Project Controls Estimator

Are you someone who loves solving complex problems, digging into details, and influencing how major projects come to life? Join us as an Estimator, where you’ll play a critical role in developing accurate, defensible cost estimates that drive planning and execution across Centrus’ most impactful programs.

This is an opportunity to grow your expertise in a fast‑paced, highly regulated project environment while working closely with experienced professionals across Project Controls, Engineering, Procurement, and more.

What You’ll Do

You maintain and refine Centrus’ estimating standards, tools, and procedures to ensure consistent, high‑quality cost estimates. Working closely with Project Controls teams, you align planning, scheduling, forecasting, work packaging, and change management efforts to support cohesive project cost development.

You prepare all necessary inputs—such as procedures, rates, and resource data—to produce accurate AACE Class 5 through Class 1 estimates and convert these into detailed budgets that support all phases of the project, including engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, and operations.

Your role includes helping establish, adjust, and re‑baseline project budgets, identifying deviations, and supporting issue resolution. You collaborate with Contracts & Procurement to validate pricing, assist with negotiations, and evaluate change orders. You also assess cost impacts related to scope changes and risks, contribute to contingency and risk planning, and support dispute resolution or claims analysis, including deep‑dive cost reviews when necessary.

What You'll Bring

You’ll thrive in this role if you have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field


• 2+ years of experience in heavy industrial, EPC, or similar project environments—experience in nuclear or defense programs is a strong plus


• Hands‑on experience developing estimates aligned with AACE cost classes


• Familiarity with estimating tools commonly used by EPC contractors


• Strong analytical, investigative, and problem‑solving abilities—someone who asks the right questions to uncover the right details


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to work effectively with technical and non‑technical teams alike


• Understanding of how cost, schedule, and risk integrate within project controls


• Experience with tools such as ProPricer, InEight, Sage, Open Plan, or similar systems


• A Q Clearance or the ability to obtain one


• A desire to learn, grow, and develop professionally

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• The opportunity to shape cost strategy for high‑impact, highly visible projects


• A collaborative environment where your insights influence project execution


• Professional development and growth opportunities within Project Controls and beyond


• A mission-driven workplace supporting national security and clean-energy advancement

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

This position will require a pre­-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

Centrus Energy and all subsidiaries shall abide by the applicable legal requirements. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

This position requires the successful candidate to obtain and maintain a Q security clearance.  Candidates for positions requiring a security clearance are required to be tested for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR 707.4 prior to an offer of employment being made.  In addition, once employed, employees will become part of a random drug testing program and may also be tested in the event of any incident causing injury or causing damage to property, or if it is determined that there is a reasonable suspicion the employee is under the influence of drugs or alcohol.  This position will require preemployment background check on the part of the Company and in order to receive a Q security clearance, a background investigation by the Federal government.  Subsequent Federal government reinvestigations may be required.

Centrus Energy Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer