Job Description
Project Controls Professional III — Contract
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Industry: Commercial Nuclear Power / Energy
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Job Type: Contract (Consultant)
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Location: Richland, WA
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Contract Duration: ~7 months (potential to extend)
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Schedule: Monday–Thursday, 4 days per week, 10 hours per day (4x10 schedule)
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Remote Work: 100% on-site (limited remote work up to ~25% may be available later based on performance and manager approval)
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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.
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Overview
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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.
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Key Responsibilities
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- 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
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Must-Have Qualifications
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- 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
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Nice-to-Have
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- Experience presenting to groups and supporting stakeholder-facing project reviews
- Experience performing variance analysis and developing integrated schedules across multiple teams
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Additional Requirements
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- U.S. citizenship is required
- No on-call
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If you’re ready to bring structure, clarity, and foresight to complex project work, apply today.