Overview:

ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Project Controls Professional position will support Capital and O&M projects by providing independent oversight within Corporate Finance. This role key responsibilities include project monitoring, risk identification, accurate costing, and reporting schedule, scope, and cost changes to management. This full-time position is located in Richland, WA.

Pay rate: $62.06 - $86.73

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:

• Assist with development of project scope, work with assigned project teams.
• Prepare level 1-4 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.
• Evaluate real-time cost data 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.
• Develop reports for project personnel and management, providing updates on the financial health of the project and projected changes in scope/funding requirements as they develop.
• Track changes to projected and actual project budgets and record needed and/or potential budget impacts in the appropriate software along with communicating budget impacts to Corporate Finance.
• Implement budget and schedule changes into the baseline schedule as they are approved by the Project Review Committee and Executive Authorization Committee.
• Review schedule data to ensure the correct scope of work is reflected on all schedules. Working with the Project Manager enter schedule status updates monthly in P6.
• Process journal entries into the financial system to accrue for completed but not invoiced work, and to transfer any identified mischarges to the correct project / work order.
• 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.
• Attend project challenge and/or approval meetings, schedule regular meetings with Project Managers, safety meetings, and general staff meetings.
• Provide recommendations to Project Controls Supervision for improving Project Controls processes and desktop instructions.
• Perform tasks as delegated.

Requirements:

• Requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and 5 years of experience in a project controls/project management position in an industrial environment;
• OR an AA degree and 7 years of project controls / project management experience;
• OR a High School diploma or GED and 9 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).
• Proficiency in Earned Value Management methodology.
• Experience in project controls and detail variance analyses.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Project, Word, PowerPoint).
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6.
• Proficient in Microsoft Power BI, Asset Suite, Workday Adaptive Planning, and Workday.
• Knowledge of professional project management principles.
• Understanding of project reporting and cost analysis.
• Ability to establish goals, set priorities, and maintain an awareness of interrelationships among activities.
• Experience supporting large, complex projects.
• Experience in the Utility Industry.
• General understanding of nuclear plant operations (BWR experience preferred).
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Experience in process improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical, mathematical, and data-checking skills.
• Well-developed skills in administration and time management.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Strong keyboarding and organizing skills.
• Detail-focused when required.
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills.
• Presentation skills; comfortable speaking in front of groups.
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Self-starter.
• Capability to work within the defined billable range.

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.

If you have any questions about the job posting, please contact recruiting@acsprostaffing.com

If you have any questions about our Reasonable Accommodation Policy, please feel free to email hr@acsprostaffing.com