Senior Project Controls Specialist

Senior Project Controls Specialist

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure, and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPowers mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the companys activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications all for significant human health benefits. TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes. TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Position Overview As a Senior Project Controls Specialist at TerraPower, you will leverage your extensive experience in program and project controls to support complex, high-value capital projects. You will play a key role in developing, implementing, and overseeing project controls processes, with a particular focus on cost controls, change management, and contract administration, to ensure successful delivery of milestones and objectives. This position requires advanced skills in cost control, scheduling, risk management, and reporting, as well as the ability to lead cost control teams and mentor junior team members.

Responsibilities

Cost Control and Budget Management

• Lead and oversee cost control activities, tracking budgets, costs, commitments, and actuals across large-scale, multidisciplinary programs and their subdivided projects.
• Prepare monthly cost reports and cashflow projections, including forecasts, accruals, and updates to financial tools and systems.
• Review contractor quotations, invoices, and payments; support creation and tracking of purchase orders and commitments.
• Support estimating efforts and allocate estimates into project controls disciplines to analyze deviations from budget. Change Management and Contract Administration
• Review and track contractor change proposals and submittals, evaluating entitlement, merit, and justification; analyze claims and implement effective mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate and lead Change Review Board meetings and negotiations with all stakeholders; manage the change process and issue change orders.
• Review release of retainage, liens, and punch list items; recommend final payments and support contract close-out and project close-out reporting. Project Planning and Scheduling
• Provide analysis and oversight of detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 or other advanced scheduling tools, ensuring alignment with project milestones and deliverables for large-scale, multidisciplinary projects.
• Review and validate schedule data, analyze cost and schedule impacts of changes, identify potential risks, and recommend mitigation strategies. Performance Monitoring and Analysis
• Track and analyze project performance metrics, including cost, schedule, contractor productivity, and earned value (EV).
• Prepare variance analyses and forecasts, identifying areas of risk, budget deviations, and potential impacts, and recommending mitigation strategies.
• Support the generation of burndown charts for action item tracking and progress monitoring. Reporting and Documentation
• Generate regular reports and dashboards for project leadership, including KPIs, milestones, and action trackers, using tools such as Power BI.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with project controls workflows.

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