Project Controls Engineer (NI/EI Civil Cost)

TerraPower•Kemmerer, WY

3d•$116,495 - $212,079

About The Position

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. The Project Controls Engineer will have lead NI/EI civil cost responsibility for delivering project performance tracking and analysis, cost engineering, data validation and project change control for the Natrium project. This individual will work closely with various project stakeholders including TerraPower management, engineering, and other functional group management as well as with subcontracted/subrecipient teams and/or individuals. This project controls position will lead the implementation of systems, applications and procedures for key project control processes thereby ensuring management’s ability to monitor and control successfully project outcomes and performance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent technical field preferred.
Minimum of fifteen years of project controls and project scheduling experience, preferably some in the nuclear industry including work in R&D, engineering and/or Department of Energy (DOE O 413.3B) projects.
Proficiency in Oracle Primavera P6 and EPPM application.
Proficiency in MS Power BI Service and advance MS Excel skillset.
Strong analytical/problem solving skills, creative thinker, and ability to operate with a high level of autonomy to complete assigned tasks.
The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect, and a desire to foster teamwork.

Nice To Haves

PMP or AACE certificate is highly preferred.
Experience with Atlassian tools such as Confluence and JIRA a bonus.

Responsibilities

Responsible for monitoring, reporting, and review trending for all NI and EI Civil related construction cost issues.
Utilize EVMS principles and other project management best practices to support the project team in the execution of defined scope and deliverables.
Lead month-end Earned Value reporting process including assessing of BCWS, BCWP, ACWP, SPI, CPI, EAC, BAC, and VAC for assigned tasks with variance reports to be written for any values that exceed established thresholds.
Provide periodic budget requirement updates to Finance.
Gather, analyze, verify cost and performance data, and monitor project work in place costs including procurement, subcontractor spend and accruals and provide such information to TerraPower Finance.
Lead change control process through development of Project Change Notices (PCNs) for changes affecting baseline budget, scope or schedule impacts which exceed established thresholds and process these changes into the P6 baseline and live schedule monthly.
Support internal and external stakeholders by the creation of ad-hoc reports, analysis, and forecasting as required.
Support the facilitation of project review meetings, and project planning as assigned and actively interact with project team members as the primary project controls point of contact.