ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a Sr. Project Controls Specialist to join our team supporting the Los Alamos National Laboratory! This position is full-time and will be based out of Los Alamos, NM.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions to cost engineering and schedule guidance to projects.

• Ensures work is completed as scheduled.

• Identification of cost trends for management attention.

• Develops advanced concepts, techniques, and standards based on professional principles and theories.

• Viewed as expert in field within the Laboratory.

• Works on unusually significant, unique or complex issues, provides solutions that are highly creative and where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles.

• Has impact on success of future concepts, products or technologies.

• Works under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range targets.

• Uses independent judgment for determining course of action to accomplish objectives. Uses wide latitude in the methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

• Support the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and Project Controls System. 

• Perform cost estimating, analysis and control activities.

• As delegated to, supervises and provides technical direction for cost engineering and/or planning/scheduling activities.

• Identifies trends for management attention.

• Supervises schedule development, maintenance and monitoring activities.

• Supervises cost engineering analysis, and control activities.

• Prepares and reviews or supervises the preparation and presentation of cost engineering and planning activities.

• Supports project organizational and administrative activities.

• Responsible for cost engineering and cost analysis/control and planning and scheduling activities for projects with significant non-routine requirements or for discipline/projects/proposal cost and planning activities which require a high degree of technical skilled experience.

Requirements

• Education & Years of Experience – Bachelor’s Degree and 5+ years of relevant experience

• Citizenship – To be considered, you must be a United States (U.S.) citizen due to the federal nature of the work

• Clearance – To be considered, you must be able to obtain and maintain a government issued clearance, if needed

• Has broad expertise or unique knowledge, uses skills to contribute to development of objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways.

• Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, including schedule development, control, and analysis, and cost engineering functions, including cost estimating, cost control, financial reporting systems, and cost analysis, in the field and the home office.

• Knowledge of supervision, personnel administration, and training of technical and non-technical personnel.

• Skilled in oral and written communication.

• Proficiency in using personal computer operating systems, including several basic software applications.

• Proficiency in using multiple discipline-specific software applications currently used.

• Knowledge of financial report systems and controller account codes, and understanding of controller instructions, which impact project controls (including project financial status reports and earned revenue determination data).

• Demonstrates an intermediate level of understanding of project controls general technical skills.

• Knowledge of engineering and/or construction management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.

• Proven experience with project controls and/or project management, project budgets including cost estimating, cost control and cost analysis, project scheduling, implementation of corrective actions, developing and delivering detailed and accurate status reports and subject matter expertise and proven experience with engineering functions and principles required to understand and successfully implement and monitor technical projects.

• Expert level knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) tools and processes.

About the Site

The NNSA's Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), located in Los Alamos, New Mexico, is a design laboratory responsible for the safety and reliability of the nuclear explosives package in nuclear weapons. This lab possesses unique capabilities in neutron scattering, enhanced surveillance, radiography, and plutonium science and engineering (energy.gov).

ABOUT GEM

GEM Technologies, Inc. (GEM) is an award-winning federal contractor with more than 30 years of experience providing environmental, construction, facility management, and technical services to federal agencies, state and local governments, and commercial organizations. Founded in 1994 as a nuclear engineering firm to support federal operations in East Tennessee, GEM has since expanded into a nationwide, multi-disciplinary provider with over 270 employees and a diverse portfolio of contracts in the environmental, nuclear, and defense sectors. Some reasons to join GEM are:

• Our philosophy – We believe in the power of effective collaboration and recognize that good partnerships are the building blocks to success.

• Our relationships – Partnering with federal clients, we solve complex problems, exceed expectations, and advance critical missions.

• Our team – We are committed to managing a cohesive workforce and cultivating a supportive workplace for our employees on contracts and in-office.

• Our community involvement – Supporting our communities, we invest time and money in local schools and non-profit organizations.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

GEM’s offered compensation is dependent on candidates’ education, qualifications, and relevant years of experience. To recruit and retain our exceptional staff, we offer the opportunity to elect benefit packages that best suit our employee’s needs; this includes, but is not limited to, a competitive Salary, Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (including HSA & PPO options), Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays, Life Insurance, and a matching 401(k) Retirement Plan.

Please Note: With the exception of mandated state requirements, GEM does not publish salary information on external job boards; as such, most ranges listed are estimates made by vendors and not actual salary ranges.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

GEM Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law.