Senior Manager, Project Controls

Senior Manager, Project Controls Senior Manager, Project Controls Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States Apply TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure, and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health.

In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPowers mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field.

As a result, the companys activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications all for significant human health benefits. TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes.

TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Senior Manager Project Controls The Senior Manager Project Controls is a key member of the Project Controls team for the Natrium Engineering, Procurement & Construction project, responsible for establishing, maintaining, and optimizing the integrated project schedule across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and regulatory workstreams.

This role ensures schedule integrity, drives critical-path awareness, and provides strategic schedule guidance to project leadership, contractors, and execution teams. The ideal candidate brings strong EPC scheduling experience, deep Primavera P6 expertise, and proven capability supporting complex nuclear or large industrial megaprojects. Key Responsibilities Schedule Development & Integration Develop, maintain, and optimize the integrated EPC master schedule in Primavera P6.

Define schedule architecture, WBS hierarchy, coding structures, calendars, and logic standards. Ensure alignment between engineering, procurement, construction, licensing, commissioning, and supplier schedules. Facilitate schedule development workshops with internal stakeholders and EPC partners. Schedule Analysis & Reporting Perform detailed critical path, near-critical path, and float analyses to identify trends and risks.

Conduct monthly schedule health checks, including DCMA 14-point assessments and logic quality reviews. Prepare and deliver schedule dashboards, narratives, and performance metrics for senior leadership and external stakeholders. Support earned value integration and forecast-to-complete scenario modelling. Change Management & Risk Integration Evaluate schedule impacts of proposed changes, trends, risks, and opportunities.

Develop mitigation strategies and what-if simulations for re-sequencing and acceleration options. Support risk register integration and probabilistic schedule risk analysis (e.g., PERT, Monte Carlo). Ensure schedule baselines and revisions adhere to project governance requirements. Execution Support Partner with engineering, construction management, procurement, and licensing teams to ensure schedule accuracy and predictability.

Review contractor schedules for compliance with contractual requirements.