Project Management Staff Member - NSSD

Requisition Id 13763 

 

Overview:  

We are seeking a Project Management Staff Member to lead the project management coordination efforts on multiple large-scale international nuclear non-proliferation projects and programs. This position resides in the Project Management Division in the Laboratory Director’s Office of Operations at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).  

 

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is the largest US Department of Energy science and energy laboratory, conducting basic and applied research to deliver transformative solutions to compelling problems in energy and security. Our diverse capabilities span a broad range of scientific and engineering disciplines, enabling the Laboratory to explore fundamental science challenges and to carry out the research needed to accelerate the delivery of solutions to the marketplace.

 

Major Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Work with the program lead, principal investigators (PIs), and subject matter experts (SMEs) to develop and maintain:

  • Project work breakdown structure (WBS) and dictionary;

  • Summary and detailed, logic driven, resource loaded schedules;

  • Summary and detailed cost estimates;

  • Actual costs and accrual integration;

  • Risk identification and risk analysis;

  • Change control; and

• Provide day-to-day support to the project with schedule and cost maintenance and status, forecasting and conducting what-if analysis;

• Assist in generating monthly reports on project status and performance, to include analysis on SPI/CPI, variance explanation and critical path and near critical paths;

• Attend technical and management meetings to understand and report status accurately;

• Perform ad-hoc activities as directed by the program team;

• Support the PIs and program management staff in preparing for various project reviews, including internal and external project status reviews;

• Develop, present, and reinforce project management process and systems training for all applicable project staff, specifically the principal investigators (PIs).

• Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.

 

Basic Qualifications:

• A BS/BA degree in project or construction management, business, engineering or equivalent combination of education, experience, and specialized training will be considered.

• A minimum of five years applicable experience

• Solid understanding of project management best practices regarding scope, time, cost, change and risk management.

• Significant experience with project management software and tools.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS/BA in project management, business, engineering or equivalent.

• Seven or more years of experience successfully performing project controls duties as noted above for research-based project(s) within a national laboratory environment