Job Description

Overview 

We are seeking a Project Controls Manager to join our Minerals & Metals team in Henderson, NV to establish, lead, and integrate project controls systems for large capital mining projects, providing cost, schedule, and progress transparency across EPCM delivery. Act as the primary project controls interface between AtkinsRéalis, the client, and project leadership to enable informed decision‑making and predictable project outcomes.

Your role 

• Lead project controls for large‑scale mining and mineral processing capital projects, including scoping through detailed engineering and construction phases.
• Establish and maintain integrated cost, schedule, progress measurement, and forecasting systems aligned with EPCM execution.
• Develop and manage project baselines (schedule and cost), change control processes, and trend management.
• Oversee estimating, scheduling, cost control, progress measurement, and reporting functions.
• Provide regular project performance reporting (EVM, forecasts, KPIs) to project and client leadership.
• Support risk identification, quantitative risk analysis, and contingency management in collaboration with project management.
• Interface directly with the client on project controls methodology, status, forecasts, and recovery planning.
• Build, mentor, and manage a locally based project controls team (Las Vegas / Henderson or regional).
• Support proposal development, estimate reviews, and transition from bid to execution, ensuring controls readiness at project mobilization.
  
  

About you 

• 12–15+ years of experience in project controls on large capital projects, preferably in mining or heavy industrial sectors.
• Demonstrated experience on EPC or EPCM project delivery models.
• Strong background in cost control, scheduling, estimating, forecasting, and earned value management.
• Gold mining and mineral processing project experience strongly preferred.
• Solid understanding of US project execution practices and client reporting expectations.
• Experience working closely with engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams.
• Proficiency with standard project controls tools and systems (e.g., Primavera P6, cost management platforms)

Rewards & benefits 

At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact. 

Depending on your employment status, AtkinsRéalis benefits may include 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, and voluntary benefits. You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.  

About AtkinsRéalis 

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. 

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Additional information 

Expected compensation range is between $130,000 - $140,000 annually depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.

Are you ready to expand your career with us? Apply today and help us shape something extraordinary.

AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, Drug-Free employer EOE/Veteran/Disability 

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.