Senior Project Controls Specialist – Energy

AtkinsRéalis

Senior Project Controls Specialist supporting nuclear project activities and cost estimation for large construction projects. Collaborating with the Business Manager and project teams for effective project planning.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeRemote • Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $113,000 - $188,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supports a growing Commercial Nuclear Services business
Applies 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 leading schedule development and maintenance
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
Assists and 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
Leads and directs development and maintenance of project and program schedules of various levels, including summary, detailed and programmatic
Leads and directs 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
Leads and directs coordination and consolidation of 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
Leads and directs the work of others
Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience in Business or an equivalent technical degree
Minimum of 15 years of experience in the field or related experience
Previous experience with large nuclear design and construction projects
Previous experience with $500M+ construction project schedules
Previous experience with 7+ year project schedule for large projects
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
Advanced skills with Primavera P6 and MS Project software
Intermediate skills with InEight Estimator or similar cost estimating software
Intermediate skills with earned value management systems and reporting
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 Integrated Program Schedules covering multiple nuclear construction projects preferred
Previous experience with $1B+ construction cost estimates preferred
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
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 estimatingrisk managementschedulingearned value managementcost engineeringproject controlscost accountingproject schedulingcost estimatesWBS (Work Breakdown Structure)

Soft Skills

organizational skillsinterpersonal skillswritten communicationverbal communicationcoordination skillsleadershipteam collaborationproblem-solvingtime managementattention to detail

Certifications

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