Project Controls Professional (8111)

Overview:     

ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Project Controls Professional position will provide independent oversight for Capital and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) projects, focusing on project monitoring, risk identification, and accurate costing. Responsibilities include coordinating, tracking, and executing project estimates, while offering technical direction and support to project managers in developing scope, schedules, and cost analysis. The role demands proactive monitoring and reporting of schedule, scope, and cost changes to ensure timely communication with stakeholders. This full-time position is located in Richland, WA.

Pay rate: $50.68 – $70.78

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 and collaborate with assigned project teams.
• Prepare detailed Level 1-4 project implementation schedules using P6.
• Integrate cost estimates with schedules to create logic-tied, resource-loaded cost flow projections.
• Analyze schedule deviations to identify activities impacting cost/schedule.
• Evaluate real-time cost data to determine project status and financial health.
• Recommend corrective actions to mitigate cost/schedule overruns.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to develop accurate Estimate to Completion (ETC) forecasts.
• Prepare reports on financial health and projected changes in scope/funding requirements.
• Track and document changes in budgets, communicate impacts, and update baselines.
• Review schedule data to ensure accuracy and alignment with project scope.
• Enter schedule updates monthly in P6 and process journal entries in financial systems.
• Manage data entry and configuration control during project approval and execution.
• Conduct consistency reviews, resolve findings, and identify lessons learned for improvement.
• Participate in project meetings, safety meetings, and general staff discussions.
• Recommend improvements for project controls processes and desktop instructions.
• Perform tasks as delegated while focusing on customer service and collaboration.

Requirements:   

• Bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience in project controls/project management in an industrial environment; 
• OR an AA degree and 6 years of relevant experience; 
• OR High School diploma/GED and 8 years of relevant experience.
• Formal training in Primavera P6 or another project management system.
• Earned Value Management Certification (PMP, PBA, SP, CAPM, or RMP) preferred.
• Proficiency in Earned Value Management methodology, project reporting, and cost analysis.
• Experience with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Project, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong analytical, mathematical, and data-checking skills.
• Detail-oriented and capable of conducting variance analyses.
• Ability to establish goals, prioritize, and maintain awareness of activity interrelationships.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Comfortable with presentations and speaking in front of groups.
• Strong teamwork and self-motivation; ability to work independently.
• Experience supporting large projects with budgets of $25M (desired).
• Familiarity with Power BI, Asset Suite, Workday Adaptive Planning, and Workday (desired).
• Background in the Utility Industry, particularly nuclear plant operations, preferred.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and process improvement experience.

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

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