Sr. Project Controls Specialist

Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Sr. Project Controls Specialist opportunity in Oak Ridge, TN to support the Y12 National Security Complex.

The Y12 National Security Complex, simply known as Y12, has three primary national security missions that protect our country and our allies around the world. Maintaining the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, reducing global threats, and fueling the U.S. Navy’s nuclear propulsion program are the key activities at this historic site.

100% onsite position in Oak Ridge, TN

Per diem is available for those who quality

Job Description:

As the Project Controls Specialist, you’ll support the Enterprise Planning & Controls Division and the Readiness group by controlling the scheduling, planning, estimating, monitoring, configuration control, analysis, and reporting for start-up and existing projects of varying size, complexity, and level of risk. 

You’ll also interface with project managers, engineers, and core team members, as well as other functional organizations. Other responsibilities include:

·       Provide project managers with tools to keeping projects on track, within budget and within compliance requirements.

·       Plan, develop, monitor, and control project scopes, schedules, cost estimates and risk for start-ups, projects, and tasks.

·       Perform schedule, cost and resource variance analysis.

·       Prepare cost and schedule reports, conduct effective cost and schedule trending processes and provide analysis for use to support corrective actions and produces timely reports for assigned projects.

·       Ensures the data integrity and configuration control for assigned projects.

·       Facilitates internal team communications and meetings.

·       Assists with customer interactions, including tracking project management deliverables and presenting project management status to external or internal customers.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree plus 10 years of direct project controls experience is required, OR a high school diploma with 20 or more years of experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft software applications, including Windows, Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint, and the ability to integrate applications.
• Must have demonstrated experience with Primavera P6.
• Ability to resolve complex issues, strong organizational skills, excellent oral and written communications skills, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to effectively facilitate meetings.
• Knowledge of or experience with project controls practices and principles, including work breakdown structure development, duration management, schedule logic and dependencies, critical path analysis, change control, cost engineering, estimating, Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), status reporting, and what-if analysis.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision and effectively manage multiple/changing priorities.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

·       Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business is preferred.

·       Experience with scheduling and planning for start-up projects is highly preferred.

·       Currently, this position does not require a security clearance, but eligibility for a security clearance is preferred.

If you are interested in being considered for this position and your resume clearly outlines your relevant experience for this position, please follow the application steps via our website: www.edgewatertech.net/careers

Edgewater will not submit your resume without first having detailed discussions with you and obtaining your permission to do so. We look forward to hearing from you!

WORKING WITH EDGEWATER TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES

Founded in 2003, Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC (Edgewater) is a New Mexico-based small business headquartered in Los Alamos, NM, with five (5) regional offices across the United States to locally support our growing presence at project sites. Edgewater has a proven track record and is a trusted provider of fixed-price construction projects, engineering, and technical services for the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector commercial contractors involved in nuclear, high-hazard, or complex operations. Edgewater’s experience and guidance ensure that our customers perform hazardous operations, comply with regulatory requirements, and maintain the highest quality and safety standards.

Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre- and post-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Edgewater is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veterans, or individuals with disabilities in accordance with EO 14173.

View all Edgewater opportunities at www.edgewatertech.net/careers