Project Controls Engineer

Vector Resources; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salaries

Paid Time Off

Healthcare Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)

401(k) with employer contribution

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

A leading professional services firm is seeking a Project Controls Engineer to oversee capital construction projects at DOE/NNSA National Labs. The role includes managing schedules, costs, and reporting metrics using Primavera P6 in a fully remote setup with minimal oversight. Candidates should have substantial project controls experience, familiarity with Deltek Cobra, and ideally a 4-year degree in a relevant field. Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of experience providing project controls support on large construction projects ($100M+).
• Experience creating dashboards in PowerBI or similar platforms.
• Ability to work independently with little oversight.

Responsibilities

• Perform schedule management, progress measurement, and schedule forecasting.
• Review M&O contractor cost and schedule performance.
• Create reports from Primavera P6 schedule files.

Skills

Project controls support

Primavera P6

Deltek Cobra

Dashboards in PowerBI

Time management

Education

4 year degree in a relevant field

Job description

Overview:

The Project Controls Engineer will support NNSA in its mission to oversee capital line-item construction projects at a DOE/NNSA National Laboratory. Support will include Project Controls and Earned Value Management (EVM) System support, including expertise in Primavera P6, oversight of Management and Operation (M&O) contractor schedule and cost performance, and support for monthly presentations to Federal Project Directors (FPDs) and senior NNSA leadership. This position is fully remote, with travel required to site approximately 4 times per year.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform schedule management, progress measurement/reporting, schedule forecasting, and corrective action support.
• Review M&O contractor cost and schedule performance, develop findings, analysis, and recommendations to provide to FPDs. Determine critical aspects and activities of the project development that will require the attention/action of the Federal Team and M&O.
• Create reports from Primavera P6 schedule files that provide essential status information relating to schedule, man-hour, cost, EVM metric, and fiscal data including statistical reports, which analyze, evaluate, forecast, and report schedule status against established baselines.
• Assess the impact(s) of design/construction changes and cost/schedule impacts.
• Provide guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult and complex project scheduling and control problems and ensure compliance with DOE 413.3b is maintained.
• Accumulate and access historical data, such as schedule activity duration metrics and performance experience, for use in maintaining a realistic basis for future planning and forecasting.
• Interface with responsible project M&O personnel to obtain periodic status updates of budget, progress, forecasts, schedule, and issues.
• Track and report project costs and provide financial support to the Federal Team for Program Status Review meetings with the NNSA headquarters organizations.
• Analyze and oversee M&O project risk programs, including registers, mitigations, management reserve/contingency quantification and use.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 4 years of experience providing project controls support on large construction projects ($100M+).
• A minimum of 4 years of experience using Primavera P6.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience as an end user of Deltek Cobra.
• Experience creating dashboards in PowerBI or similar platform is a plus.
• A 4 year degree in a relevant field is highly desired.
• An active DOE Q Clearance is a plus, ability to obtain a DOE Q Clearance is required.
• Must possess the ability to work independently with little oversight.
• Must possess excellent time management skills with the ability to consistently meet aggressive deadlines.
• Experience with DOE Order 413.3B is a plus.
• Experience with DOE or NNSA construction projects is a plus.

About Vector Resources, Inc.

Founded in 1998, Vector Resources Inc, is a professional services company specializing in technical and management services supporting the energy, defense, national security, and advanced technology sectors. We contract directly with Federal and state government agencies as well as private sector organizations. Our clients address a wide range of complex challenges, and our experienced team provides innovative, thoughtful, and cost-effective solutions focused on their needs.

VRI is proud to offer a comprehensive and flexible benefits package that includes:

• Competitive Salaries
• Paid Time Off
• Healthcare Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• 401(k) and 401(k) safe harbor plan with employer contribution of 3%
• Insurance (Basic Life and AD&D, Dependent, Short-term, Long-term)
• Tuition Assistance