Senior Project Controls Specialist

TerraPower • Bellevue, WA

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About The Position

TerraPower is seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist to support complex, high-value capital projects. The role develops, implements, and oversees project controls processes, with a focus on cost controls, change management, and contract administration, helping ensure successful delivery of milestones and objectives. The position requires advanced cost control, scheduling, risk management, and reporting skills, along with the ability to lead cost control teams and mentor junior team members.

The specialist works with the PMO, project management, engineering, procurement, and construction teams, as well as engineers and architects of record, contractors, and owner’s representatives. The role also leads and trains project teams in project controls processes and tools. The position involves standard and/or seated work environments for more than eight hours per day and 0–10% travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (such as Civil Engineering), project management, business, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in project controls, cost management, planning, and scheduling, preferably in engineering or construction.
• Experience supporting large capital programs, such as aviation, transportation, energy, oil and gas, or water/wastewater infrastructure, including leading cost control teams.
• Strong expertise in cost control, change management, and contract administration, including budget, forecast, commitment, and variance analysis.
• Working knowledge of critical path method (CPM) scheduling and Primavera P6 software.
• Demonstrated proficiency preparing, monitoring, and reporting cost and schedule information in engineering, procurement, and construction environments.
• Ability to review, analyze, and independently present cost, planning, and scheduling products using professional judgment.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Ability to pass pre-employment drug screens and background checks, including verification of employment, education, and travel history.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• PMP certification.
• Familiarity with advanced project management methodologies and tools such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar.
• Experience with Power BI, SharePoint, MS Access, and SAP or similar ERP/financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee cost control activities, tracking budgets, costs, commitments, and actuals across large-scale multidisciplinary programs and projects.
• Prepare monthly cost reports and cash flow projections, including forecasts and accruals, and update financial tools and systems.
• Review contractor quotations, invoices, and payments; support the creation and tracking of purchase orders and commitments.
• Support estimating efforts and allocate estimates across project controls disciplines to analyze deviations from budget.
• Review and track contractor change proposals and submittals; evaluate entitlement, merit, and justification; analyze claims and implement mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate and lead Change Review Board meetings and stakeholder negotiations, manage the change process, and issue change orders.
• Review the release of retainage, liens, and punch list items; recommend final payments and support contract and project close-out reporting.
• Analyze and oversee detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 or other advanced scheduling tools, ensuring alignment with milestones and deliverables.
• Review and validate schedule data, analyze cost and schedule impacts of changes, identify risks, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Track and analyze project performance metrics, including cost, schedule, contractor productivity, and earned value.
• Prepare variance analyses and forecasts, identify risks and budget deviations, assess potential impacts, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Support generation of burndown charts for action-item tracking and progress monitoring.
• 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.
• Facilitate schedule, cost, and data reviews.
• Coordinate with PMO, project management, engineering, procurement, construction, engineers and architects of record, contractors, and owner’s representatives.
• Lead, guide, and train project teams on project controls processes and tools.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation salary and eligibility to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments.
• Comprehensive medical and wellness benefits.
• Medical, vision, dental, life, and disability benefits.
• Gender affirmation benefits.
• Parental leave.
• 401(k) plan.
• Generous paid time off: 21 days of annually accrued PTO.
• Generous holiday schedule: 10 paid holidays.
• Relocation assistance.
• Professional and educational support opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior