Project Controls Specialist - Scheduler

Westinghouse Electric Company; Cranberry Township (Butler County); On-site; USD 103,200 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical benefits

401(k) with Company Match

Educational Reimbursement

Flexible Work Arrangements

Job summary

A leading energy solutions provider is seeking a Project Controls Specialist - Scheduling Discipline in Cranberry Township, PA. This role involves managing project controls activities for complex projects, maintaining overall project schedule, and ensuring budget compliance. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree and have 5+ years of project controls experience, preferably in a technical industry. Comprehensive benefits, a hybrid work schedule, and support for work-life balance are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project controls experience required.
• Technical industry experience in engineering, manufacturing, nuclear or construction.
• Ability to establish project baselines and create risk registers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate required tasks and deadlines; escalate issues as needed.
• Initiate and plan all controls aspects of a project.
• Assume overall project responsibility of schedule.

Skills

Project controls experience

Knowledge of Primavera and MS Project

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Engineering, Business, Construction Management or related technical discipline

Advanced degree in related fields

Tools

Primavera

MS Project

Job description

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

About the role:

As a Project Controls Specialist - Scheduling Discipline, you will be responsible for a subset of the project controls activities. These activities are for the FH&ES project portfolio, which includes projects with varying complexity, such as LEU+ implementation projects. These projects span multiple organizations within Westinghouse.

You will report to the Resource Operations Manager and work a hybrid schedule based in Cranberry, PA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cleary communicate required information promptly: Coordinate required tasks/deadlines. Escalate issues, provide early warning of potential issues or potential opportunities to the appropriate levels of management.
• Program initiating and planning processes: Initiate and plan all controls aspects of a project, which we include, establishing project baselines and creating risk registers. Apply tools and techniques to plan work such that you reduce inefficiencies, and optimize overall project performance. Use schedule, cost, and risk analytics to confirm validity of overall program plan. Analyze needs and plan for unique customer satisfaction and project performance metrics.
• Project implementing and controlling processes: Assume overall project responsibility of schedule. Support project managers to ensure projects are delivered within budget. Oversee schedule adherence.
• Maintain understanding of program scope with project goals and make recommendations to modify the program to enhance effectiveness toward the project result or strategic intent.
• Project closing processes: Oversee closure of projects within the program. Communicate opportunities for improvement, lessons learned, and risk avoidance for future work.
• Develop relationships with product line team, customer, suppliers: Serve as project controls contact for internal and external customers to support the successful program execution through completion.
• Align partner (e.g., team, customer, and suppliers) expectations to achieve overall acceptance of Project Controls goals.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree. Applicable disciplines are Project Management, Engineering, Business, Construction Management or related technical discipline.
• Advanced degree in Project Management, Engineering, Business, Accounting, Construction Management or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years project controls experience required. We may consider ten years of experience in a technical/engineering lead role and 5 years of project controls experience equivalent to the ten years of preferred experience.
• Project controls experience in a technical industry such as engineering, manufacturing, nuclear or construction.
• Knowledge and Skill in project schedule tools including Primavera and MS Project

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $103,200 to $129,000 per year.

Why Westinghouse?

• Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options
• Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members
• 401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees’ retirement
• Paid Vacations and Company Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance
• Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers
• Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service
• Employee Referral Program

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities