Project Scheduler, Level III

Akima, LLC; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Competitive pay

Growth opportunities

Excellent retirement options

Job summary

Akima, LLC is seeking experienced personnel to support projects at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN and Pantex Plant in Texas. Candidates must have relevant technical experience, project management skills, and a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

Position requires strong planning capabilities and effective communication. Competitive pay and benefits, including opportunities for growth. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and comply with pre-employment requirements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience required.
• Ability to obtain a Q clearance is necessary.
• Advanced computer skills in project management software.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork ability.

Responsibilities

• Execute technical activities of assigned projects efficiently.
• Plan and coordinate activities to meet Project Management demands.
• Provide leadership for planning, scheduling, and reporting.
• Ensure Project Managers are equipped with tracking tools.

Skills

Planning and schedule compliance

Cost control

Communication skills

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office

SAP

Project management processes

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree with 10-14 years experience

Associate's degree with 14+ years experience

Tools

Primavera P6

SAP

WebEVM

Empower

Job description

Overview

Akima Infrastructure Services, LLC (AIS) is actively seeking Engineering, Professional, Technical, and administrative support personnel as part of our staff augmentation team supporting the Department of Energy at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas.

Successful candidates will be AIS employees, a premier government contractor responsible for employing highly motivated and well-qualified personnel who support Y-12\'s core mission to ensure a safe, secure, and reliable U.S. nuclear deterrent. Although employed by AIS, the employee will take day-to-day direction and assignments from Y-12 staff. AIS provides pay, benefits, Human Resources, and Employment Management functions.

Qualified applicants must be a US citizen, at least 18 years of age, and able to meet pre-employment requirements including any required physicals, drug screen, and/or background investigation to satisfy clearance requirements from the Department of Energy.

To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for executing technical activities of assigned projects to ensure efficient and timely completion of work in accordance with Government and Plant directives.
• Plans, coordinates, and directs activities to meet demands of Project Management (PM) mission in accordance with assigned organizational authorities and responsibilities.
• Provides technical aptitude, integration and leadership for planning, scheduling, monitoring, configuration control, analysis, and reporting on multiple scopes of varying size, complexity, and level of risk.
• Ensure Project Managers are provided with tools to confirm projects are on track, within budget and within compliance of requirements.
• Participates in planning, development, monitoring, and control of project scope, cost, and schedule integration.
• Utilizes tools and systems necessary to effectively and proactively manage, control, and report on cost and schedule for concurrent projects.
• Manages development of cost, schedule, and risk plans, collection of performance data, tracking data, analysis, development of forecast of estimate to complete, and reporting.
• Ensures identification and tracking of changes/potential changes to project scope, ensuring estimates of cost changes and schedule impact are given visibility with client and PM.
• Manages integration of cost and schedule data and reporting with company\'s accounting and management information systems to facilitate meeting company performance and financial goals.
• Interacts with internal and external stakeholders to ensure proper business input is collected, analyzed, and resulting output distributed, as required.
• Takes a leading role in driving organization and company toward established visions and objectives.
• Position requires demonstrated knowledge and experience of control systems including Earned Value Management and applicable project management processes.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills in reporting to customers and stakeholders.
• Ability to work with personnel at all levels across organization and external stakeholders.
• Ability to identify and develop required resources to support project schedules; ability to logically and systematically evaluate project and process problems to determine appropriate solutions; ability to interface with internal and external customers, including management, users and DOE, NNSA and NPO.

Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree or master\'s degree plus 10-14 years of relevant experience or Associate\'s degree with 14+ years of relevant experience.
• A Q clearance or ability to obtain one is required.
• Demonstrated advanced skills in planning and schedule compliance.
• Demonstrated advanced skills in cost control, change management, and variance reporting.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, high personal motivation, high standards, and the ability to work with the team to address/resolve project issues and meet short deadlines.
• Must have Primavera P6 experience.
• Demonstrated advanced computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office, SAP, and/or WebEVM (CloudEVM).
• Experience in Empower.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• 25+ years of scheduling experience.
• 15+ years of scheduling experience on DOE 413.3b projects, and knowledge of DOE policies, procedures, and requirements in project controls.
• Advanced experience in Empower.
• Cross functional experience in Project/Control Account Management for DOE projects; experience managing multiple scopes of work and multiple vendors.

Special Requirements:

• Pre-employment Drug Screen - external applicants selected for this position are required to successfully complete a post-offer, pre-employment drug test.
• Medical Exam(s) - job-related pre-placement medical examinations may be required for this position.
• This position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a clearance from the Department of Energy. If determined as such, this position would be identified as a Workplace Substance Abuse (WSAP) testing designated position. WSAP positions require participation in an ongoing random drug testing program in addition to the pre-employment drug screen.

Job ID
2026-23318

Work Type
On-Site

Company Description

Work Where it Matters

Akima Infrastructure Services (AIS), an Akima company, is not just another staffing contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At AIS, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, AIS provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, AIS supports vital missions with the most in-demand and specialized skill sets in the world.

As an AIS employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.