What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Controls Schedule Lead position at Pantex Plant?
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: Project Controls Schedule Lead
Career Level From: Senior Specialist
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Organization: Enterprise Plng & Controls (50993945)
Job Specialty: Project Controls-Scheduling
Responsible for leading the execution of technical activities of assigned projects to ensure efficient and timely completion of work in accordance with Government and Plant directives. Plans, coordinates, and directs activities to meet demands of Project Management (PM) mission in accordance with assigned organizational authorities and responsibilities. Provides technical aptitude, integration and leadership for planning, scheduling, monitoring, configuration control, analysis, and reporting on multiple scopes of varying size, complexity, and level of risk. Ensures Project Managers are provided with tools to confirm projects are on track, within budget and within compliance of requirements. Participates in planning, development, monitoring, and control of project scope, cost, and schedule integration. Utilizes tools and systems necessary to effectively and proactively manage, control, and report on cost and schedule for concurrent projects. Manages development of cost, schedule, and risk plans, collection of performance data, tracking data, analysis, development of forecast of estimate to complete, and reporting. Ensures identification and tracking of changes/potential changes to project scope, ensuring estimates of cost changes and schedule impact are given visibility with client and PM. Manages integration of cost and schedule data and reporting with company's accounting and management information systems to facilitate meeting company performance and financial goals.
Interacts with internal and external stakeholders to ensure proper business input is collected, analyzed, and resulting output distributed, as required. Takes a leading role in driving organization and company toward established visions and objectives.
Position requires demonstrated knowledge and experience of control systems including Earned Value Management and applicable project management processes on DOE 413.3b projects. Ability to lead a diverse sta (technical and administrative) by example to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Demonstrated oral and written communication skills in reporting to customers and stakeholders. Ability to work with personnel at all levels across organization and external stakeholders. Ability to identify and develop required resources to support project schedules; ability to logically and systematically evaluate project and process problems to determine appropriate solutions; ability to interface with internal and external customers, including management, users and DOE, NNSA and NPO.
- Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
- Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
- Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
- Career advancement and professional development programs
- Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives
- Bachelor's degree: Minimum 7 years of relevant experience
- OR Master's degree: Minimum 6 years of relevant experience
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, a high level of personal motivation, high standards, and the ability to work with the team and support organizations to address/resolve project issues and meet short deadlines
- Demonstrated computer skills and proficiency with the Microsoft Office, Primavera P6, Cobra, SAP, WebEVM (CloudEVM), Acumen
- Experience in PowerBI, Agile, Project, and Empower preferred
- Cross functional experience in Engineering for DOE projects
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred
- Prior scheduling experience on a DOE 413.3b project. Working knowledge and understanding of DOE policies, procedures, and requirements in areas associated with project management
- Demonstrated skills in planning, organization, and schedule compliance
- Demonstrated skills in cost control, change management and reporting
CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.
CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.