Senior Project Controls Specialist: Earned Value Expert

NuScale Power; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 112,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

NuScale Power in Houston, TX is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join the Project Management Center of Excellence. You will support project managers using Earned Value Management to keep deliverables on schedule and within budget, develop standard project controls tools, and drive continuous improvement.

The role includes governance for large projects, WBS setup, cost/schedule baselines, and mentoring junior staff in a dynamic nuclear project environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or AACE certification preferred; or 12 years total experience in lieu of degree.
• Eight or more years in project planning/scheduling and project controls.
• Experience with multiple large projects; Primavera P6; nuclear industry a plus; strong organizational, writing, and interpersonal skills; claims/forensic analysis experience.
• Eligible to work under DOE regulation 10 CFR Part 810.

Responsibilities

• Establish project controls governance for large, complex, high-impact projects.
• Develop WBS and control hierarchy; set up in Primavera with schedules, resources, milestones.
• Support monthly accruals with Project Accounting; maintain cost/schedule baselines.
• Create and maintain periodic status reports, EV metrics, and forecasts.
• Identify changes, mature trends, obtain approvals, and update baselines.
• Create, maintain, and control project charge codes.
• Mentor junior staff within the project controls group.
• Incorporate external schedules into the Integrated Master Schedule.
• Perform critical path and forensic schedule analysis; publish milestone reports.
• Follow Project Controls Processes; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Problem solving

Oral/written communication

Planning/organizing

Adaptability

Team Building

Safety Culture

Quality Assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, Accounting, or Business Administration

Tools

Oracle Primavera P6

Job description

NuScale Power in Houston, TX is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join the Project Management Center of Excellence. You will support project managers using Earned Value Management to keep deliverables on schedule and within budget, develop standard project controls tools, and drive continuous improvement.

The role includes governance for large projects, WBS setup, cost/schedule baselines, and mentoring junior staff in a dynamic nuclear project environment.