Manager, Project Controls

Position Summary:

This position oversees baseline development, maintenance, and execution. Oversees project controls staff and Environmental Remediation projects, including planning and scheduling, cost estimating and control, earned value management (EVMS), Waste Management and baseline configuration management. Provides technical guidance, analysis, and reporting to ensure projects are executed in compliance with DOE and contractual requirements.

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

Include, but are not limited to:

• Supervises schedule development, maintenance and monitoring, cost engineering analysis and control activities.
• Reviews monthly EVMS reports.
• Responds to data calls from the N3B Business Services Program Manager and the Director of Planning and Integration.
• Integrates change management and risk management with the N3B Director of Planning and Integration.
• Manages Funds Management analysis and reporting according to the limitation of funds clause in FAR 52.232-22.
• Prepares and reviews the preparation and presentation of cost engineering and planning activities.
• Supports project organizational and administrative activities.
• Identification of cost trends for management attention.
• Identifes, analyzes, and provides innovative solutions to cost engineering and schedule guidance to projects.
• Advises management of the status of work in progress.
• Coordinates interdepartmental activity for baseline change proposals.

Education & Experience:

A bachelor's degree in a closely related field with at least seven (7) years of related experience. Experience should include a minimum of three (3) years of management responsibility. However, a combination of education and relevant experience wherein the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the position's duties and responsibilities have been adequately demonstrated is acceptable.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP certification
• Experience working within the Department of Energy community or other government setting

Knowledge, Skill, & Ability:

• Thorough knowledge and skill in utilizing Primavera P6 in a DOE operational/project environment.
• Thorough knowledge of principles, concepts, and techniques in project cost accounting and project financial controls.
• Advanced skills in Acumen Fuse testing and Administration.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Excel to include formulas and pivot tables.
• Advanced kills in P6, Cobra and in EVMS reporting.
• Advanced skills in the development and maintenance of integrated resource loaded schedules.
• Advanced skills in training/mentoring CAMs and Project Controls on scheduling concepts and P6 system utilization.
• Advanced skills in using Earned Value Management systems within the DOE complex in accordance with DOE Order 413.3B, Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets and EIA-748, Earned Value Management Systems.
• Advanced skills with Deltek Cobra (or a comparable EVMS Cost Processing System), General Ledger systems as they interface to EVMS reporting (ex. CostPoint, and/or Cognos) is preferred.
• Ability to effectively convey thoughts clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to lead certain aspects of a task or project.
• Demonstrated ability to meet the level of language skills, mathematical skills, communication skills, reasoning ability and computer skills necessary to perform essential functions of the job.
• Expert knowledge and experience performing complex professional tasks independently and to analyze and develop innovative solutions to problems.
• Ability to recommend approaches for new or improved processes.
• Ability to work with broad objectives, with latitude to determine the best way to accomplish tasks.

BUSINESS ASSOCIATION:

Frequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts. Represents organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects.

IMPACT:

Contributes to completion of specific programs and projects. Failure to obtain results or erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resources.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and occasionally climb, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach.
• Frequently lifts up to 10 pounds; occasionally up to 20 pounds.
• Requires close, distance, color, and depth vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Requires ability to hear and communicate effectively in person, virtually, and by phone.
• Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Additional Qualifications:

• Maintains required safety, security and operational training; assure procedural and regulatory compliance; make safety, security and quality an integral part of every task; including stopping work if job is unsafe or compromises security.
• This position will ensure all activities and operations are performed in a safe and deliberate manner to include protecting the confidentiality and integrity of Personally Identifiable Information (PII).

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, or age.