Project Controls Engineer (3008)

Navarro Research and Engineering is recruiting for a Project Controls Engineer. This is a remote position with occasional travel to the site as needed.

Navarro Research & Engineering is an award-winning federal contractor dedicated to partnering with clients to advance clean energy and deliver effective solutions for complex challenges in the nuclear and environmental fields. Joining Navarro means being a part of an exceptional team committed to quality and safety while also looking for innovative strategies to create value for the client’s success. Headquartered in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Navarro has active programs in place across the nation for DOE/NNSA, NASA, and the Department of Defense.

This position will support Navarro-ATL. Navarro-ATL is located in Richland, WA, and operates, manages, and maintains the 222-S Laboratory Complex for the Department of Energy. The Navarro-ATL members are Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN), and Advanced Technologies and Laboratories International (Gaithersburg, MD).

• Prepares, maintains, reviews, and revises schedules and budgets for Operations/Maintenance and/or Construction Projects activities.
• Work will be performed per applicable DOE and Navarro-ATL orders, standards, procedures, and guidelines using established DOE and industry methodologies and techniques.
• Applies standard cost and/or scheduling data to departmental programs or systems.
• Responsible for utilizing tools and systems necessary to effectively and proactively manage and control concurrent activities throughout the organization from proposal through execution and completion.
• Tasks may include the preparation, monitoring, and control of baseline detailed and integrated master summary schedules and milestones; field execution schedules preparation, monitoring and control of baseline time-phased budgets; cost control and earned value performance measurement including the Budgeted Cost for Work Scheduled (BCWS), Budgeted Cost for Work Performed (BCWP), Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP), and Schedule Variance (SV)/Cost Variance (CV); and associated reporting and information distribution internally and externally to key stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Participates in improving techniques for estimating, planning, and cost control. Develops forecasts and assures that all pertinent information is updated in relation to the present scope of work.
• Develops, implements, analyzes, and maintains critical path method logic diagrams that require critical path analysis for time and resource management of manpower, equipment, or facilities.
• Performs analysis and summarize data to validate project control parameters with consideration given to performance, reliability, maintainability, and cost/schedule control criteria. Assess potential cost and schedule impacts.
• Coordinates and maintains cost/planning/schedule database operations, review and analyze project control data or results, and assist in preparation of management reports along with corresponding recommendations. Participates in planning meetings as appropriate and gathers data for database input.
• Prepares and issues periodic status/critical items reports to management that highlights significant program issues and potential delays to project milestones and DOE financial objectives.
• Develops, implements, analyzes, and maintains cost and schedule trend program, baseline change project, and forecast process.
• Complies with Navarro-ATL policies and procedures.
• Ensures Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) principles are incorporated into organization’s activities.
• Ability to manage a change in priorities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS in project management, construction management, engineering, business, or other related discipline and a minimum of 7 years related experience, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Experience with earned value systems utilized at Navarro-ATL, including but not limited to cost analysis, EAC development, schedule development and maintenance, earned value reporting systems, subcontract management, estimating, and Primavera P6 knowledge.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Must be able to communicate to peers and management clearly and concisely.
• Must take prompt action to accomplish assigned objectives and understand/identify issues and opportunities.
• Possesses intermediate skills in both Cost and Schedule (Integrated).

Due to the nature of the government contract requirements and/or clearances requirements, US citizenship is required.

Navarro is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled

Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)

Project Controls Engineer I Grade 18: $104,175 - $131,425

Project Controls Engineer I Grade 19: $114,475 - $144,325

Project Controls Engineer II Grade 20: $126,025 - $158,875

The grade level offered to the selected candidate will be based on business needs and the candidate's education, training, and/or relevant experience.

In accordance with the Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc (Navarro) salary determination process, Navarro takes into consideration the level of assigned job duties and responsibilities and the candidate’s education, training, and/or experience relative to internal peers and the external labor market. A candidate's salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Benefits

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits*; 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; vacation/sick/holiday pay*.

*Based on eligibility rules