HLW Senior Project Controls Engineer - Schedule, WTP

Requisition ID: 271874 Relocation Authorized: National - Family Grade: 25 Position to be Panel Interviewed? No Telework Type: Part-Time Telework Work Location: Richland, WA Salary Range: $90,990 - $138,760 annually (Determined by function, education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant.
A 15% salary uplift is provided on top of base salary for positions that are worked in New York City or San Francisco, which is subject to change depending on market conditions.
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Company Overview: Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world’s infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customer’s objectives to create a lasting positive impact.
We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining and Metals; and Manufacturing and Technology markets.
Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.
Core to Bechtel are our values-ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants-integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery.
They are what we believe, what customers expect, and how we deliver.
Project Overview Bechtel is a global engineering, construction and project management company that has “built the world” for more than 120 years, having constructed Hoover Dam, the English Channel Tunnel, entire cities in the Middle East, the second-largest solar thermal power project in the world, and millions of miles of roads and pipelines.
We produce a lasting, positive legacy by creating jobs, growing economies, connecting communities to resources, shoring up and expanding infrastructure, and making the world a cleaner, greener, safer place.
Join us as we make history at the Hanford Vit Plant, known as the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant.
We are designing and building a one-of-a-kind facility that will turn radioactive and chemical waste left over from World War II and Cold War plutonium production into a form safe for disposal.
Your efforts will help protect the nearby Columbia River and the communities, salmon, and wildlife along its shorelines throughout the Northwest.
Sitting at the confluence of the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers near two mountain ranges, our community provides access to year-round outdoor recreation, 300 days of sun a year, more than 200 wineries within a 50-mile radius, and the amenities of large cities just a three-hour drive (or short flight) to Seattle and Portland.
This position is a full-time role that offers part-time telework flexibility in the Richland, Washington project office.
Upon initial hire and onboarding, the position will require full time presence in the Richland, Washington project office, then may offer part-time telework flexibility.
This position works a 9/80 schedule, offering every other Friday off.
Please be advised that the telework designation of the position may be changed in the future at the discretion of the company or project.
Position Summary A successful Project Controls Engineer on the WTP project supporting HLW will collaborate with their lead/supervisor to perform cost/schedule engineering and/or implementing change control, risk management and reporting work processes.
All work will be carried out within established Project Controls processes and procedures that comply with certified EVMS standards and Bechtel’s corporate requirements.
The successful candidate will also have an innovative approach to completing their work, advanced automation skills, and/or Business Intelligence Analytics, and will require frequent interaction with other members of the project team to develop solutions to execution challenges.
Responsibilities • Understand the project scope, schedule, and cost objectives and work with assigned department(s) to develop and implement a plan for successful execution.
• Perform cost engineering, change control, risk management, and/or reporting activities in coordination with other members of the Project Controls team that require a moderate level of technical skill and experience.
• Conduct routine cost control and performance analysis activities, as well as basic cost estimating tasks related to the assigned scope.
• Actively participate in project risk management and change control processes, as needed.
• Prepare routine performance reports and special studies related to assigned scope for presentation to project, corporate, and/or customer management team(s).
• Collaborate with other project team members to identify, analyze, and provide innovative solutions to cost engineering and planning/scheduling challenges.
• Complete all work in compliance with the project’s certified Earned Value Management System and corporate procedure requirements necessary to maintain the integration of the project’s resource loaded Integrated Master Schedule, Cost Processor, and associated software tools.
The following duties may be performed with respect to Scheduling activities: Identifies scope of schedule activities.
Determines schedule dates for work activities within a discipline area or specialty.
Determines milestones to support project schedule.
Works with Area/Functional personnel to coordinate work sequences with the total project plan.
Conforms work sequence and activity durations per project’s execution plan for a specific discipline or specialty.
Determines inter-discipline constraints or interfaces that define activity sequences.
Assists discipline groups in determining what information is required from other disciplines to support schedule activities and how to interface with the assigned discipline or specialty.
Provides schedule knowledge on a continuous basis to assist in discipline planning and interfacing with others.
Performs schedule monitoring, including identifying critical activities and updating functions for specific applications, disciplines, or specialties.
Assists in the development of requirements for updating and monitoring the schedule.
Assists discipline groups as requested in preparing change control for large fiscal year budget update trends in P6.
Qualifications and Skills Basic Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and at least six (6) years of professional experience, or in lieu of a degree, a high school diploma or equivalent and at least 12 years of professional experience.
• Must have the right to work and remain in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check that includes verification of employment and education.
• Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy badge for access to the Hanford Site.
Minimum Qualifications • Skilled in oral and written communication.
• Knowledge of engineering, procurement, construction, and / or plant operations customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.
• Proficiency in scheduling software applications (Primavera P6), cost processing applications (COBRA) and software applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, PowerBI • Experience in Project Controls with an understanding of Project Controls general technical skills and tools.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Demonstrated ability to work with people of varied backgrounds and objectives.
Preferred Qualifications • Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, direct, perform, review, and present schedule analysis with minimal supervision using a high level of professional judgment and knowledge using P6 and summary graphical layouts.
• Knowledge of engineering, procurement, material and craft performance methods and reporting (Bechtel Engineering Performance Report, Bechtel Procurement System, Bechtel Quantity Unit Rate Report) • Experience with change management such as baseline change proposals and trending.
• Knowledge and/or work experience with ANSI 748 compliant Earned Value Management System on a DOE project.
• Previous Waste Treatment Project (WTP) experience • Flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities.
• Experience in multiple Project Controls roles and disciplines or other functions.
At Bechtel, our employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, along with optional disability and supplemental insurance options, generous paid time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, discretionary bonuses, and a well-designed 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components.
Shaping tomorrow together Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies.
Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth.
Since 1898, we’ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents.
We operate through four global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; and Mining & Metals.
Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity.
These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.
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