Project Controls Lead

Project Controls Lead - Nuclear Projects

Location: Vancouver, Washington (Primary)

Department: Nuclear Projects Division

Employment Type: Full-Time, On-Site

Compensation: $45 - $65/hour DOE

Compensation will be based on experience, qualifications, nuclear project experience, and project controls expertise.

Build Your Future with Greenberry Industrial

For more than 50 years, Greenberry Industrial has delivered complex fabrication, construction, and industrial solutions throughout North America. As Greenberry continues expanding its support of advanced nuclear energy, Department of Energy (DOE), defense, and NQA-1 fabrication programs, we are seeking an experienced Project Controls Lead to support our growing Nuclear Projects Division.

This position plays a critical role in providing project controls leadership for highly regulated nuclear procurement and fabrication projects. The Project Controls Lead will serve as a key business partner to project management, procurement, engineering, fabrication, and quality teams by providing schedule management, cost forecasting, earned value analysis, progress measurement, risk identification, and project performance reporting throughout the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have experience supporting major fabrication, manufacturing, EPC, or construction projects and understand the unique demands of nuclear quality, procurement traceability, supplier management, and NQA-1-regulated project environments.

Position Summary

The Project Controls Lead is responsible for the development, maintenance, and reporting of project schedules, budgets, forecasts, productivity metrics, earned value measurements, and performance indicators supporting Greenberry's Nuclear Projects Division.

This role supports large-scale nuclear procurement and fabrication projects from project award through engineering, procurement, fabrication, inspection, testing, shipment, installation support, and project closeout. The position works closely with Project Management, Procurement, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Fabrication Operations, Accounting, and Customers to ensure project objectives are achieved safely, compliantly, and profitably.

The successful candidate will help establish project controls governance, improve reporting systems, identify risk trends, support change management efforts, and provide leadership with actionable project performance data.

Key Responsibilities

Project Cost & Financial Controls

• Establish and maintain project budgets aligned with estimates, contract requirements, procurement plans, and fabrication work packages.

• Develop and monitor Cost-to-Complete (CTC), Estimate-at-Completion (EAC), earned value, cash flow, and revenue forecasts.

• Track and report project performance against budget for:

• Direct labor

• Procurement costs

• Nuclear-grade materials

• Subcontracted services

• Fabrication costs

• Quality and inspection activities

• Overhead and indirect project expenses

• Identify financial risks, cost growth trends, scope changes, and productivity concerns.

• Support management reviews with detailed financial analysis and reporting.

Nuclear Project Schedule Management

• Develop, maintain, and update integrated project schedules for engineering, procurement, fabrication, inspection, testing, and delivery activities.
• Monitor critical procurement, fabrication, and project milestones.
• Track supplier documentation and procurement deliverables that impact project schedules.
• Identify schedule risks and develop recovery strategies with project teams.
• Maintain schedule logic, critical path analysis, resource loading, and milestone reporting.
• Support customer schedule reporting requirements and executive project reviews.

Nuclear Procurement & Supply Chain Controls

• Monitor procurement status for nuclear-grade materials, equipment, fabricated components, and supplier deliverables.
• Track long-lead procurement activities and supplier performance against project milestones.
• Support forecasting and reporting of vendor commitments, material deliveries, and fabrication readiness.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Quality, and Project Management teams to identify potential impacts associated with supplier delays, quality concerns, or documentation deficiencies.
• Analyze procurement performance metrics and support risk mitigation planning.

Fabrication Performance & Production Controls

• Monitor production and fabrication progress across nuclear fabrication projects.
• Track labor utilization, earned hours, productivity metrics, weld quantities, material consumption, inspection completion, and fabrication milestones.
• Develop reporting tools to measure fabrication performance against schedule and budget.
• Partner with fabrication leadership to identify opportunities for productivity improvement.
• Support production planning efforts through performance analysis and forecasting.
• Monitor work package progress and provide recommendations for corrective actions when required.

Change Management & Commercial Support

• Support development, pricing, evaluation, and tracking of change orders.
• Maintain comprehensive change management logs and supporting documentation.
• Track potential scope growth and associated cost and schedule impacts.
• Assist project teams in quantifying commercial risk exposure.
• Support contract administration, project forecasting, and customer reporting requirements.
• Participate in project reviews and commercial strategy discussions.

Quality & NQA-1 Performance Reporting

• Support project quality objectives by tracking:

• Nonconformance Reports (NCRs)

• Corrective Action Reports (CARs)

• Supplier quality issues

• Rework costs

• Inspection performance

• Audit findings

• Quality key performance indicators

• Coordinate with Quality Assurance and Project Management teams to identify trends affecting project execution.

• Monitor impacts of quality events on schedule, cost, and project risk.

• Support project turnover and closeout reporting requirements.

Risk Management & Executive Reporting

• Maintain project risk registers and risk reporting tools.
• Identify emerging risks associated with engineering, procurement, fabrication, quality, staffing, and project execution.
• Develop project dashboards and performance metrics for executive leadership.
• Prepare weekly and monthly project reporting packages.
• Support customer project reviews and executive status meetings.
• Assist project teams in proactive issue resolution and recovery planning.

Qualifications

Required

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Project Controls, Cost Controls, Scheduling, Project Accounting, Project Management Support, or a related discipline.

• Experience supporting industrial construction, fabrication, manufacturing, EPC, energy, defense, or nuclear projects.

• Strong understanding of:

• Cost forecasting

• Earned Value Management (EVM)

• Cost-to-Complete (CTC)

• Estimate-at-Completion (EAC)

• Productivity analysis

• Change management

• Project financial reporting

• Schedule management

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including complex formulas, dashboards, and reporting tools.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Finance, Project Management, Accounting, or related field.

• Experience supporting DOE, DOD, NRC, advanced reactor, commercial nuclear, or NQA-1 quality programs.

• Familiarity with nuclear procurement, supplier management, and fabrication projects.

• Experience with:

• Primavera P6

• Microsoft Project

• Viewpoint Vista

• Trimble

• Power BI

• ERP and manufacturing reporting systems

• Knowledge of NQA-1 quality requirements, material traceability, and regulated project environments.

• Experience supporting large-scale fabrication projects involving piping, structural steel, pressure vessels, skids, modules, or engineered equipment.

Key Competencies

• Project Controls Leadership
• Nuclear Project Execution
• Cost Forecasting & Financial Analysis
• Earned Value Management
• Schedule Development & Analysis
• Procurement Tracking
• Fabrication Performance Measurement
• Executive Reporting
• Risk Management
• Change Management
• Data Analytics
• Customer Reporting
• Continuous Improvement
• Attention to Detail
• Communication & Collaboration

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Primarily office-based within Greenberry's Vancouver, Washington facility.
• Frequent interaction with fabrication operations, engineering teams, procurement personnel, and quality organizations.
• Regular visits to fabrication facilities to support project reporting and progress verification.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, and navigate active fabrication environments.
• Ability to wear required PPE when entering production areas.
• Occasional travel to supplier facilities, customer locations, fabrication shops, and project sites may be required.

Benefits

Greenberry Industrial offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional Development and Training Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer

Greenberry Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state, or local laws.