Contractor - Senior Project Controls Specialist

About the role

This 40-hour/week contract (Staff Augmentation) position runs through mid-2027. Work is based out of the Houston, TX office or remote with frequent (25%) travel to Houston. The Senior P6 Scheduler will support a complex nuclear project from initial design through final client delivery, developing, maintaining, and analyzing integrated project schedules in Primavera P6 while aligning with project objectives, contractual requirements, and PMO standards.

Responsibilities

• Create, update, and manage detailed project schedules using Primavera P6; ensure alignment with scope, budget, and resource plans.
• Consolidate multiple project schedules into integrated master schedules; coordinate dependencies and interfaces between projects.
• Conduct critical path analysis, float analysis, and risk assessments; identify schedule variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Collaborate with cost engineers and project managers to align schedule and cost data; provide earned value analysis and progress reporting.
• Apply PMO governance, scheduling standards, and best practices; maintain consistency in coding structures, calendars, and resource assignments.

Core competencies

• Problem solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and reviews information appropriately; uses own judgment and acts independently; seeks input from other team members as appropriate for complex or sensitive situations.
• Oral/written communication: Listens carefully and speaks clearly and professionally; edits work for accuracy and clarity; creates, reads, and interprets complex written information; develops strong interpersonal networks within the organization.
• Planning/organizing: Prioritizes and plans work activities; organizes personal and project timelines and deadlines; tracks project timelines and deadlines; uses time efficiently.
• Adaptability: Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent interruptions, changes, delays, or unexpected events.
• Dependability: Consistently on time and at work; responds to management expectations; solicits feedback to improve performance.
• Team Building: Develops strong interpersonal networks and trust within the organization; leads consensus by involving all stakeholders, facilitating their understanding of differences, agreeing on requirements and constraints, and developing the best solution.
• Safety Culture: Adheres to the NuScale Safety culture; models safe behavior and influences peers to meet high standards.
• Quality Assurance: Commits to implementing quality assurance regulations, standards, and guidelines of 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, and NQA-1.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field (or equivalent experience); advanced degree preferred, or 14 years of directly applicable experience in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum 10 years of full-time project scheduling experience on large-scale projects or programs (preferably in energy, infrastructure, or industrial sectors), including at least 5 years using Primavera P6.
• Eligible to work under Department of Energy regulation 10 CFR, Part 810.

Physical demands

• Ability to understand and communicate clearly using a phone, personal interaction, and computers.
• Ability to learn new job functions and comprehend and understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately in a rapidly evolving environment.
• Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands to operate office equipment, and reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to travel nationally and locally using common forms of transportation.