PC SME 03

Delan Associates, Inc; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Delan Associates, Inc. in Aiken, SC seeks a Project Controls Subject Matter Expert (PC SME – 03) to lead cost estimating for a major nuclear weapons construction project within the NNSA complex.

You will guide management on compliance, review specifications, advise on resources, schedule logic, and risk-informed milestones, while collaborating with engineers, estimators, and writers to ensure robust, defensible estimates and proper documentation.

Qualifications

• Must have 20+ years of cost estimating and/or project controls experience on large industrial or heavy construction projects.
• Expert-level knowledge of nuclear construction regulations, safety standards and DOE/NNSA projects.
• Advanced proficiency with estimating software, scheduling tools, and Excel.
• US Citizen with knowledge of Federal, State and Local codes and standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to management on classification requirements, compliance, the CD process and deliverable format.
• Review specs for engineered equipment and subcontracts; input to estimators on resources.
• Provide input to schedulers on sequence, durations, and logic of activities.
• Provide input to management on risk-informed schedules to establish milestones and PBIs.
• Collaborate with engineers, estimators, and schedulers on constructability, maintainability, operability, and commissioning.
• Assist technical writers for BOEs, BOS, and WBS data dictionary.
• Deliver expert-level cost estimating and analysis for a major nuclear weapons construction project within the NNSA complex.
• Offer strategic guidance and hands-on support to ensure robust, defensible estimates across all project phases.

Skills

Cost estimating

Project controls

Nuclear/defense sector knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field

Tools

Estimating software

Scheduling tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Work Location: Aiken, SC (In office, Onsite)

Job Title: Project Controls Subject Matter Expert (PC SME – 03)

Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance to management on classification requirements and compliance and on the CD process and deliverable format
• Review and provide input to specifications for engineered equipment and/or subcontracts Review and provide input to estimators on resources (labor and other-than-labor) needed to perform the scope of work
• Provide input to schedulers on sequence, durations, and logic of activities
• Provide input to management regarding risk-informed schedules to serve as the basis for establishing milestones and PBIs
• Provide input to engineers, estimators, and schedulers on constructability, maintain-ability, operability, and commissioning
• Provide input to technical writers for BOEs, BOS, and WBS data dictionary
• The Estimator Subject Matter Expert (SME) provides expert-level cost estimating and analysis for a major nuclear weapons construction project within the NNSA complex.
• As a senior staff augmentation member, the SME will provide strategic guidance and hands‑on support to the project team, ensuring robust, defensible, and accurate cost estimates for all project phases. This role requires an in-depth understanding of complex, construction, Department of Energy (DOE) regulations, and the unique estimating challenges of the nuclear security enterprise

Basic Job Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must have a working knowledge of Federal (including Department of Energy Orders), State, and Local codes and standards applicable to project controls
• A minimum of 20 years+ of progressively responsible experience in cost estimating and/or project controls for large, complex industrial or heavy construction projects, with significant experience in the nuclear or defense sector
• A Bachelor's Degree: IN Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field. Relevant and extensive experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Expert-level knowledge of nuclear construction regulations, safety standards, and project controls practices as they apply to NNSA/DOE projects.
• Advanced proficiency with estimating software, scheduling tools, and Microsoft Excel.