Project Controls Engineer - Change Control, Sentinel
Bechtel Corporation · Ogden, UT
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 4 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at Bechtel Corporation (industrial) in Ogden, UT. As part of the Northrop Grumman Sentinel nationwide team, Bechtel will provide launch system design, construction, and integration.
- They ask for
- 1+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $98k–$141k.
Median of the low and high ends of 313 live postings that list pay, out of 902 controls engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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Against 13 other live controls postings in Utah.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (1+ vs 7+)
Similar roles usually ask 7+ years.
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- Automation 57%
- Root cause 50%
- PLC 50%
- Team leadership 29%
- Robotics 29%
- MES 21%
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Job Summary
This PMO/PMA-based role (Ogden, UT) reports to the Risk and Change Control Manager and supports the project’s Trend, Change Control, and Risk Management programs. The position partners across project functions to identify and document emerging scope, cost, and schedule impacts; develop and maintain trends through review and approval; support change control activities; and assist with risk and opportunity identification, assessment, tracking, and reporting. The role strengthens project early-warning capabilities by performing impact analysis, maintaining accurate program records, and providing timely, actionable information that supports proactive management of project risks and changes.
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Responsibilities
- ◆Understand the project scope, schedule, and cost objectives and work with the team to implement successful cost control and reporting plans that integrate with the rest of the project.
- ◆Support cost monitoring and trend activities:
- ◆Performs routine assigned tasks related to preparation and application of cost monitoring and control standards, techniques, programs, and reports.
- ◆Assists in collecting and classifying cost data, as directed.
- ◆Assists with budget allocation and reporting/cost control for assigned portions of the project.
- ◆Supports the project Trend, Change Control, and Risk Management programs.
- ◆Assists with development and accuracy of cost, trend, and risk reports, including verifying consistency with previous reports.
- ◆Collaborate with project team members to identify, analyze, and provide innovative solutions to cost engineering challenges.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with less than 1 year of professional experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a high school diploma with 4–5 years of relevant professional experience.
Required Knowledge and Skills
- ✓Prior internship or college project experience in estimating, planning and scheduling, budget control and cost control.
- ✓Basic understanding of technical processes, interpretation of engineering drawings, and project management practices associated with engineering and construction projects.
- ✓Flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Working knowledge of Primavera or Microsoft Project Scheduling software, Power BI, Access, and/or Excel.
- ✓Knowledge of engineering, procurement, material and craft performance methods and reporting (e.g., EPPR, DSCS, COCO, QURR process).
- ✓Demonstrated levels of initiative and engagement via positions of leadership in academic, sports and/or extracurricular activities.
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- •Relocation Authorized: National - Family
- •Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
- •Work Location: Ogden, UT
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Bechtel is on the Northrop Grumman Corp. team preparing to deliver the U.S. Sentinel system of inter-continental ballistic missiles and launch infrastructure. Sentinel is a vital U.S. Air Force program designed to modernize the nation’s aging force of inter-continental ballistic missiles, which make up the ground element of the nuclear deterrent. As part of the Northrop Grumman Sentinel nationwide team, Bechtel will provide launch system design, construction, and integration.
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