Director of Project Controls at X-energy in Oak Ridge, TN

Job description

X-energy LLC conducts a thorough recruiting process and will never issue offers without interview to discuss qualifications and responsibilities. All applications will be submitted via our company career page, www.x-energy.com/careers/ . We will never ask you to provide payment information as part of the recruiting process. If anyone claiming to represent X-energy directs you in a manner otherwise, please contact us at www.x-energy.com/contact-us . Job Description Lead the project controls function behind TRISO-X's advanced nuclear fuel programs. The Director of Project Controls, will provide strategic leadership and oversight for enterprise project planning, scheduling, cost control, estimating, risk management, resource planning, and change management across multiple programs and capital projects within the TRISO-X Project Management Office (PMO). This role will set the structure, governance systems, procedures, and performance measurement standards that guide project controls work, and keep that work aligned with organizational goals, business growth objectives, and regulatory requirements. Oversee earned value management (EVM) and other performance methods. Partner with executive leadership, program management, and finance to define KPIs, forecasting methods, and a reporting cadence, so project teams have executable plans, timely performance data, and clear reporting. Provide hands-on guidance and quality checks on schedules, cost reports, forecasts, estimates, risk registers, and change requests, and help leaders understand where a project stands and where current trends are taking it. Beyond day-to-day delivery, this role will advise executives on early project planning, investment decisions and gates, project execution plans, procurement strategy, tax benefit realization, and risk mitigation frameworks. Set up project cost accounting frameworks and budgets. Build and develop a collaborative, cross-trained team of direct-report and matrixed project controls engineers and analysts, with a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. We're looking for a leader with a bachelor's degree in management, business, engineering, science, or a related technical field (an advanced degree or MBA is preferred) and at least 17 years of progressive experience in project controls, project management, or project engineering on large, complex (mega) capital projects in a PMO environment. This role also requires at least 5 years leading multi-disciplinary project controls or project management teams at the enterprise or program level. And a track record of building enterprise-wide project controls frameworks, working knowledge of EVM, and the strategic, analytical, and communication skills to influence senior executives and drive organizational change. Job Profile Tasks/Responsibilities: Lead the development and continuous improvement of TRISO-X’s project controls function for all programs/projects, providing day‑to‑day management and oversight of planning and scheduling, cost control, estimating, risk management, resource/staff planning, and change management. Oversee implementation of earned value management (EVM) and other project performance methodologies that meet client, regulatory, and PMO governance requirements. Partner with executive leadership, program management, finance, and other TRISO-X organizations to define key performance indicators (KPIs), metrics, forecasting methodology, and robust performance reporting cadence across the enterprise ensuring teams adhere to established standards. Develop project controls engineers and analysts, including workload assignment, hiring/recruiting input, onboarding, performance management, coaching, and training—particularly cross-training—to develop well‑rounded professionals supporting their PMO clients. Lead a blend of direct report and matrixed employees to provide consistent and high value support. Provide hands‑on guidance and quality checks on core project controls outputs