Project Controls Professional III (1)

Project Controls Professional III — Contract

Industry: Commercial Nuclear Power / Energy

Job Type: Contract (Consultant)

Location: Richland, WA

Contract Duration: ~7 months (potential to extend)

Schedule: Monday–Thursday, 4 days per week, 10 hours per day (4x10 schedule)

Remote Work: 100% on-site (limited remote work up to ~25% may be available later based on performance and manager approval)

Make your impact where precision matters. In this role, you'll support capital and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) projects by providing independent project controls oversight within Corporate Finance—helping project teams identify risk early, maintain accurate forecasts, and keep scope, schedule, and costs aligned.

Overview

We're seeking a Project Controls Professional III to support capital and O&M project teams in Richland, WA. You'll coordinate and execute project estimates, develop detailed schedules, and provide timely reporting on schedule/scope/cost changes to project managers and leadership. Business travel may be authorized by the technical representative.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop project scope and partner with assigned project teams
• Build Level 1–4 detailed project implementation schedules using Primavera P6
• Integrate cost estimates and schedules into logic-tied, resource-loaded cost flow projections
• Analyze schedule deviations and flag potential cost/schedule impacts
• Evaluate real-time cost data and recommend corrective actions to reduce overruns
• Partner with project managers to build accurate Estimates to Completion (ETCs)
• Produce earned value, schedule metrics, and financial health reporting
• Track budget changes and communicate impacts to Finance stakeholders
• Maintain baseline schedule updates as approved through governance processes
• Enter monthly schedule status updates in P6 and support integrated schedule development with vendors/contractors
• Process journal entries for accruals and mischarge transfers as needed
• Perform schedule/data consistency reviews and support continuous improvement through lessons learned

Must-Have Qualifications

• Formal training on Primavera P6 or another project management system
• One of the following:
• Bachelor's degree + 8 years of project controls/project management experience (industrial environment), or
• Associate degree + 9 years of experience, or
• High School diploma/GED + 11 years of experience
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management and project controls practices
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, time management, and communication skills

Nice-to-Have

• Experience presenting to groups and supporting stakeholder-facing project reviews
• Experience performing variance analysis and developing integrated schedules across multiple teams

Additional Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required
• No on-call

If you're ready to bring structure, clarity, and foresight to complex project work, apply today.