Project Controls Specialist – Energy

AtkinsRéalis

Project Controls Specialist for Commercial Nuclear Services in a remote role focusing on cost estimating and scheduling. Collaborating with business manager and project teams for effective project controls.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeRemote • Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $72,000 - $120,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supports a growing Commercial Nuclear Services business
Applies strong cost estimating and scheduling skills
Applies all project controls disciplines including cost estimating, risk management, scheduling, accounting and procurement interface, cost reporting and variance reporting to the team
May include field experience supporting large nuclear projects, construction projects, and/or US Department of Energy projects
Assists the Business Manager with earned value management, scheduling, cost estimating, cost analysis and control
Supports the Business Manager with integrating project earned value data, project cost estimates, and schedules into a combined data source and working with them to ensure compliance of their processes
Supports projects planning through development of project schedules and cost estimates; schedule maintenance activities; cost engineering analysis and control activities; monitoring that work is completed as scheduled and develops estimates using various sources
Supports projects with varied and emergent tasks as needed, including tasks that might not be strictly project controls in scope
Executes monthly reporting activities
Assists with establishing and maintaining an Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
Supports proper control, tracking and cost accounting for project financials and cost alignment with the approved project Work Breakdown/Project Coding structure
Assists with total project cost updates related to schedule/cost engineering and material control and develops supporting data for proposal development and contract negotiations
Reviews requirements related to determining total scope
Develops project schedules of various levels, including summary, detailed and programmatic
Coordinates and consolidates project schedules and data from multiple sources into the integrated project schedule
Develops cost estimates of various types, including conceptual, order of magnitude, parametric and bottoms-up
Develops or provides support and guidance in the development of Basis of Estimates and WBS Dictionaries
Assists and supports reviews of all estimates for completeness and correctness prior to being submitted to management
Supports scope changes to the Performance Measurement Baseline through the Baseline Change process
Interfaces with designated management and project counterparts for specific planning and schedule tasks
Provides project controls support related to the integration, control and management of projects; specifically, project planning and scheduling and progress management
Implements and complies with policies, plans, processes, interfaces and reporting to organize and schedule project work, taking into account time and resource constraints
Supports the project team with all aspects of the project planning and scheduling functions, including determining durations for the time phasing of the project baseline into the project schedule, management of an integrated schedule, development and updating of progress curves, performance curves and assessment of resources
Coordinates vendor/ subcontractor requested quotes as related to specific WBSs of the estimate
Promotes and contributes to synergy among teammates

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience in Business or an equivalent technical degree
Minimum of 3 years of experience in the field or related experience
Effective organizational and interpersonal skills
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Effective coordination and integration skills
Intermediate skills with MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, with advanced Excel skills preferred
Intermediate skills with Primavera P6 and MS Project software, with advanced Primavera P6 skills preferred
Intermediate skills with InEight Estimator or similar cost estimating software
Intermediate knowledge of federal government estimating practices and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) helpful
Intermediate skills with earned value management systems and reporting
Some ability to develop cost estimates from various sources including engineering drawings, sketches, bills of materials, equipment lists, etc.
Ability to develop project schedules from all sources as required
EVMS, Cobra or Primavera P6 certification helpful
American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE) and/or Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) International certifications preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
Previous experience with large nuclear, environmental cleanup and/or construction projects preferred
Previous experience with $10M+ construction project schedules preferred
Previous experience with 3+ year project schedule for large projects preferred
Previous experience with $100M+ construction cost estimates preferred
Must be a U.S. citizen in order to be considered.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits
employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting
employee stock purchase plan
Paid Time Off
leaves of absences options
flexible work options
recognition and employee satisfaction programs
employee assistance program
voluntary benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

cost estimatingschedulingrisk managementearned value managementcost analysiscost engineeringvariance reportingproject controlsWBS Dictionariesproject financials

Soft Skills

organizational skillsinterpersonal skillswritten communicationverbal communicationcoordination skillsintegration skills

Certifications

EVMS certificationCobra certificationPrimavera P6 certificationProject Management Professional (PMP)American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE)Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) International