Senior Project Controls Analyst - Brookhaven National Laboratory

Position Overview

The Senior Project Controls Analyst will report to the Project Management Center (PMC) Manager or to a Project Controls Manager and will implement cost and schedule project planning and control functions for large scientific construction projects and smaller Research and Development projects. 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 hands-on experience with Primavera to successfully lead work, resources, and dollars using project controls tools.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implement all aspects of an earned value management system, which consists of developing a fully integrated resource loaded schedule

• Assist technical management in developing resource requirements to support the development of the project cost estimate

• Analysis of the project schedule using critical path methodology and project metrics

• Implement changes to the schedule and/or baseline cost

• Develop performance measurement monthly reports for the management team and stakeholders including DOE.

• Interact with project technical staff to define scope of work, project risks, baseline changes variance analysis, and implementation of corrective actions

• Present project data at meetings and external project reviews

• Support the development and deployment of new techniques and tools and the ability to use tools to improve the quality of project plans

• Develop templates, serving as a scheduling tool specialist, and counsel program managers/control account managers on the maintenance of their schedules

• Support proposal preparation, procedure development and Project Management Training

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, Engineering, Project Management or equivalent in a related discipline or equivalent experience, generally on the basis of 2:1 (experience: college) years.

• Minimum of ten (10) years of professional cost/scheduling experience along with proven experience in supporting large scale DOE science projects (Total Project Cost >$750M)

• Solid knowledge of cost estimating, budgeting and control

• Solid understanding and hands on experience with Earned Value Management System processes and requirements

• Must be proficient in Primavera P6 software

• 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

• Experience with Cobra or similar EVMS software

• Experience with PowerBI

• Experience with designing new project management tools

Additional Information:

On-Site position

Visa Sponsorship is not Offered

Brookhaven National Laboratory is committed to providing fair, equitable and competitive compensation. The full salary range for this position is $141450 - $221000/ year. Salary offers will be commensurate with the final candidate’s qualification, education and experience and considered with the internal peer group.