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Project Controls Director, New Power Plants

Westinghouse Electric Company

Cranberry Township, NC · HybridJob$162–203K/yrPosted 1w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$162–203K/yr
Location
Cranberry Township, NCHybrid
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The Director AP1000 Project Controls provides project controls leadership and support for North American APX projects and development opportunities across the Americas. The role supports portfolio and project cost and schedule baselines, performance monitoring, proposal development, and resource planning. It reports to the Senior Director APX North America Projects and is based at the Cranberry Township office in a hybrid arrangement.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Project Controls, nice to haveCost and Schedule Baselines, nice to havePerformance Monitoring, nice to haveProposal Development, nice to haveResource Planning, nice to haveProcess Standardization, nice to have

Qualifications

BS in Engineering, Construction Management or Project Management, required10 Years Applicable Experience, requiredLarge Engineering Project Experience, requiredMaster's in Project Management or Business Administration, nice to havePower Plant Construction Experience, nice to haveNuclear Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

About the role:

As a Director AP1000 Project Controls you will responsible for providing project controls leadership and support for the portfolio of North America APX projects, and development opportunities in the Americas around Feasibility Studies, FEED Studies, and early Engineering Services works.

You will report to the Senior Director APX North America Projects and be located at our Cranberry Township office. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement, blending remote flexibility with regular on-site collaboration at our office

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support the APX Portfolio Director NA in developing an overall portfolio cost and schedule baseline across the NA portfolio of APX Projects, as well as monitoring overall cost and schedule performance during execution on a day to day basis.

  • Support NA APX Project Directors through their individual Project Controls Directors/Managers in developing project specific cost and schedule baselines and monitoring of performance against those baselines.

  • Support the APX Portfolio Director NA for pre-ESC development projects in developing project specific cost and schedule baselines and monitoring of performance against those baselines

  • Support proposal teams for AP1000 development opportunities in developing scope, schedule and cost for potential new AP1000 reactor projects.

  • Work with functional APX Project Controls leadership to ensure that needed expertise and numbers of resources are available to support the portfolio of NA APX projects in execution of scope within the agreed schedule.

  • Develop with functional APX Project Controls leadership to develop standardized approaches to project controls and implement necessary project controls project specific processes to support project execution efficiency and compliance.

Qualifications:

  • BS degree in engineering, construction management or project management

  • 10 years of applicable experience

  • Experience with large engineering projects

Beneficial:

  • Master's degree project management or business administration desirable

  • Experience with Power Plant Construction / Experience with Nuclear

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $162,000 to $202,500 per year. In addition to the base pay, this role may be eligible for incentive pay based on company and individual performance.

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Why Westinghouse?

Our benefits package is tailored to meet the diverse needs of our employees, while also promoting wellness and career growth. The following are representative of what we offer:

• Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options

• Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members

• 401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement

• Paid Vacations and Company Holidays

• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance

• Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers

• Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service

• Employee Referral Program

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Safety and Quality

• Integrity and Trust

• Customer Focus and Innovation

• Speed and Passion to Win

• Teamwork and Accountability

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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How this job compares

Set against the 2,947 open Project Controls jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$162–203K/yr
  • North Carolina median$90–154K/yr71 salary ranges
  • US median$91–154K/yr2,157 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $182K, is 52% above the North Carolina median midpoint ($120K) — in the top quarter of Project Controls salary ranges in North Carolina.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 98 open Project Controls jobs in North Carolina and 2,947 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in North Carolina
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Project Controls postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,731 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 733 of the 2,947 open Project Controls jobs (25%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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