Project Scheduler

Boston Government Services, LLC•Oak Ridge, TN

6d•$44,000 - $81,000•Onsite

About The Position

Boston Government Services (BGS) is seeking a Project Scheduler to support clients at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The role executes technical activities for assigned projects to ensure efficient, timely completion in accordance with Government and Plant directives. It plans, coordinates, and directs activities supporting the Project Management mission and provides technical aptitude, integration, and leadership for planning, scheduling, monitoring, configuration control, analysis, and reporting across multiple project scopes of varying size, complexity, and risk. The Project Scheduler equips Project Managers with tools to assess whether projects are on track, within budget, and compliant with requirements. The role supports integration of project scope, cost, and schedule, and uses appropriate tools and systems to proactively manage, control, and report cost and schedule across concurrent projects. It manages cost, schedule, and risk plans; performance-data collection and tracking; analysis; estimates to complete; and reporting. It also identifies and tracks actual or potential scope changes, making cost estimates and schedule impacts visible to clients and Project Managers, and integrates cost and schedule data with company accounting and management information systems. The position interacts with internal and external stakeholders to gather and analyze business input and distribute resulting outputs. It takes a leading role in advancing organizational and company objectives. The role requires knowledge of control systems, including Earned Value Management, and applicable project management processes, along with communication and problem-solving skills and the ability to work across organizational levels and with external customers, including DOE, NNSA, and NPO. This is a full-time, fully onsite position at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, with a Monday–Thursday, 40-hour workweek. BGS describes its culture as centered on respect, collaboration, accountability, employee growth, and well-being. The company offers a competitive total compensation package to eligible employees.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or master's degree plus 10 years of relevant experience.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must successfully pass drug screening.
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a security or clearance badge.
Requires a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance; qualified candidates will be considered regardless of current clearance status.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience of control systems, including Earned Value Management, and applicable project management processes.
Demonstrated oral and written communication skills for reporting to customers and stakeholders.
Ability to work with personnel at all organizational levels and with external stakeholders.
Ability to identify and develop resources needed to support project schedules.
Ability to logically and systematically evaluate project and process problems and determine appropriate solutions.
Ability to interface with internal and external customers, including management, users, DOE, NNSA, and NPO.

Nice To Haves

25 or more years of scheduling experience.
15 or more years of scheduling experience on DOE 413.3b projects and working knowledge of DOE policies, procedures, and requirements related to project controls.
Advanced skills in planning and schedule compliance.
Advanced skills in cost control, change management, and variance reporting.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; high personal motivation and standards; and ability to work with teams and support organizations to resolve project issues and meet short deadlines.
Advanced computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office, Primavera P6, SAP, and/or WebEVM (CloudEVM).
Advanced experience in Empower.
Cross-functional experience in Project/Control Account Management for DOE projects, including managing multiple scopes of work and multiple vendors.

Responsibilities

Execute technical activities for assigned projects to support efficient and timely completion in accordance with Government and Plant directives.
Plan, coordinate, and direct activities supporting the Project Management mission.
Provide technical aptitude, integration, and leadership for planning, scheduling, monitoring, configuration control, analysis, and reporting across project scopes of varying size, complexity, and risk.
Provide Project Managers with tools to confirm projects are on track, within budget, and compliant with requirements.
Participate in planning, development, monitoring, and control of project scope, cost, and schedule integration.
Use tools and systems to proactively manage, control, and report cost and schedule for concurrent projects.
Manage development of cost, schedule, and risk plans; performance-data collection and tracking; analysis; estimates to complete; and reporting.
Identify and track changes or potential changes to project scope, and provide visibility to clients and Project Managers regarding estimated cost changes and schedule impacts.
Integrate cost and schedule data and reporting with company accounting and management information systems.
Gather, analyze, and distribute business input and resulting output through interaction with internal and external stakeholders.
Take a leading role in advancing organizational and company objectives.