Project Controls Specialist

Spectra Tech has an immediate need for a Project Controls Specialist in Oak Ridge, TN.

This position will advise the Project Manager and/or Project Director for large line-item projects.

• Work with the project controls lead and control account managers (CAMs) to develop and maintain:
  • Project Work Breakdown Structure and dictionary;
  • Summary and detailed, logic driven, resource loaded schedules;
  • Summary and detailed cost estimates;
  • Actual costs and accrual integration;
  • Risk identification and risk analysis;
  • Change control.
• Provide day-to-day support to the project with schedule and cost maintenance and status, forecasting and conducting what-if analysis.
• Assist in generating monthly reports on project status and performance, to include analysis on schedule performance index (SPI)/cost performance index (CPI), variance explanation and critical path and near critical paths.
• Attend technical and management meetings to understand and report status accurately.
• Perform ad-hoc activities as directed by the project controls lead.
• Support the CAMs and project management staff in preparing for various project reviews, including internal and external project status reviews.
• Develop, present, and reinforce project management processes and systems training for all applicable project staff, specifically the project CAMs.

• Advanced skills applying Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and processes.
• Experience interpreting, organizing, and analyzing data from multiple sources.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience using various project control operating systems (e.g., Primavera (P6), Cobra, Microsoft Project) and knowledge of /experience using Microsoft Office tools.
• Experience performing statistical analysis, schedule monitoring and operations to disseminate, create, and present highly detailed and complex financial information to diverse audiences.
• Experience in independently and successfully clarifying issues, analyzing concerns, and resolving highly complex problems of an unusual nature, making, and implementing sound decisions.
• Demonstrated advanced verbal and written communication and presentation skills to effectively disseminate, create, and present highly detailed and complex financial information to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills to establish and maintain highly productive working relationships with a broad cross-section of management, technical, scientific, and administrative personnel tactfully and effectively.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated organizational, recordkeeping, and coordination skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on multiple time-constrained projects and to successfully complete each.
• Experience evaluating and analyzing complex projects, identify issues, and propose solutions to problems.

• BS/BA in project or construction management, business, engineering or equivalent. Five years of experience successfully performing project controls duties as noted above for research-based project(s) within the DOE or Department of Defense.
• Five years of project experience working within an EVMS environment compliant with EIA-748; to include setting baselines, incorporating baseline changes, producing monthly reports and variance analyses.
• Solid understanding of project controls best practices regarding scope, time, cost, change and risk management; and a complete understanding of DOE Order 413.3b and EIA-748 compliant EVM.
• Significant experience with Primavera and EVM cost processors.
• Advanced experience in the use of SharePoint and Microsoft Office Suite.

• EVMS, DOE O 413.3b and EIA
  -748, Cobra, P6

• Pre-employment Drug Screen - External applicants selected for this position are required to successfully complete a post-offer, pre-employment drug test.
• Medical Exam(s) - Job related pre-placement medical examinations may be required for this position.
• This position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a clearance from the DOE. If determined as such, this position would be identified as a Workplace Substance Abuse (WSAP) testing designated position. WSAP positions require participation in an ongoing random drug testing program in addition to the pre-employment drug screen.