Project Controls Engineer
X-energy · Rockville, MD
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Base pay
- $91k–$152k
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at X-energy (industrial) in Rockville, MD. X-energy LLC conducts a thorough recruiting process and will never issue offers without interview to discuss qualifications and responsibilities.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Base pay
- $91k–$152k
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in Maryland: typical posted base $91k–$145k. This one lists $91k–$152k.
Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 10 controls engineer openings in Maryland, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Maryland plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 9 other live controls postings in Maryland.
- Base pay
- About 8% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $90k–$135k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Automation 50%
- Python 30%
- ✓ Team leadership 30%
- Tooling 20%
- PLC 20%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
Pulled from the posting text. If it's not listed here, the posting didn't say.
How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Controls team at X-energy
We found 3 people at this company and state: 1 in this kind of role, 2 leaders, plus 1 likely hiring manager. Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. See them ↓
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
Write to Dan → (free) - 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: X-energy in Rockville
4 other open roles at this site · 3 people we found in controls roles at X-energy.
- Project Controls Engineer III (Risk Management) · Controls · Senior
- Engineer II, Plant & Process · Process
- Project Controls Engineer II (Risk Management) · Controls
- Proposal Production Specialist III · Production · Senior
Full description from X-energyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
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
This role is responsible for providing project controls support to program and project leadership in one or more of the areas of planning and scheduling, cost, estimating, and change management/trends across a variety of programs/projects. This role documents and captures the project plan developed by program/project leadership, monitors and measures performance against the plan, and reports on key data metrics back to program/project leadership.
Job Profile Tasks/Responsibilities
- ◆Provide project controls support to project teams.
- ◆Assist in the development and maintenance of project schedules, ensuring accurate timelines and resource allocation.
- ◆Support program/project leadership in collecting progress and performance updates and updating schedules to reflect actual progress and changes.
- ◆Track and monitor project budgets, expenses, and financial forecasts for assigned program/projects.
- ◆Prepare cost reports and financial analyses.
- ◆Help identify project risks and support the development of mitigation strategies.
- ◆Maintain risk registers and ensure timely updates.
- ◆Create and distribute project status reports and performance dashboards to program/project leadership.
- ◆Support the development of project metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track progress and performance.
- ◆Maintain professional demeanor and behavior at all times in all forms of communication.
- ◆Perform other duties as assigned by manager.
- ◆Level II: Support team members with the execution of the core tasks and
responsibilities
listed in the Job Profile Task/Responsibilities section of this document, under guided supervision.
- ◆Based on assigned project, could perform detailed quantity surveys using on screen takeoff tools.
- ◆Level III: Execute the core tasks and
responsibilities
listed in the Job Profile Task/Responsibilities section of this document, with minimal supervision.
- ◆Based on assigned project, could perform detailed quantity surveys using on screen takeoff tools.
- ◆Level IV-V: Lead the execution the core tasks and
responsibilities
listed in the Job Profile Task/Responsibilities section of this document, without close supervision and some latitude for independent judgment.
- ◆Based on assigned project, could lead estimate deliverables to clients.
- ◆Based on assigned project, could review estimate work products and supporting documents to ensure accuracy.
- ◆Provide feedback and guidance to more junior team members with the execution of the core tasks and
responsibilities
listed in the Job Profile Task/Responsibilities section of this document.
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required.
- ✓Basic understanding of engineering documents and derive quantities from them.
- ✓Basic software application skills (i.e. Microsoft Word and Excel).
- ✓For a level II role : Typically, three plus years’ experience in engineering, project management or related industry experience
- ✓For a level III role:
- ✓Typically, five plus years’ experience in engineering, project management or related industry experience.
- ✓Experience utilizing the industry-known best practices in at least one of the areas below:
- ✓Planning and scheduling
- ✓Cost management
- ✓Estimating
- ✓Change management and trends
- ✓Experience using project management software applications.
- ✓Advanced software skills using on screen takeoff and estimating tools.
- ✓Experience writing the basis of estimate documents.
- ✓Knowledge of several construction and project disciplines
- ✓For a Level IV role:
- ✓Typically, ten plus years’ experience in engineering, project management or related industry experience.
- ✓Experience utilizing the industry-known best practices in at least one of the areas below:
- ✓Planning and scheduling
- ✓Cost management
- ✓Estimating
- ✓Change management and trends
- ✓For a Level V role:
- ✓Typically, fifteen plus years’ experience in engineering, project management or related industry experience.
- ✓Experience using project management software applications.
- ✓Advanced software skills using on screen takeoff and estimating tools.
- ✓Experience writing the basis of estimate documents.
- ✓Knowledge of several construction and project disciplines
Location: Rockville, MD
Work Site Expectations: On- Site
Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm, Mon-Fri
As required by Maryland and other applicable state law, X Energy, LLC (X-energy) lists the expected compensation range for a publicly advertised job opportunity based upon the job
requirements
(e.g. education/training, experience, skill sets, etc.). Individual candidates who meet the job
qualifications
for the position, along with a view on internal equity, market data, and room for growth. The salary range for this position is:
LII: $91,275 - $152,125 LIII: $105,000 - $175,000; LIV: $120,675 - $201,125; LV: $138,900 - $231,500
Position Job Classification
Full time - Ex
Show full description ↓Show less ↑
X-energy LLC conducts a thorough recruiting process and will never issue offers without interview to discuss
