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Strategic Management Solutions, LLC (SMSI) · 1 day ago

Project Controls Specialist

Las Vegas, NV

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$150K/yr - $175K/yr

8+ years exp

Strategic Management Solutions, LLC (SMSI) provides expert management consulting and technical consulting services to government and private sector clients. They are hiring multiple mid to senior level Project Controls Specialists to support weapons development programs at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, focusing on cost estimating, analysis, and control activities.

ConsultingManagement ConsultingRisk Management

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support the Project Controls/Earned Value Management System. Perform cost estimating, analysis and control activities. As delegated to, supervises/provides technical direction for cost engineering and/or planning/scheduling activities. Identifies trends for management attention

Provides/supervises schedule development, maintenance and monitoring activities. Provide/supervise cost engineering analysis, and control activities

Prepares and reviews or supervises the preparation and presentation of cost engineering and planning activities

Supports project organizational and administrative activities

Responsible for cost engineering and cost analysis/control and planning and scheduling activities for projects with significant non-routine requirements or for discipline/projects/proposal cost and planning activities which require a high degree of technical skilled experience

Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions to cost engineering and schedule guidance to projects

Ensures work is completed as scheduled. Identification of cost trends for management attention

Has broad expertise or unique knowledge, uses skills to contribute to development of objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways

Develops advanced concepts, techniques, and standards based on professional principles and theories

Works on unusually significant, unique or complex issues, provides solutions that are highly creative and where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles. Has impact on success of future concepts, products or technologies

Works under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range targets. Assignments are often self-initiated. Virtually self-supervisory. Uses independent judgment for determining course of action to accomplish objectives. Uses wide latitude in the methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results

Position requires experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, including schedule development, control, and analysis, and cost engineering functions, including cost estimating, cost control, financial reporting systems, and cost analysis, in the field and the home office

Knowledge of supervision, personnel administration, and training of technical and non-technical personnel

Skilled in oral and written communication. Proficiency in using personal computer operating systems, including several basic software applications. Proficiency in using multiple discipline-specific software applications currently used

Knowledge of financial report systems and controller account codes, and understanding of controller instructions, which impact project controls (including project financial status reports and earned revenue determination data). Demonstrates an intermediate level of understanding of project controls general technical skills

Qualification

Earned Value ManagementP6 PrimaveraDeltek CobraCost EngineeringFinancial Reporting SystemsPersonnel AdministrationTechnical SupervisionRisk Management SoftwareOral CommunicationWritten Communication

Required

Current Q or TS security clearance required

U.S. Citizenship is required

Candidates must be able to work onsite in Livermore, CA (travel reimbursement / per diem may be available but not guaranteed). Alternatively the candidate can work onsite in Las Vegas, NV. If based in Las Vegas, NV, the candidate will need to train onsite in Livermore, CA for a few months before transitioning to work onsite fulltime in Las Vegas

Minimum of eight years of related experience is required, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience in P6 Primavera, Deltek Cobra, and / or risk management software applications (e.g. Acumen Risk, Crystal Ball, etc.)

Experience in Earned Value Management (EVM)

Bachelor's degree and 6 years of experience or Associate's degree and 8 years of experience

10 years of experience in lieu of degree