The Project Controls Director is a senior leadership role responsible for building, leading, and continuously strengthening the integrated project controls function for a large new nuclear plant project. This role provides strategic oversight of planning, scheduling, estimating, cost control, risk management, change management, and performance reporting across a major capital program that may exceed $500M to $1B+.
This leader will establish the governance, standards, tools, and operating rhythms needed to ensure the program remains financially disciplined, operationally aligned, and on schedule. Working across engineering, licensing, procurement, construction, testing, and commercial functions, the Project Controls Director will serve as a critical integrator and strategic advisor, providing the insights, forecasting, and control mechanisms required to support successful project execution.
Why Join Us
This is a unique opportunity to help shape and deliver a large-scale new nuclear project with high strategic importance. In this role, you will have the opportunity to influence program performance at the highest levels, build and lead a critical project controls capability, and help drive execution excellence across a complex capital project environment.Job Description
Essential Responsibilities:
Lead integrated project controls across the project team including engineering disciplines, licensing support, procurement, testing, installation and operational requirements.
Lead preparation of schedules, estimating, resource loading, earned value management, baseline management, and external reporting across all phases of the project utilizing applicable procedures, guides, and tools along with guidance from Project Management Office.
For large and complex projects, lead preparation of high to medium [Level 1-3] and low [Level 4-5] work planning, scheduling, and resource loading across lifecycle phases using the applicable practices, guides, and tools.
Support project engineering and project manager with execution metrics and status, issues, risks, mitigation or recovering plans as well as being proactive to identify and address project performance issues.
Drive compliance with; scope, work plan, budget, and overall schedule as well as the applicable design processes, discipline specific practices and tools including design and technical reviews
Lead project controls operations for the project and follow-up to ensure scheduling, estimating, and cost control commitments are met.
Provide oversight to project controls team to ensure project controls compliance with requirements throughout planning and execution of projects
Significant experience supporting large, complex capital projects, including demonstrated responsibility for integrated cost and schedule performance on projects exceeding $500M.
Experience leading in a matrixed, cross-functional environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
Identify and support simplification and continuous process improvements
Build, lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing, multi-disciplinary project controls team, while fostering accountability, collaboration, and execution excellence.
Champion nuclear safety culture – Ensure compliance with GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) policies, quality management system, and corrective action program
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering or similar technical degree
7 years of experience in project controls discipline with demonstrated either scheduling, estimating, or cost control
Eligibility Requirements:
The preferred work location for this role is at the GE Vernova Headquarters Wilmington, NC or GE Vernova location in Markham Ontario Canada but highly qualified remote candidates will be considered.
This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to U.S. export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of U.S. person status prior to employment.
Desired Qualifications:
Familiarity with scheduling tools such as Primavera P6 or equivalent
Ability to independently manage schedule and cost baselines for a project and perform earned value management
Clear thinker, detail oriented, insightful, quantitative, balance, results oriented analyst and leader. Able to make reasoned, sound, and timely decisions.
Excellent knowledge, skill, and experience with PC and desktop engineering productivity software [e.g.; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, Visio]
Strong oral and written communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to write organized engineering documents
Strong interpersonal communication and proven leadership skills
Deep domain expertise using Primavera P6 scheduling tool using using integrated scheduling and applied time vouchering tools
Experience implementing ANSI/EIA-748 compliant Earned Value Management Systems for large projects
Proficiency planning and scheduling new power plant or complex, first of a kind engineering projects, especially in the nuclear industry
Able and willing to take ownership and responsibility for scoping, planning, scheduling, budgeting, action tracking, prioritization, monitoring, corrective actions, and results
Self-starter with energy, positive “Can-Do” attitude and inclusive style – Proven track record of delivering on commitments, producing quality schedules in a fast paced and matrixed environment with multiple assignments and priorities
Adaptive, able to quickly learn diverse and varying organizational interfaces with professional astuteness and agility.
You must have legal authorization to work in Canada and any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation. The drug screen requirement in the background check process is not required if the role is based in Canada.
Strong consideration will be given to Indigenous persons. The term Indigenous refers to individuals who identify as being descended from the original inhabitants (the first peoples) of what is now known as Canada. In this context, Indigenous people are First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit
For candidates applying to a Canadian-based position, the pay range for this position is between $170K and $220K CAD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.
Bonus eligibility: eligible for annual incentive program
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Additional InformationRelocation Assistance Provided: No
