Project Controls Professional III (8135)

Overview:

ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Project Controls Professional III position supports the nuclear development organization and plays a critical role in project monitoring, risk identification, and accurate costing. Responsible for the coordination, tracking, and execution of project schedules and estimates. Provide challenges, technical direction, and assistance to project managers, using the tools and processes for developing project scope, detailed project schedules, cost estimates, and performing detailed analysis and control activities. Monitor and assist in reporting all project schedule/scope/cost changes to project managers and management in a timely manner. This full-time position is located in Richland, WA.

Pay rate: $76.02 – $106.17

Benefits:

• Sick Leave: One hour of paid sick leave for every 40-hours worked (sick leave can be used after 90-days of employment)
• EAP: Employee Assistance Program
• Benefit options: Medical, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, 401k (eligible after one year and 1,000 hours worked – employer match up to 4%)
• Other benefits include the following: Calm App, Access Perks

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with project managers, nuclear development staff, contractors, and other stakeholders to gather all necessary data for accurate scheduling and cost identification.
• Assist with development of project scope, work with assigned project teams.
• Prepare level 1-5 detailed project implementation schedules using P6.
• Integrate project cost estimates and schedule to produce a logic tied, resource loaded cost flow projection.
• Analyze schedule deviations to identify and report on activities with potential impact on cost/schedule.
• Prepare reports for analyzing variations and comparing baseline approved schedules to progress schedules including critical path method, resource loading, cost loading, manpower, submittals projections of impacts, and recovery plans.
• Evaluation:
• Evaluate real-time cost and schedule performance to determine the status and financial condition of a project.
• Evaluate and provide recommendations for corrective actions to mitigate cost/schedule overruns.
• Work with Project Managers to develop an accurate Estimate to Completion (ETC) to ensure predictable project performance and cost forecasts.
• Systems Management:
• Enter data into various databases either through direct entry or the translation of electronic data prepared by client organizations.
• Ensure adequate configuration control of the data during the project approval process and project execution.
• Independently perform consistency reviews and provide and resolve findings for projects/schedules.
• Identify lessons learned from those reviews and use this information to achieve continuous improvement.
• Other:
• Attend project challenge and/or approval meetings, schedule regular meetings with Project Managers, safety meetings, and general staff meetings.
• Follow all process and procedures.
• Perform tasks as delegated.

Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university AND 8 years of experience in a project controls/project management position in an industrial environment
• OR an AA degree AND 9 years of project controls / project management experience
• OR a High School diploma or GED AND 11 years of project controls / project management experience in lieu of degree
• Formal training on Primavera P6 or another project management system is required
• Earned Value Management Certification via the Project Management Institute (PMP, PBA, SP, CAPM, or RMP)
• Experience in Nuclear industry, renewable energy, or construction
• Earned Value Management methodology
• Project Controls experience
• Detail variance analyses
• Working knowledge of Microsoft, Excel, Project, Word, and PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6
• Working knowledge of professional project management principles
• Knowledge of project reporting and cost analysis of project information
• Well-developed skills in the areas of administration and time management
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Well-developed written and oral communication and presentation skills; comfortable speaking in front of groups
• Strong teamwork skills
• Detail focused when required
• Strong analytical, mathematical, data checking skills
• Ability to establish goals, set priorities, and maintain an awareness of interrelationships among activities
• Strong keyboarding and organizing skills
• Ability to work independently
• Self-starter
• Billable range
• Experience supporting large, complex projects with a budget of $25M and up
• Microsoft Power BI, Asset Suite, Workday Adaptive Planning, and Workday
• Experience in process improvement
• General knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles

Work sponsorship is not available at this time. Third-party candidates will not be considered for this position.

Because we are a federal government contractor, we have special restrictions placed on us for hiring foreign nationals into certain key positions within the company. This particular position requires U.S. citizenship.

ACS Professional Staffing will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to the applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.

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