Senior Project Controls Analyst

The Project Management Center provides deployed support for project management processes related to scope, cost, schedule, and risk management during all phases of Laboratory projects, as well as project management training. The Senior Project Controls Analyst (Master Scheduler) will report to the Project Controls Manager or Deputy Project Controls Manager, serve as the project’s lead Primavera P6 scheduler and will implement cost and schedule project planning and control functions. The Project Management Center is responsible for providing Project Management expertise to the Principal Investigator or Project Director/Manager including expertise in initial planning, cost estimating, scheduling, risk assessment, EVMS reporting, change control and project management training and documentation. The project management/controls experience should be in the earliest stages of project planning through execution including change control and project closeout. Selected candidate will draw upon a sophisticated understanding of project management methodology, project control principles, and subject matter expertise in scheduling methodologies and advanced experience with Primavera to successfully lead the project schedule development and management efforts. The work will be based at BNL, or domestically in the US subject to an approved remote work agreement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as the project's Primavera P6 Master Scheduler with responsibility for development, integration, governance, and maintenance of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Provide functional leadership and technical oversight to Project Controls Analysts responsible for L2/L3 schedules, ensuring consistent scheduling practices and adherence to project standards.
• Lead schedule integration across all partner/ collaborating institutions, project systems, Control Accounts, WBS elements, subcontractors, and major interfaces to ensure a single, resource loaded logic-driven project schedule and resolve cross-system dependencies and interface issues.
• Establish and enforce project scheduling standards, coding structures, calendars, activity conventions, resource rates and schedule quality requirements in accordance with DOE Order 413.3, BSA EVMS guidelines, and EIC procedures.
• Ensure full and efficient integration of P6 schedule with other tools such as Cobra, SharePoint, Safran.
• Review and approve significant schedule updates submitted by L2/L3 Project Controls Analysts prior to incorporation into the project baseline or monthly status.
• Support project decision making with quick what-if analysis and driving schedule decisions to individual Project Controls Analysts.
• Perform schedule health assessments, critical path analysis, float analysis, and schedule quality reviews, and recommend corrective actions.
• Coordinate monthly schedule status collection and forecasting activities across all L2/L3 organizations.
• Advise the project team on schedule performance, forecast completion dates, recovery plans, and schedule risks.
• Lead schedule integration activities supporting DOE Critical Decision reviews, Independent Project Reviews, baseline change proposals, and external project reviews.
• Serve as the project's Primavera P6 subject matter expert, providing mentoring, training, and technical support to Project Controls staff.
• Implement all aspects of an earned value management system, which consists of developing a fully integrated resource loaded schedule Work with Risk Manager on schedule risk assessments and support the project’s overall risk management plan.
• Develop performance measurement monthly reports for the management team and stakeholders including DOE.
• Support the development and deployment of new techniques and tools to improve quality of project plans.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Engineering, Project Management or closely related field is required.
• Equivalency is based on a 2:1 (experience: college) years’ experience.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of professional scheduling experience in Primavera P6 on large scale projects.
• Proven experience supporting large scale complex science projects with multiple systems and subsystems.
• Solid knowledge of cost estimating, budgeting and control.
• Solid understanding and hands on experience with Earned Value Management System processes and requirements.
• Must be highly proficient in Primavera P6 software, including large volume data handling through export/import.
• High proficiency in scheduling theory, techniques and methodologies.
• Proficiency in project management principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Project experience.
• Solid analytical and reasoning skills and proven ability to develop solutions to complex problems.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills with ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to prioritize and effectively handle one’s own time to deliver results.
• Well-developed verbal communication skills with presentation experience.
• Must be a self-starter, a team player, willing to take initiative and able to perform independently.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Master’s degree
• Professional Certifications such as PMP, RMP, SP, EVP etc.
• Experience in a DOE project environment or other federally funded projects
• Experience with P6 API
• Experience with Cobra or similar EVMS software
• Experience with PowerBI
• Experience with schedule diagnostics using Acumen Fuse or DCMA-14pt assessments
• Experience with designing new project management tools

Additional Information

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

The work will be based at BNL, or domestically in the US subject to an approved remote work agreement.

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The full salary range for this position is $147100 - $205000 / year.

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