PROJECT CONTROLS 4 – LANL – 3253- Los Alamos, NM
About The Position
OLH Inc. is hiring a Project Controls 4 to support the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and Project Controls System at LANL in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The position is for one year, with two optional one-year renewal periods, and requires U.S. citizenship. The role performs cost estimating, analysis, and control activities, and may supervise and provide technical direction for cost engineering and planning/scheduling work. It oversees schedule development, maintenance, and monitoring; cost engineering analysis and control; and the preparation and presentation of cost engineering and planning activities. The position supports project organizational and administrative activities and identifies cost and schedule trends for management attention. This senior-level role handles projects or proposals with significant, non-routine requirements and complex cost and planning needs. It applies broad expertise and independent judgment to develop advanced concepts, techniques, and standards, and to resolve unusually significant or complex issues. The position works under consultative direction toward long-range targets, with substantial latitude in methods and evaluation criteria.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 15 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Experience performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, including schedule development, control, and analysis.
- Experience with cost engineering functions, including cost estimating, cost control, financial reporting systems, and cost analysis, in the field and home office.
- Knowledge of supervision, personnel administration, and training of technical and non-technical personnel.
- Oral and written communication skills.
- Proficiency with personal computer operating systems and several basic software applications.
- Proficiency with multiple discipline-specific software applications currently used.
- Knowledge of financial reporting systems and controller account codes, and understanding of controller instructions that affect project controls, including project financial status reports and earned revenue determination data.
- Intermediate understanding of general project controls technical skills.
- Knowledge of engineering and/or construction management acquired through specialized instruction or practical experience.
- Expert-level knowledge of EVMS tools and processes.
Nice To Haves
- For positions also serving as a Control Account Manager (CAM): subject matter expertise and proven experience with project controls and/or project management.
- For CAM positions: experience with project budgets, including cost estimating, cost control, and cost analysis; project scheduling; implementing corrective actions; and developing and delivering detailed, accurate status reports.
- For CAM positions: subject matter expertise and proven experience with engineering functions and principles sufficient to understand, implement, and monitor technical projects.
- Postgraduate coursework may be expected at this level.
Responsibilities
- Support the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and Project Controls System.
- Perform cost estimating, analysis, and control activities.
- Supervise schedule development, maintenance, and monitoring activities.
- Supervise cost engineering analysis and control activities.
- Prepare and review, or supervise the preparation and presentation of, cost engineering and planning activities.
- Support project organizational and administrative activities.
- Perform cost engineering, cost analysis and control, planning, and scheduling activities for projects or proposals with significant non-routine requirements or high technical-skill demands.
- Identify, analyze, and provide innovative solutions related to cost engineering and schedule guidance for projects.
- Ensure work is completed as scheduled.
- Identify cost trends for management attention.
- Develop advanced concepts, techniques, and standards based on professional principles and theories.
- Use independent judgment and a wide latitude in methods and techniques to achieve objectives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
