Senior Project Controls Analyst

Brookhaven National Laboratory • Upton, NY

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About The Position

The Senior Project Controls Analyst (Master Scheduler) works within the Project Management Center, which provides project management support and training for Laboratory projects. The role serves as the project’s lead Primavera P6 scheduler and implements cost and schedule planning and control functions across all project phases, from early planning through execution, change control, and closeout. It provides project management expertise in areas including initial planning, cost estimating, scheduling, risk assessment, earned value management system (EVMS) reporting, change control, training, and documentation.

The position leads development, integration, governance, and maintenance of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), while providing functional leadership and technical oversight to analysts responsible for lower-level schedules. It coordinates schedule integration across partner institutions, project systems, control accounts, work breakdown structure elements, subcontractors, and major interfaces. The role also supports project decisions, performance reporting, risk assessment, and reviews, and serves as the project’s Primavera P6 subject matter expert. Work is based at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), or elsewhere domestically in the United States subject to an approved remote work agreement. The position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Engineering, Project Management, or a closely related field; experience may be substituted at a 2:1 experience-to-college-years equivalency.
• At least 10 years of professional scheduling experience using Primavera P6 on large-scale projects.
• Proven experience supporting large-scale, complex science projects with multiple systems and subsystems.
• Solid knowledge of cost estimating, budgeting, and control.
• Solid understanding of and hands-on experience with EVMS processes and requirements.
• High proficiency in Primavera P6, including handling large volumes of data through export and import.
• High proficiency in scheduling theory, techniques, and methodologies.
• Proficiency in project management principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and experience with Microsoft Project.
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills, including the ability to develop solutions to complex problems.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively to deliver results.
• Well-developed verbal communication skills and presentation experience.
• Self-starter and team player who takes initiative and can work independently.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Uncleared Personal Identity Verification (UPIV) credential as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, RMP, SP, or EVP.
• Experience in a DOE project environment or other federally funded projects.
• Experience with P6 API.
• Experience with Cobra or similar EVMS software.
• Experience with PowerBI.
• Experience with schedule diagnostics using Acumen Fuse or DCMA-14pt assessments.
• Experience designing new project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the project’s Primavera P6 Master Scheduler and develop, integrate, govern, and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Provide functional leadership and technical oversight to Project Controls Analysts responsible for L2/L3 schedules, ensuring consistent practices and adherence to project standards.
• Lead schedule integration across partner and collaborating institutions, project systems, Control Accounts, WBS elements, subcontractors, and major interfaces; maintain a single resource-loaded, logic-driven project schedule and resolve dependencies and interface issues.
• Establish and enforce scheduling standards, coding structures, calendars, activity conventions, resource rates, and schedule quality requirements in accordance with DOE Order 413.3, BSA EVMS guidelines, and EIC procedures.
• Ensure integration of the P6 schedule with tools such as Cobra, SharePoint, and Safran.
• Review and approve significant schedule updates submitted by L2/L3 Project Controls Analysts before incorporation into the project baseline or monthly status.
• Support project decision-making through what-if analyses and guide schedule decisions with Project Controls Analysts.
• Perform schedule health assessments, critical path and float analyses, and schedule quality reviews; recommend corrective actions.
• Coordinate monthly schedule status collection and forecasting across L2/L3 organizations.
• Advise the project team on schedule performance, forecast completion dates, recovery plans, and schedule risks.
• Lead schedule integration activities for DOE Critical Decision reviews, Independent Project Reviews, baseline change proposals, and external project reviews.
• Serve as the project’s Primavera P6 subject matter expert, providing mentoring, training, and technical support to Project Controls staff.
• Implement all aspects of an earned value management system, including development of a fully integrated, resource-loaded schedule.
• Work with the Risk Manager on schedule risk assessments and support the project’s overall risk management plan.
• Develop monthly performance measurement reports for the management team and stakeholders, including DOE.
• Support development and deployment of new techniques and tools to improve the quality of project plans.

Benefits

• The employer describes a comprehensive employee benefits program and directs applicants to its benefits program information.

What This Job Offers

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