Construction Subcontracts Project Controls Engineer, UPF

Requisition ID: 274725 

•  Relocation Authorized: National - Family 
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
• Work Location: Oak Ridge, TN 

 

Project Overview

Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI), Bechtel’s government services business, is one of the top providers to departments and agencies of the U.S. and British governments. Its successes include many large, first-of-a-kind projects in government site management, environmental restoration, defense, space, energy, and national and homeland security. This position will provide support to the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) located at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

 

UPF will be a first-of-its-kind complex for enriched uranium operations in support of Y-12 missions. UPF is one of the Department of Energy’s largest investments in Tennessee since the Manhattan Project and one of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s largest construction projects. When complete, UPF will: replace a 70-year-old facility with modern buildings, reduce operational costs and energy consumption, improve worker safety, and provide enriched uranium capabilities well into the future.

 

The UPF project currently works on a 4X10 work week schedule. Start times are flexible but the standard work week is: Monday - Thursday from 6:00 am to 4:30 pm.

 

Eligibility for this position requires US citizenship; successful candidate must provide proof of US citizenship in order to obtain badge access to the site. Candidate must complete security questionnaire and successfully clear site access requirements check. All employees are subject and agree to random drug and alcohol testing as a condition of employment. Must be able to obtain a security clearance, as applicable.

 

Position Summary

Supports project controls team in subcontract cost and schedule monitoring, tracking and planning scope. Performs planning and schedule development for activities that will support the Project’s Integrated Master Schedule for the construction subcontracts scope. Identifies, analyzes, and provides innovative solutions to cost/planning/scheduling problems. Primary focus of the position will be construction subcontracts, including cost and schedule management, support planning new scope, reviewing task logic and sequencing, resource usage, cost analysis and quantity tracking.

 

Responsibilities

• This position is located on-site at the CSB and is not eligible for part-time telework.
• Subcontract cost and schedule development.
• Performs cost and schedule analysis and identifies potential problem areas. Recommends alternatives for improvement to Contracts Leadership Team for discussion and/or decision.
• Updates schedule progress and conducts analysis using the Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) suite of tools.
• Performs Earned Value and Staffing Analysis at the Work Package and P6 activity level.
• Supports trends and baseline change proposals as required.
• Coordinates with team members to develop, maintain and support Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and WBS Dictionary.
• Prepares cost, schedule and quantity progress and performance reports.
• Reviews and evaluates quantity records to ensure total quantities are represented. Develops required job hour expenditures. Assists in determining leveling decisions. Performs quantity and manpower resource loading for assigned schedules.
• Determines inter-discipline constraints or interfaces that define activity sequences. Works with performing organizations and units to coordinate work sequences with the total project plan. 
• Assists with EVMS compliance to ANSI 748.
• Develops Accruals and Estimated actuals for assigned subcontracts.
• Develops Spend and Commitment forecast for assigned subcontracts.

 

Qualifications and Skills

Basic Qualifications

• Level 1: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and at least 1 year of professional experience, or in lieu of a degree, a high school diploma or equivalent and at least 7 years of professional experience.
• Level 2: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and at least 3 years of professional experience, or in lieu of a degree, a high school diploma or equivalent and at least 9 years of professional experience.
• Must be a US citizen per contract requirements.
• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check, which includes verification of employment and education.
• Must be able to obtain site security badge for access to work site.

 

Minimum Qualifications

• Familiar with Critical Path method scheduling and corresponding concepts. 
• Skilled in oral and written communication.
• Demonstrates an in