RichardBarkleyProject Controls & Capital Advisory
2.0 — WHAT WE DO

6 practices.
49 services.

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2.03 · 7 services

Owner's Advisory & Assurance

Independent senior counsel for owners, boards and investors, from investment decision through recovery and handover.

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2.05 · 5 services

Controls Intelligence

Power BI, executive analytics and forecasting that give capital leaders decision-grade foresight.

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2.06 · 6 services

The Barkley Institute

Practitioner-taught courses and executive education in P6, scheduling, controls and delay analysis.

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Featured practice

Command of the critical path.

1.0 — WHO WE ARE

Independent. Senior. Decisive.

The controls partner owners call when the date cannot move.

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3.0 — MARKETS

Sector fluency. One standard.

We know where each sector hides its schedule risk.

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4.0 — PROJECTS

Representative work. Every client confidential.

60 featured projects across 17 sectors. Every client confidential.

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7.0 — INSIGHTS

Decision-grade thinking.

Field notes, papers and briefings for the people who fund and build.

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9.0 — CAREERS

Do the most consequential work of your career.

For planners, cost engineers and analysts who want their judgment to matter.

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9.2 · RolesREF 9.2

Exceptional practitioners, always welcome.

We hire as client programs demand, so we keep a standing conversation open with strong people in these disciplines. Send your resume to hello@richardbarkley.com and we will reach out when the right engagement takes shape.

FIG. 01 — Exceptional practitioners, always welcome.
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Discipline9.2 · Roles
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Role families

Six disciplines. One standard.

These are the role families we recruit for. Specific openings, location and site requirements are discussed with each candidate, because they follow the engagement.

Planning & Scheduling

Senior Planner / Scheduler

Own CPM baselines and integrated master schedules in Primavera P6 on complex capital programs. Lead updates, narratives and client reviews.

Experienced
Planning & Scheduling

Project Scheduler

Build and maintain live schedules on healthcare, industrial and infrastructure work. Trace the critical path every data date.

Mid-level
Planning & Scheduling

Shutdown & Commissioning Planner

Hour-level shutdown plans and commissioning and startup schedules where every hour offline carries a cost.

Site-based
Cost & Project Controls

Project Controls Manager

Lead integrated schedule, cost, change and reporting on major programs. The owner's single source of truth.

Experienced
Cost & Project Controls

Cost Engineer

Budgets, commitments, change control, earned value and a cost-to-complete that survives scrutiny.

Mid-level
Cost & Project Controls

Schedule & Cost Risk Analyst

Quantitative risk analysis, Monte Carlo modeling, P50/P80 forecasts and risk workshops with owners.

Mid to senior
Forensic Delay & Claims

Forensic Delay Analyst

Delay analysis, time impact analysis and extension-of-time submissions for owners, contractors and counsel.

Mid to senior
Forensic Delay & Claims

Senior Forensic Consultant

Lead forensic schedule analysis and support expert reports and testimony in dispute resolution.

Experienced
Owner's Advisory

Owner's Representative, Controls

Independent schedule reviews, project assurance and readiness assessments for owners and their boards.

Experienced · Travel
Controls Intelligence

Controls Analytics Specialist

Power BI dashboards, executive scorecards and predictive analytics built on clean schedule and cost data.

Mid-level
The Barkley Institute

Institute Instructor

Teach Primavera P6, project controls and delay analysis to professionals and client teams, drawing on live practice.

Experienced practitioner
Early careers

Barkley Fellow

A two-year rotation across our practices, with a dedicated mentor and client work from the first month.

Graduates
Early careers

Summer Intern, Project Controls

A summer on live programs, ending with a presentation of your work to firm principals.

Students
What we look for

Skill gets you in the room. Judgement keeps you there.

01

Candour

You report what the schedule says, not what the client hoped it would say.

02

Rigour

You test your logic, then test it again. Defensible work is built in the detail.

03

Clarity

You can take an executive through a critical path in two minutes, without jargon.

04

Composure

When a program is under pressure, you slow down, find the facts and frame the options.

How to apply

Introduce yourself by email.

Send your resume to hello@richardbarkley.com. Name the role family in the subject line and tell us, in a few lines, about the work you are proudest of. A member of our team will reply personally.

What to include
  • Your resume, and LinkedIn or portfolio if you have one
  • The role family that interests you most
  • A program you helped steer, and what you changed
  • Your preference on travel and time on site
Email hello@richardbarkley.com
Not sure where you fit?

Write to us regardless.

Strong practitioners do not always fit a job title. Tell us what you do best and what you want to build next, at hello@richardbarkley.com.