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Project Controls Professional III

Richland, WA 99354

Posted: 01/14/2026 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Project Controls Job Number: 642962 Is job remote?: No

Job Description


Job Title: Project Controls Professional III
Location: Richland, WA 99354
Contract length: 12 months
Schedule: 4x10's | Monday - Thursday 
Pay: $76.03/hr - $106.17/hr
Project Controls Professional III Qualifications 
Required   
  • Requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and eight years of experience in a project controls/project management position in an industrial environment OR
  • AA degree and nine years of project controls / project management experience OR
  • High School diploma or GED and eleven years of project controls / project management experience in lieu of degree
  • Formal training on Primavera P6 or another project management system is required
Desired    
  • Earned Value Management Certification via the Project Management Institute (PMP, PBA, SP, CAPM, or RMP)
  • Experience in large scale new construction projects in the following industries: Power Generation (Combined Cycle/LNG, Nuclear, Renewables), Heavy Industrial (refineries, water treatment, mining), Flex/Hybrid (Data Centers) or major manufacturing and production facilities
Project Controls Professional III Abilities and Skills 
Required 
  • Earned Value Management methodology, Project Controls experience, detail variance analyses working knowledge of Microsoft, Excel, Project, Word, and PowerPoint, in depth experience of Primavera P6, working knowledge of professional project management principles, in depth experience of project reporting and cost analysis of project information
  • Well-developed skills in the areas of administration and time management
  • Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
  • Well-developed written and oral communication and presentation skills; comfortable speaking in front of groups
  • Strong teamwork skills
  • Detail focused completing tasks as required
  • Strong understanding of a logic driven schedule, strong analytical, mathematical, data checking skills, ability to establish goals, set priorities, and maintain an awareness of interrelationships among activities, strong keyboarding and organizing skills, ability to work independently, self-starter, billable range
Desired 
  • Experience supporting large, complex projects with a budget of $25M and up
  • Microsoft Power BI, Asset Suite, Workday Adaptive Planning, and Workday
  • Experience in process improvement
  • General knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles
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?Project Controls Professional III Description 
  • Collaborate with project managers, nuclear development staff, contractors, and other stakeholders to gather all necessary data for accurate scheduling and cost identification
  • Assist with development of project scope, work with assigned project teams
  • Prepare level 1-5 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
  • Prepare reports for analyzing variations and comparing baseline approved schedules to progress schedules including critical path method, resource loading, cost loading, manpower, submittals projections of impacts, and recovery plans
  • Evaluate real-time cost and schedule performance 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
  • 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
  • Follow all Client's process and procedures
  • Perform tasks as delegated
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