Project Controls with Security Clearance

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Job description

Description The W87-1 Modification Program Division (NA-125.4), has an immediate need for 1-2 full-time Project Controls expert(s), mid-to possibly senior
level, to support the Federal Program Manager (FPM) with building and maintaining an integrated master schedule. These individual(s) will provide
technical support to the Federal Program Manager (FPM), as well as liaison with other Defense Programs (DP), National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA), and Department of Defense (DOD) organizations associated with the W87-1 Program. The work performed is extensive in
scope and requires experienced individual(s) with demonstrated project controls expertise, self-starting, ability to work in a highly dynamic
environment, and interface with broad range of federal and military senior staff and leadership. Position Description: Project Controls compiles and analyzes the data from the clients. Prepares monthly, quarterly, bi-annual, annual, and as needed reports to support
the program and program operations. Works with the FPM to identify and add additional data products. Works with the FPM to provide feedback
of data quality and errors to be fixed during the next submittal cycle. A key element will be to develop and maintain an NNSA integrated master
schedule (NIMS) for the W87-1 Program from individual project summary and detailed schedules. The Project Controls expert will be responsible
for planning, monitoring and reporting on the W87-1 Program. This position requires advanced knowledge in the field of nuclear weaponry, and
Primavera/P6 expertise. Roles and Responsibilities • Developing and maintaining project management policies and procedures. • Developing and maintaining a positive relationship with client scheduling staff. • Coordinating, scheduling, analyzing client summary schedules and detailed schedules. • Comparing and evaluating possible courses of conduct with respect to scheduling and making scheduling decisions after considering the relevant possibilities. • Completing system analysis, reviewing cost controls, planning and managing baseline data. • Using Earned Value Management System (EVMS) principles, terms, and concepts to evaluate client contractor progress. • Administering and managing the training of other staff members on tools, techniques, and procedures required to maintain a rigorous Project Controls system that is legally and regulatory compliant. • Exercising independent judgment to perform as a role model for the team, being self-motivated professional, demonstrating good interpersonal and communications skills, and passing on the working details of the Nuclear Security Enterprise. • Researching relevant materials to maintain knowledge of Earned Value Standards - EVMS. • Working as part of the Team to produce regular reports and surge/special products that clearly and accurately represent the status of the W87-1 Program. • Work in classified environments to analyze sensitive schedule and program data; work with derivative classifiers to extract appropriate elements for integration into unclassified integrated master schedules and other products. • Provides detailed analysis and reporting of project status within an established system of project controls. • Teams with technical staff and project leads and managers to make recommendations to influence key decision makers within the scope of project controls. • Researches, assembles, and evaluates project information or data and recommends sound, practical solutions to project related issues. • Analyzes, compiles, and presents project specific data from a variety of sources to meet on-demand needs. • Analyzes, prepares, validates, and maintains cost estimates, detailed baseline budgets, work package agreements, change requests, and monthly cost variance reports. • Provides information management, access controls management, configuration management, program integration and communications, and risk management. • Assists with customer interactions, including arranging and documenting periodic reviews and tracking project management deliverables and presenting project management status to external or internal customers. • Facilitates internal team communications and meetings. • Analysis of Accounting and Program Budgeting. Coordination with the Project Engineers, M&Os, and DP budgeting system. Provides analysis trending/reporting in support of communicating the financial health of the program. Management of the programs travel budget Provide necessary inputs to all program reports • Integrated Master Scheduling Integration and analysis of the individual project schedules Assemble and analyze the NIMS. Providing schedule health assessments as well as critical path analysis for the components and systems to support the Program Engineers as well as the FPM. Provide necessary inputs to all program reports. • Risk & Issues Management Completes basic QA of individual project inputs. Interfaces with project risk staff to improve risk & issue documentation. Prepares materials for program level risk reviews, reports, and program meetings. Provide necessary inputs to all program reports. • EV data analysis Compile and assemble EV data and reports from projects in support of the W87-1 Program. Analyzes EV trends, forecasts, and areas needed for further analysis and attention needed by the Federal Program and Engineers and FPM. Consolidate and provide the monthly/quarterly/annual and ad hoc reporting utilizing NIMS data. Provide necessary inputs to all program reports. Provisioning Management. Coordinate with the projects and Federal Program Engineers to ensure the health of hardware to support the production needs of the program. Schedule and conduct regular provisioning meetings across all sites. Ensure all provisioning documentation is up to date and accurate with results from the provisioning meetings. • Provide necessary inputs to all program reports. Skills & Qualifications Education, Experience and Qualifications: • Minimum of 5 years of related project controls experience required • Demonstrated expertise with Primavera/P6. • PMP requirement. • Staff experience in military, government or corporate enterprise required. • Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite with particular emphasis on word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet applications (MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel) required and proficiency may be tested. • Nuclear weapons experience desired. • Interagency experience desired. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated experience in developing briefings for senior and executive management. • Minimum of BA/BS, MBA or Master's degree in a related field desired. • Active DoD TS and/or DOE Q clearances desired. • Willingness to travel, estimated 10-15%. • Knowledge of or experience with project management best practices and principles. • 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, EVMS, status reporting, and what-if analysis. • Knowledge of project management tools; MS Project, Primavera, EVM tools, CET. • Knowledge of the technical aspects of assigned projects. • Knowledge of critical-path scheduling. • Knowledge of financial management software interfaces (SAP, Oracle, etc.). • Knowledge of project life cycles and the impact of scope, schedule and budget changes on the execution of projects. • Knowledge of MS SharePoint project sites and Microsoft Access databases. Skills • Skill in using MS Project software and/or related systems. • Skill in using Microsoft applications, email and various database project tracking software packages, scheduling software, and the electronic project management system, e-Builder. • Skill in working with project managers and other engineering staff relative to understanding industry language. • Skill in managing multiple priorities; skill in exercising tact and diplomacy. • Skilled at communicating well orally, in writing, and attention to detail. Abilities • Ability to interface with staff and management at all levels. • Demonstrated outstanding verbal and written communication skills. • Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of customers' business operations and the ability to anticipate, understand, and react to customer needs.

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