Project Controls Manager and CPM Scheduler - Lake City Microgrid and CHP

Energy Resilience Partners, LLC; Arkansas; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Resilience Partners, LLC is recruiting a Project Controls Manager and CPM Scheduler for the Lake City Microgrid and CHP project in Independence, MO. The role requires building resource-loaded baselines, recovering schedules, and integrating OEM and Government milestones.

The position is full-time, project-based with hybrid work: regular site presence at Lake City and travel as needed. Candidates should have extensive Primavera P6 experience and strong scheduling analysis skills.

Qualifications

• Seven years scheduling large industrial or USACE construction projects.
• Advanced Primavera P6 or equivalent, with logic analysis and schedule narratives.
• Ability to analyze progress evidence, calendars, and outage constraints.
• Must meet installation access, safety, information-handling requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop a logically linked, resource-loaded CPM baseline covering Government reviews, permits, OEM drawings, fabrication, outages, construction, and testing.
• Challenge and integrate RICHARD, OEM, specialty subcontractor, and Government milestones into one controlled schedule.
• Maintain schedule narratives, monthly updates, progress basis, float trends, and near-critical-path analysis.
• Build three-week lookaheads with field leadership and test recovery scenarios before commitments are made.
• Link commissioning hold points, operator training, as-builts, and closeout to final acceptance.

Skills

Primavera P6

Schedule development

Logic analysis

Progress reporting

Job description

Project Controls Manager and CPM Scheduler - Lake City Microgrid and CHP

LC-ERP-04 | Lake City Microgrid and CHP | Awarded project recruiting

WORK LOCATION: Hybrid planning possible; regular Independence site presence and travel as project needs require

REQUISITION: LC-ERP-04

DUTY LOCATION: Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Independence, Missouri

REPORTS TO: ERP Project Manager / Program Controls

EMPLOYMENT: ERP full-time, project-based position

CSS CAM LCAT: 242 - Senior Technical Manager (provisional classification)

PLANNED OPENINGS: 1

REQUIREMENT BASIS: Project execution and staffing plan; qualifications verified against assigned work

About ERP and the Project

Energy Resilience Partners, LLC (ERP) is a tribally led SBA 8(a) federal contractor advancing energy resilience and mission assurance. ERP was awarded the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant Microgrid and Combined Heat and Power construction contract in Independence, Missouri. ERP is recruiting its prime-contractor team to direct and oversee the work.

The project integrates a 15 MW dual-fuel turbine CHP system, HRSGs and steam interfaces, natural-gas and backup propane systems, 12.47 kV distribution and substations, SEL-based protection, microgrid controls, cybersecurity, operator training, and full commissioning at an operating industrial facility. The contract allows 1,014 calendar days after notice to proceed. Recruiting begins now; assignment and site mobilization depend on the required bonds, Government NTP, access, and role-specific onboarding.

Position Summary

Build and maintain the resource-loaded baseline, long-lead and outage logic, three-week lookaheads, critical path and recovery scenarios. Integrate RICHARD and OEM schedules and reconcile actual progress with ERP reporting.

What You Will Do

• Develop a logically linked, resource-loaded CPM baseline covering Government reviews, permits, OEM drawings, fabrication, outages, construction, and testing.
• Challenge and integrate RICHARD, OEM, specialty subcontractor, and Government milestones into one controlled schedule.
• Maintain schedule narratives, monthly updates, progress basis, float trends, and near-critical-path analysis.
• Build three-week lookaheads with field leadership and test recovery scenarios before commitments are made.
• Link commissioning hold points, operator training, as-builts, and closeout to final acceptance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Seven years scheduling large industrial or USACE construction; advanced Primavera P6 or equivalent, logic analysis and schedule narratives.
• Proven P6 schedule development and update experience on complex construction.
• Ability to analyze logic, progress evidence, calendars, and outage constraints.
• Ability to meet the applicable installation access, safety, information-handling, and assignment requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• AACE PSP or similar scheduling credential.
• USACE schedule submittal and integrated EPC commissioning experience.
• Relevant military, Tribal, apprenticeship, or nontraditional experience that demonstrates equivalent capability where the role permits it.

What Success Looks Like

An accepted baseline and documented updates that reveal procurement, permitting, and outage risk early.

Field, Travel and Employment Conditions

• Work at an operating industrial installation may involve outdoor weather, uneven ground, stairs or ladders, construction noise, PPE, and coordination around ongoing plant operations. The actual essential functions will be reviewed for the assigned role.
• Project needs may include scheduled outages, factory testing, startup travel, or occasional weekend and alternate-shift work, subject to employer policies and approved site plans.
• Final assignment follows approved work packages, qualifications, installation access, and project authorization. Personnel who handle FCI/CUI must use only approved systems and procedures.
• ERP will provide the approved compensation range, benefits, and any travel terms through its normal hiring process. The internal CSS compensation category is not a promise of a particular rate.
• ERP welcomes qualified Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians members, local Missouri candidates, veterans, military spouses, people with disabilities, and applicants from all backgrounds. Hiring decisions follow applicable law and the requirements of the actual employer.

Application Materials

• Resume with month/year dates, employers, responsibilities, and relevant project types.
• Current licenses, training, trade qualifications, or certifications needed for the assigned work, with expiration dates if applicable.
• A concise example of comparable work, availability to work in Independence, and earliest possible start after NTP. References may be requested later.

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