Distribs Project Controls Engineer, UPF

Requisition ID: 269554 

•  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 is a multi-year, multi-billion dollar project and 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 works on a 5-8 or 4-10 standard work week schedule, depending on project requirements. Start times are flexible but the standard work week now 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:

A successful Project Controls Engineer on the UPF project will collaborate with their lead/supervisor to perform cost engineering / management tasks, and/or implementing change control, risk management and reporting work processes. All work will be carried out within established Project Controls processes and procedures that comply with certified EVMS standards and Bechtel’s corporate requirements. The successful candidate will also have an innovative approach to completing their work, advanced automation skills, and/or Business Intelligence Analytics, and will require frequent interaction with other members of the project team to develop solutions to execution challenges.

 

Principle responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Understand the project scope, schedule, and cost objectives and work with assigned department(s) to develop and implement a plan for successful execution that integrates with the execution plans for the rest of the UPF project.
• Perform cost engineering, change control, risk management, and/or reporting activities in coordination with other members of the Project Controls team that require a moderate level of technical skill and experience.
• Conduct routine cost control and performance analysis activities, as well as basic cost estimating tasks related to the assigned scope.
• Actively participate in project risk management and change control processes, as needed.
• Prepare routine performance reports and special studies related to assigned scope for presentation to project, corporate, and/or customer management team(s).
• Collaborate with other project team members to identify, analyze, and provide innovative solutions to cost engineering and planning/scheduling challenges.
• Complete all work in compliance with the UPF project’s certified Earned Value Management System and corporate procedure requirements necessary to maintain the integration of the project’s resource loaded Integrated Master Schedule, Cost Processor, and associated software tools.

 

Qualifications and Skills:

Basic Qualifications:

• 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.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• 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:

• Experience and intermediate knowledge of one or more of the core Project Controls disciplines – Cost, Schedule, Change Management, Risk, and/or Reporting.
• Experience performing routine data analysis and preparing appropriate summary reports to communicate results to management.
• Basic knowledge