Junior Project Scheduler
About this role
TerraPower, a leader in advanced nuclear reactor design and development, seeks a Junior Project Scheduler to support planning, scheduling, cost tracking, and status reporting across company projects. You'll manage integrated schedules in Primavera P6, collaborate with project managers and engineers, and maintain baseline change control for advanced nuclear reactor R&D initiatives.
Responsibilities
- —Develop and maintain integrated project schedules in Primavera P6, including resource-loaded schedules and baseline copies
- —Update schedules regularly and support weekly progress reporting, publication of schedule layouts, and identification of variances from plan
- —Evaluate schedule progress and performance against milestones; conduct critical path analysis and assess impacts of changes to key deliverables
- —Process project change notices into P6 baseline and active schedule; support change control procedures
- —Support EVMS (Earned Value Management System) principles and apply project management best practices
- —Assist with P6 administration tasks including EPPM data maintenance, global code fields, data interfaces, and baseline management
- —Prepare and contribute to monthly project status reports covering scope, schedule, budget, and risk
- —Support project review meetings, planning sessions, and process improvement initiatives; collaborate with project team members and group leads
Qualifications
- —3–5 years of project scheduling experience, preferably in engineering, construction, R&D, or DOE-related environments
- —Proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project
- —Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- —Effective communication and collaboration abilities
- —Demonstrated integrity and commitment to teamwork
- —Proficiency in MS Excel
Desired
- —Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related technical field
- —PMP, PMI SP, or AACE certification
- —Familiarity with Power BI or other analytics tools
- —Experience with Atlassian tools (Confluence, Jira)
Location
Onsite three days per week at Bellevue, Washington office; 0–10% travel. Role involves sitting for extended periods with minimal physical exertion; work is primarily visual and audio focused with prolonged repetitive keyboard/typing tasks.
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About the company
TerraPower →A nuclear innovation company founded by Bill Gates, building the Natrium sodium-cooled fast reactor and advancing medical isotope production.
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