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Senior Project Controls Specialist Energy

$90k - $150k
Full-time

AtkinsRéalis

Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist Energy, to join our team in our Oak Ridge, TN office.

Your role

  • Assists the Business Manager with earned value management, scheduling, cost estimating, cost analysis and control.
  • Supports the Business Manager with integrating project earned value data, project cost estimates, and schedules into a combined data source and working with them to ensure compliance of their processes.
  • Assists and supports projects planning through development of project schedules and cost estimates.
  • Schedules maintenance activities; cost engineering analysis and control activities; monitoring that work is completed as scheduled and develops estimates using various sources.
  • Supports projects with varied and emergent tasks as needed, including tasks that might not be strictly project controls in scope.
  • Executes monthly reporting activities.
  • Assists with establishing and maintaining an Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
  • Supports proper control, tracking and cost accounting for project financials and cost alignment with the approved project Work Breakdown/Project Coding structure.
  • Assists with total project cost updates related to schedule/cost engineering and material control and develops supporting data for proposal development and contract negotiations. Reviews requirements related to determining total scope.
  • Develops project schedules of various levels, including summary, detailed and programmatic.
  • Coordinates and consolidates project schedules and data from multiple sources into the integrated project schedule.
  • Develops cost estimates of various types, including conceptual, order of magnitude, parametric and bottoms-up.
  • Develops or provides support and guidance in the development of Basis of Estimates and WBS Dictionaries.
  • Assists and supports reviews of all estimates for completeness and correctness prior to being submitted to management.
  • Supports scope changes to the Performance Measurement Baseline through the Baseline Change process.
  • Interfaces with designated management and project counterparts for specific planning and schedule tasks.
  • Provides project controls support related to the integration, control and management of projects; specifically, project planning and scheduling and progress management.
  • Implements and complies with policies, plans, processes, interfaces and reporting to organize and schedule project work, taking into account time and resource constraints.
  • Supports the project team with all aspects of the project planning and scheduling functions, including determining durations for the time phasing of the project baseline into the project schedule, management of an integrated schedule, development and updating of progress curves, performance curves and assessment of resources.
  • Coordinates vendor/ subcontractor requested quotes as related to specific WBSs of the estimate.
  • Promotes and contributes to synergy among teammates.
  • May lead and direct the work of others.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

About you

  • Requires a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Business, or an equivalent technical degree.
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in Project Controls, or related experience.
  • Previous experience with large nuclear, environmental cleanup and/or construction projects.
  • Previous experience with $10M+ construction project schedules.
  • Previous experience with 3+ year project schedule for large projects.
  • Previous experience with $100M+ construction cost estimates.
  • Effective organizational and interpersonal skills.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Effective coordination and integration skills.
  • Intermediate skills with MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, with advanced Excel skills preferred.
  • Intermediate skills with Primavera P6 and MS Project software, with advanced Primavera P6 skills preferred.
  • Intermediate skills with InEight Estimator or similar cost estimating software.
  • Intermediate knowledge of federal government estimating practices and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) helpful.
  • Intermediate skills with earned value management systems and reporting.
  • Some ability to develop cost estimates from various sources including engineering drawings, sketches, bills of materials, equipment lists, etc.
  • Ability to develop project schedules from all sources as required.
  • EVMS, Cobra or Primavera P6 certification preferred.
  • American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE) and/or Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) International certifications preferred.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen in order to be considered.

Rewards & benefits

At AtkinsRéalis, our values-Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence-are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.

Depending on your employment status, AtkinsRéalis benefits may include medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits, employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting, employee stock purchase plan, Paid Time Off, leaves of absences options, flexible work options, recognition and employee satisfaction programs, employee assistance program, and voluntary benefits. You can review our comprehensive benefits page here .

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis , a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Find out more.

Additional information

Expected compensation range is between $90,000-$150,000 annually depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.

Are you ready to expand your career with us? Apply today and help us shape something extraordinary.

AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, Drug-Free employer EOE/Veteran/Disability

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.
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