Project Scheduler, Level IV

Akima, LLC•Oak Ridge, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Akima Infrastructure Services, LLC (AIS) is hiring a Project Scheduler, Level IV, to support the Department of Energy at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas. The position is part of AIS’s staff augmentation team. Although employed by AIS, the employee will receive day-to-day direction and assignments from Y-12 staff. AIS provides pay, benefits, human resources, and employment management. The scheduler executes technical activities for assigned projects and supports planning, scheduling, monitoring, configuration control, analysis, and reporting across multiple scopes of varying size, complexity, and risk. The role integrates project cost and schedule data, develops forecasts and reports, tracks changes and their impacts, and equips Project Managers to monitor project progress, budget, and compliance. The position requires experience with control systems, including Earned Value Management, and relevant project management processes. The role is contingent upon contract award and funding. Selected applicants cannot begin work until funding is confirmed. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years old, and able to meet applicable pre-employment requirements. A DOE Q clearance or the ability to obtain one is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 15–20 years of relevant experience, or master’s degree and 14–18 years of relevant experience, or associate degree and 24 or more years of relevant experience.
DOE Q clearance or the ability to obtain one.
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 the ability to work with teams and support organizations to resolve project issues and meet short deadlines.
Experience with Primavera P6.
Advanced computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office, SAP, and/or WebEVM (CloudEVM).
Experience in Empower.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience with control systems, including Earned Value Management, and applicable project management processes.
Ability to report effectively to customers and stakeholders and work with personnel at all organizational levels and with external stakeholders.
U.S. citizenship and minimum age of 18.
Ability to meet applicable pre-employment requirements, including required physical examinations, drug screening, and background investigation to satisfy DOE clearance requirements.
Ability to successfully complete a post-offer, pre-employment drug test if selected.
Ability to complete job-related pre-placement medical examinations if required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE clearance if required by the government contract.

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 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 ensure efficient and timely completion in accordance with Government and Plant directives.
Plan, coordinate, and direct activities supporting the Project Management mission within assigned organizational authorities and responsibilities.
Provide technical aptitude, integration, and leadership for planning, scheduling, monitoring, configuration control, analysis, and reporting across multiple 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; collection and tracking of performance data; analysis; estimate-to-complete forecasts; and reporting.
Identify and track changes or potential changes to project scope, ensuring cost estimates and schedule impacts are visible to the client and Project Manager.
Integrate cost and schedule data and reporting with company accounting and management information systems to support performance and financial goals.
Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to collect and analyze business input and distribute resulting output as required.
Help drive the organization and company toward established visions and objectives.
Identify and develop resources required to support project schedules, evaluate project and process problems systematically, determine solutions, and interface with internal and external customers, including management, users, DOE, NNSA, and NPO.