Posting Title

Professional II-Project Controller

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Location

CO - Golden

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Position Type

Regular

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Hours Per Week

40

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Working at NREL

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for research and development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

From day one at NREL, you’ll connect with coworkers driven by the same mission to save the planet. By joining an organization that values a supportive, inclusive, and flexible work environment, you’ll have the opportunity to engage through our ten employee resource groups, numerous employee-driven clubs, and learning and professional development classes.

NREL supports inclusive, diverse, and unbiased hiring practices that promote creativity and innovation. By collaborating with organizations that focus on diverse talent pools, reaching out to underrepresented demographics, and providing an inclusive application and interview process, our Talent Acquisition team aims to hear all voices equally. We strive to attract a highly diverse workforce and create a culture where every employee feels welcomed and respected and they can be their authentic selves.

Our planet needs us! Learn about NREL’s critical objectives, and see how NREL is focused on saving the planet.

We invite all interested candidates to apply for this opportunity. While we recognize that job seekers may hesitate if they don’t meet every requirement, we encourage dedicated individuals who meet all the basic and additional required qualifications of the role to submit an application. We value the opportunity to consider those who believe they have the necessary skills and ambition to succeed at NREL.

Job Description

The Bioenergy Science & Technology (BEST) directorate has an opening for a Project Controller. The primary responsibility of this role is to provide project management and financial support to research staff and project leaders. The Project Controller will work under the Laboratory Program Manager (LPM), project Principal Investigators (PIs), project managers, and financial analysts to support planning, coordinating, implementing, and assessing project activities according to project objectives and deadlines, while assisting to keep project milestones/deliverables on time and within budget. Staff in BEST lead complex, cutting-edge research initiatives and depend on Project Controllers to ensure that projects are effectively managed to maximize impact.

Specific roles and responsibilities may include:

• Project planning and staffing support
• Coordination of annual AOP call and other BEST related proposals
• Track the milestones and progress of BEST projects as well as associate project costs against the budget
• Assist the LPM in DOE requests that require inputs from project PIs
• Contribute to and prepare reports, disclosures, presentations, and recommendations as part of required reporting to internal and external stakeholders
• Provide input to assessing progress towards meeting project financial goals
• Support planning, organizing, and executing portfolio activities such as webinars, client and stakeholder events, etc.
• Proactively identify project controls issues and recommending corrective actions to ensure a successful outcome
• Coordinate efforts for competitive solicitations and partnerships
• Draft project documents (e.g. deliverables, quarterly and annual reports) and coordinating team and management reviews and approvals
• Interact with various NREL departments to support the development of proposals, subcontracts, legal agreements, communications for publication
• Support the team to meeting project milestones and providing deliverables on time and budget

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Basic Qualifications

Relevant Bachelor's Degree and 2 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant