Project Controller, Terminal Engineering (Hybrid/Remote)

State of Washington; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid remote work options

Public service benefits

Job summary

Washington State Ferries (WSF), a division of the Washington State Department of Transportation, seeks a Project Controller to help deliver terminal design and engineering projects on time and within budget. You’ll align project agreements, schedules, and financial plans while coordinating with managers and teams.

The role supports decarbonization efforts and requires strong experience in project controls, scheduling, and budgeting within a public sector environment.

Qualifications

• Growth Mindset – Actively demonstrates a commitment to learning and growth.
• Service-Oriented – Demonstrates a willingness to take action to meet the needs of others.
• Project Scheduling & Controls - Develop, maintain, and coordinate complex critical path, resource-loaded schedules for multiple Terminal Engineering projects.
• Integrated Project Planning and Financial Control - Ensure schedules and budgets accurately reflect approved scope, milestones, dependencies, resources, funding, planned expenditures, and project delivery requirements.
• Baseline Management - Apply project controls principles to maintain accurate and reliable baselines and baseline performance information throughout the project lifecycle.
• Project Trend Analysis - Evaluate schedule and budget performance data to identify project trends, variances, delays, and risks and impacts to enable timely corrective action.
• Schedule, Cost & Risk Analysis - Develop 'what-if' scenarios and alternative strategies, evaluate potential outcomes, and recommend practical solutions to support proactive risk management and successful project delivery.
• Project Management Systems Expertise - Provide technical expertise and guidance to WSF project managers and Terminal Engineering staff in the use of Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier, SharePoint, Microsoft Power BI dashboards, and other systems used for project scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain critical path schedules and delivery-method templates for Terminal Engineering projects.
• Analyze and report project progress, schedule rollups, workforce projections, variances, and change impacts.
• Identify delivery trends and risks; develop 'what if' scenarios for risk planning.
• Develop and monitor baseline and control budgets, forecast costs, analyze variances, and communicate recommendations.
• Provide project controls expertise in PRI, Primavera P6, and Oracle Unifier for E-CON; coordinate resolution of scheduling system issues.
• Manage system profiles, permissions, and initial project files; administer SharePoint sites and Power BI dashboards.
• Attend required training, project site visits, and WSF meetings.
• Uphold WSF’s strategic priorities and values in leadership actions.

Skills

Project scheduling & controls

Integrated project planning

Baseline management

Schedule, cost & risk analysis

Project management systems expertise

SharePoint

Power BI

Oracle Unifier

Tools

Primavera P6

Oracle Unifier

SharePoint

Microsoft Power BI

Job description

Washington State Ferries (WSF), a division of the Washington State Department of Transportation, seeks a Project Controller to help deliver terminal design and engineering projects on time and within budget. You’ll align project agreements, schedules, and financial plans while coordinating with managers and teams.

The role supports decarbonization efforts and requires strong experience in project controls, scheduling, and budgeting within a public sector environment.