Project Controls Specialist III

Amentum•Richland, WA

1d•$101,574 - $157,957•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for planning and scheduling various project workloads. Gathers and analyzes information to prepare status reports. Evaluates current procedures and recommends changes to improve the efficiency of planning and scheduling of projects. Develop plans and schedules to meet contractual requirements for a project or program. Establishes and defines program plan requirements and performs in-depth studies to determine optimum program plans. Monitors and reports performance against plans to ensure that contractual, cost and schedule objectives are met. The Project Controls Specialist may also collect, analyze, and maintain schedule information from all disciplines and functional teams to support development and maintenance of the integrated project schedule. Identify schedule constraints and evaluate their impact on the overall project timeline. Coordinate with internal departments to ensure shared understanding of project schedule requirements and dependencies. Support the integration of all scheduled activities and monitor inter-discipline and functional interfaces to identify potential conflicts or risks. This position shall be performed under the day-to-day direction, control, and supervision of WTCC.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business, or related discipline from an accredited university and 6 years of project controls, scheduling, Maintenance, Engineering or relevant experience on an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) job or equivalent job.
OR Associate’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business, or related discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of project controls, scheduling, Maintenance, Engineering or relevant experience on an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) job or equivalent job.
OR High school diploma or equivalent and 10 years of project controls, scheduling, Maintenance, Engineering or relevant experience on an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) job or equivalent job.
Must have intermediate Microsoft Office skills in applications such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Experience with Primavera P6 or other scheduling software such as Oracle Primavera Cloud, Powerproject, Deltek Acumen, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or Open Project
Skilled in oral and written communication.
Must be authorized to work and remain in the United States without Amentum visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check which includes verification of employment and education.
Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy badge for access to the Hanford Site.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience and execution of Project Controls work on federal government projects.
Previous Earned Value Management System experience.
Proficiency in Power BI and Visio.
Prior experience with process engineering projects is desirable.
Flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities.
Ability to work under pressure and with minimal supervision.
Demonstrated ability to work with people of varied backgrounds and objectives.
Previous Waste Treatment Project (WTP) experience.

Responsibilities

Obtains required schedule information by all disciplines/functions.
Identifies restraints and effect on total project schedule.
Coordinates with all departments to ensure understanding of total project schedule needs.
Responsible for total integration of scheduled activities.
Identifies schedule considerations and problems resulting from inter-discipline or functional restraints and interfaces.
Monitors and reports critical path and schedule performance of the total project.
Conducts project schedule analysis and studies of problem areas to determine criticality of schedule activities.
Recommend alternatives for schedule improvement to project team for discussion and/or decision.
Responsible for leading, when requested, the development and review of schedule recovery plans, including evaluation of additional resources/costs required to affect such plans.
Support the Waste Treatment Plant Nuclear Safety Quality Culture by emphasizing the values of safety and quality in the performance of work in order to protect self, others, and the environment.