Project Controls Specialist

Overview

Napakiak Environmental and Construction (NEC) is actively seeking qualified applicants for a Project Controls Specialist position. This individual will support our staff augmentation team supporting the Department of Energy (DOE) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

Successful candidates will be employees of NEC. Though employed by NEC, the employee will take day‑to‑day direction from technical personnel employed directly by the research laboratory. Pay, benefits, Human Resource, and employment management functions are provided by NEC.

Qualified applicants must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years of age, and able to meet pre‑employment requirements including any required physicals, drug screen, and/or background investigation to satisfy clearance requirements from the DOE.

• 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.
• Develop summary and detailed, logic‑driven, resource‑loaded schedules.
• Develop summary and detailed cost estimates.
• Integrate actual costs and accruals.
• Identify and analyze risk and execute risk analysis.
• Execute change control.
• Provide day‑to‑day schedule and cost maintenance support, forecast status, and conduct what‑if analysis.
• Assist in generating monthly project status reports, including analysis of schedule performance index (SPI)/cost performance index (CPI), variance explanation, 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 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 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 organizational, record‑keeping, and coordination skills.
• Ability to work independently on multiple time‑constrained projects and to successfully complete each.
• Experience evaluating and analyzing complex projects, identifying issues, and proposing solutions to problems.

• BS/BA in project or construction management, business, engineering, or equivalent.
• Five years of experience successfully performing project controls duties 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; including 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.

• Pre‑employment drug screen required. External applicants selected for this position must successfully complete a post‑offer, pre‑employment drug test.
• Medical exam(s) may be required for job‑related pre‑placement medical examinations.
• 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, requiring participation in an ongoing random drug testing program in addition to the pre‑employment drug screen.