inclusion in the workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We prohibit discrimination in all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, and termination.
Export Control
Certain positions at The Nuclear Company may involve access to information and technology subject to export controls under U.S. law. Compliance with these export controls may result in The Nuclear Company limiting its consideration of certain applicants.
Recruiting Fraud Alert
Your safety is our priority. We want to ensure your job search stays secure. Please note that the team at The Nuclear Company only communicates through official @thenuclearcompany.com email addresses. We will never ask for payments or sensitive financial information at any stage of our recruitment process. For your peace of mind, please verify all openings and submit your applications directly through our official careers page.
From The Nuclear Company's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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