- Location: Richland, Washington
- Type: Contract
- Job #8888
Overview:
ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Project Controls Professional III will support Capital and O&M projects by managing project schedules, cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, and performance reporting. The role will develop and maintain schedules in Primavera P6, analyze cost and schedule variances, and provide recommendations to mitigate project risks and overruns. The ideal candidate will have project controls experience, knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM), strong analytical skills, and formal training in Primavera P6 or another project management system. This full-time position is located in Richland, WA.
Pay rate: $76.02 - $108.96
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, Dental, Vision, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, Hospital Indemnity, 401k (eligible after one year and 1,000 hours worked - employer match up to 4%)
- Other benefits include the following: Calm App, LifeBalance Discount Program
Responsibilities:
- Support Capital and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) projects by providing independent project controls oversight, monitoring, risk identification, and cost analysis.
- Coordinate, track, and execute project estimates, schedules, budgets, and cost forecasts throughout the project lifecycle.
- Assist project teams with developing project scope, detailed schedules, cost estimates, and project control activities.
- Develop and maintain Level 1-4 project implementation schedules using Primavera P6.
- Integrate project cost estimates and schedules to create logic-tied, resource-loaded cost flow projections.
- Analyze schedule and cost variances to identify potential impacts to project scope, budget, and timelines.
- Evaluate real-time project cost data and provide recommendations to mitigate potential cost or schedule overruns.
- Partner with Project Managers to develop accurate Estimates to Completion (ETC) and maintain reliable project forecasts.
- Prepare reports and metrics that communicate project financial health, schedule performance, earned value, and anticipated changes in scope or funding.
- Track changes to projected and actual project budgets and communicate potential financial impacts to appropriate stakeholders.
- Implement approved budget and schedule changes into baseline project schedules.
- Review project schedules to ensure they accurately reflect the approved scope of work and update schedule status in P6.
- Prepare journal entries for completed but not yet invoiced work and correct identified project or work order charges.
- Collaborate with vendors, contractors, and project teams to develop and maintain integrated project schedules.
- Maintain project data and configuration control across databases and project management systems.
- Perform project and schedule consistency reviews, resolve identified discrepancies, and incorporate lessons learned to support continuous improvement.
- Participate in project review, challenge, approval, safety, and staff meetings as required.
- Recommend improvements to project controls processes, procedures, and desktop instructions.
- Develop ad hoc project schedules and reports as requested.
- Perform additional project controls duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and 8 years of project controls/project management experience in an industrial enviro