Longenecker & Associates (L&A), a Geosyntec Company, is a trusted partner enabling critical missions across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) complex for more than 30 years. We contribute to DOE’s nuclear security and environmental remediation enterprise by providing the highest-caliber staff and experts. We are seeking a motivated Project Control Specialist IV to contribute to our mission supporting our work at Los Alamos National Labs in Los Alamos, NM.

• Perform cost estimating, analysis and control activities. As delegated to, supervises and provides technical direction for cost engineering and/or planning/scheduling activities. Identifies trends for management attention.
• Supervises schedule development, maintenance and monitoring activities.
• 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.
• Identifies, analyzes, and provides innovative solutions to cost engineering and schedule guidance to projects.
• Ensures work is completed as scheduled. Identification of cost trends for management attention.
• Develops advanced concepts, techniques, and standards based on professional principles and theories.
• Viewed as expert in field within the Laboratory. 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 typically requires a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of twelve years related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• At least 12 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• P6 and Deltek Cobra Experience.
• 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, and cost analysis, in the field and home office.
• Broad expertise or unique knowledge, uses skills to contribute to development of objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways.
• 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 and several basic software applications.
• Proficiency in using multiple discipline-specific software applications currently used.
• Knowledge of engineering and construction management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.
• For positions also serving as a Control Account Manager (CAM), advanced knowledge of and experience with project controls and/or project management, project budgets including cost estimating, cost control and cost analysis, project scheduling, implementation of corrective actions, developing and delivering detailed and accurate status reports and advanced knowledge of and experience with engineering functions and principles required to understand and successfully implement and monitor technical projects.
• Expert knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) tools and processes.
• Experience with Cobra administration and back-end software preferred.
• Due to federal contract security requirements, this position requires U.S. Citizenship. 
• Due to federal contract security requirements, candidates must be able to successfully pass a federal background investigation to secure and maintain DOE Q security clearance. 
• Successful candidates will be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. This job posting reflects management’s assignment of essential functions and the descriptions listed do not restrict management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.                                                  
• Health & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing required.

Please note that marijuana remains a Schedule III controlled substance under Federal Law. Federal contractors must follow Federal drug-free workplace rules, which prohibit marijuana use, even if medical or recreational use is permitted under State Law. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & LOCATION DETAILS:

• Active Q Clearance.
• Experience with Cobra administration and back-end software.
• Los Alamos National Lab – Los Alamos, NM
• Initial one-year assignment.
• Onsite preferred but hybrid is a possibility.
• Work with cobra on the red network, onsite 2 weeks/month minimum
• Number of openings – 3
• TA-55 Physical work location

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