Part Time Project Controls Scheduler/Estimator II

Renuke • Oak Ridge, TN

12d • Remote

About The Position

ReNuke Services is seeking an experienced Project Controls Specialist II - Scheduler/Estimator for a staff augmentation assignment supporting its client's Commercial Nuclear Services business. The role is expected to require approximately 20 hours per week, is fully remote, and is currently anticipated to continue through December 31, 2026. The assignment may be extended or could potentially lead to direct hire, but neither is guaranteed.

As a member of the Project Management Office Team, the Project Controls Specialist II supports the Business Manager and project teams with earned value management, scheduling, cost estimating, cost analysis and control, and integration of project cost and schedule data. The role supports project planning through development and maintenance of schedules and cost estimates, cost engineering analysis and control, and monitoring work against the schedule. The successful candidate should be flexible and prepared to support varied or emergent tasks, including some outside the strict scope of project controls. The role may lead and direct the work of others.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business or a technical field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 10 years of project controls or related experience.
• Experience developing and maintaining integrated project schedules and cost estimates.
• Working knowledge of earned value management systems and reporting.
• Intermediate proficiency with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and cost-estimating software such as InEight Estimator.
• Effective organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective coordination and integration skills.
• Intermediate skills with InEight Estimator or similar cost-estimating software.
• Intermediate skills with earned value management systems and reporting.
• Ability to develop cost estimates from sources such as engineering drawings, sketches, bills of materials, and equipment lists.
• Ability to develop project schedules from required source information.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting nuclear, environmental cleanup, U.S. Department of Energy, or large construction projects.
• EVMS, Cobra, or Primavera P6 certification.
• American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE) and/or Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) International certifications.
• Intermediate knowledge of federal government estimating practices and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
• Previous experience with large nuclear, environmental cleanup, and/or construction projects.
• Previous experience with schedules for construction projects valued at $10 million or more.
• Previous experience with schedules spanning three or more years for large projects.
• Previous experience with construction cost estimates valued at $100 million or more.
• Intermediate skills with MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint; advanced Excel skills preferred.
• Intermediate skills with Primavera P6 and MS Project; advanced Primavera P6 skills preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Responsibilities

• Execute monthly reporting activities.
• Assist with establishing and maintaining an Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
• Support control, tracking, and cost accounting for project financials, including cost alignment with the approved project Work Breakdown/Project Coding structure.
• Assist with total project cost updates related to schedule, cost engineering, and material control; develop supporting data for proposals and contract negotiations; and review requirements to determine total scope.
• Develop summary, detailed, and programmatic project schedules.
• Coordinate and consolidate schedules and data from multiple sources into an integrated project schedule.
• Develop conceptual, order-of-magnitude, parametric, and bottom-up cost estimates.
• Develop, or provide support and guidance for developing, Basis of Estimates and WBS Dictionaries.
• Assist with reviewing estimates for completeness and correctness before submission to management.
• Support scope changes to the Performance Measurement Baseline through the Baseline Change process.
• Interface with designated management and project counterparts on planning and scheduling tasks.
• Provide project controls support for project integration, control, and management, particularly project planning, scheduling, and progress management.
• Implement and comply with policies, plans, processes, interfaces, and reporting to organize and schedule project work while considering time and resource constraints.
• Support project planning and scheduling, including determining durations for time-phasing the project baseline, managing an integrated schedule, developing and updating progress and performance curves, and assessing resources.
• Coordinate vendor and subcontractor quote requests related to specific WBS elements of estimates.
• Promote and contribute to synergy among teammates.
• May lead and direct the work of others.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior