Posting Title

Project Controller II - Cybersecurity Research

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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.

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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

NREL 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 Group Manager, 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 CROG lead complex, cutting-edge research initiatives and depend on Project Controllers to ensure that projects are effectively managed to maximize impact.

The Cyber Risk Optimization Group (CROG), within NREL’s Energy and Security Resilience Center, performs research to better understand the threats, detection strategies and mitigation opportunities for renewable energy infrastructure and distributed energy resources.  Our efforts include technical assessments of existing technologies and near-term innovations, research into ICS communications technologies, network architectures and protocols, as well as informing the development and application of cybersecurity frameworks and policy.  CROG researchers collaborate with government and industry partners to contribute to a more secure and resilient renewable energy infrastructure with global impact.

This role is critical to ensuring success across our research program. The successful candidate will perform financial analysis and staff planning, track project milestones and deliverables, and develop presentation materials. They will support research on security for our energy systems. They will be comfortable working in an fast-paced interdisciplinary environment. A high degree of professionalism, curiosity, and ethical conduct is required. Outstanding communication is a must - written, verbal, and via written and presentation materials.

Specific roles and responsibilities may include:
• Project planning and staffing support
• Coordination of research proposals
• Track the milestones and progress of projects as well as associate project costs against the budget
• Assist the Group Managers in tracking execution of a research por