Project Controls Professional III

ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on‑site with our client. This Project Controls Professional II role supports the Nuclear Development team by delivering schedule and cost development, analysis, reporting, and communication. The position plays a key role in project monitoring, risk identification, and cost accuracy, while coordinating and executing project estimates and supporting project managers with tools and processes to develop scope, schedules, and cost estimates, and perform analysis and control activities.

The role also ensures timely monitoring and reporting of all schedule, scope, and cost changes to project managers and New Nuclear management.

Pay range: $63.35 - $88.47

• Sick Leave: One hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked (sick leave can be used after 90 days of employment)
• EAP: Employee Assistance Program
• Benefit options available: Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short‑Term Disability, Voluntary Long‑Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, Hospital Indemnity, 401k (eligible after one year and 1,000 hours worked - employer match up to 4%)
• Other benefits include the following: Calm App, Life Balance Discount Program

• Assist with providing financial guidance and analytical support within the Budgets Department.
• Perform budget‑to‑actual reporting.
• Conduct variance analysis and forecasting.
• Reconcile contingency balances and support project reporting.
• Complete special projects as assigned, including budgeting and monitoring labor‑related costs, employee benefits, and overhead allocations.
• Utilize system‑generated information and reporting tools such as online journal entries, general ledger systems, Microsoft Power BI, and budget inputs.
• Produce ad hoc reports, including complex budget analysis that identifies trends and explains variances.
• Support the annual budget cycle.
• Assist with month‑end and year‑end closing processes.
• Help prepare and update budget policies, procedures, desk manuals, and training tools.
• Apply accounting and budgeting principles gained through education and experience.
• Interpret and apply Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements.
• Interface with internal managers and supervisors as well as external agencies.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with at least 5 years of experience in project controls or project management role in an industrial environment; or
• Associate’s (AA) degree with at least 9 years of project controls or project management experience; or
• High school diploma or GED with at least 11 years of project controls or project management experience in lieu of a degree
• Formal training in Primavera P6 or another project management system is required
• Earned Value Management certification through the Project Management Institute (PMP, PMI‑PBA, PMI‑SP, CAPM, or PMI‑RMP)
• Experience supporting large‑scale new construction projects in one or more of the following industries:
• Power generation (combined cycle, LNG, nuclear, renewables)
• Heavy industrial (refineries, water treatment, mining)
• Major manufacturing and production facilities
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) methodology
• Experience in project controls
• Ability to perform detailed variance analysis
• Experience supporting large, complex projects with budgets of $25M or more
• Experience with Microsoft Power BI, Asset Suite, Workday, and Workday Adaptive Planning
• Experience in process improvement initiatives
• General knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Project, Word, and Power Point
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6
• Understanding of professional project management principles
• Knowledge of project reporting and cost analysis
• Well‑developed administrative and time management skills
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Strong written, oral, and presentation skills, with the ability to speak comfortably in front of groups
• Strong teamwork skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong analytical, mathematical, and data validation skills
• Ability to…