Senior Project Control Specialist - SR Business Analyst

UDR Consulting; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Employee benefits package

Pre-tax 401(k) with company match

Job summary

UDR Consulting, INC is seeking a Senior Project Control Specialist - SR Business Analyst for our client in Aiken, SC to support the Savannah River Site. The role emphasizes planning, cost and schedule control, and proactive reporting to management.

Responsibilities include developing and maintaining complex schedules, analyzing variances, guiding planning teams, and leading schedule reviews. Strong experience with PeopleSoft, P6, OAS, and COBRA is preferred; SRNS experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Possesses strong personal computer skills.
• Requires considerable proficiency in automated accounting, budgeting, cost management and estimating systems.
• Experience in project management and cost and schedule control at tactical level.
• Estimating specialty: conceptual estimating, coordination with engineers, field construction knowledge.
• Ability to quantify work condition impacts on costs.

Responsibilities

• Organize, develop, analyze, and maintain project controls and cost/schedule reporting.
• Analyze schedule performance and recommend corrective actions.
• Lead or supervise planning and scheduling activities; manage POD or major milestones.
• Review planning technology; propose improvements to maximize resource utilization.
• Walkdowns and support SR nuclear projects with schedule, cost and trends.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Cost control

Scheduling

Education

Master's degree in business/related field

Bachelor's degree in business/related field

Associate degree + 8 years experience

High school diploma + 12 years experience

Tools

PeopleSoft

P6

OAS

COBRA

Job description

UDR is seeking qualified candidates for a Senior Project Control Specialist - SR Business Analyst opportunity for our customer in Aiken, SC to support the Savannah River Site.

Close Date: 11/17/2026

Job #1588

DUTIES

Responsible for organizing, developing, analyzing, and maintaining project controls, financial analysis or estimating applications required to monitor established objectives, and to prepare status and management reports that identify variances in the work execution strategy and recommend solutions. Provide management with the capability of maintaining cost and schedule control throughout the life cycle of a complex project or work activity.

Under limited supervision, performs moderately complex Planning & Scheduling activities. Activities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop, analyze, implement, and maintain all complex divisional or project logic driven, integrated, resource loaded schedules through short, mid-range, and long-range planning. Formulate and define schedule logic to ensure meeting baseline milestones and award fee objectives. Analyze schedule performance for progress and trends and recommend corrective actions to remove or mitigate potential problems or constraints.
• Review established planning technology and methodology. Recommend improvements or alternatives to maximize utilization of department schedules and resources.
• Demonstrate proficient ability and knowledge in the development of project milestone schedules to establish optimum conditions and effective utilization of resources. Aid in establishing project milestones related to specific scheduled activities and obtain management concurrence where necessary.
• Analyze variance from the schedule baseline and make recommendations to management for corrective action.
• Provide supervision and guidance to others in planning and scheduling activities along with oversight and monitoring of essential or critical planning activities.
• Maintain a major involvement in the regular interfaces with all levels of management.
• Lead schedule review meetings or assume primary role in the responsibility for the scheduling portion of the division, department, or project Plan of the Day Meeting (POD). Provide and disseminate guidance, instruction, and rules for proper and effective scheduling functions within the area assigned.
• May assume a lead role in planning/scheduling of a single large project, facility, or a single department or program.

Additional Duties

• Individual will be required to perform walkdowns. Support Savannah River Nuclear Projects with schedule, trending, and cost.

Additional Experience Qualifications

• Individual will need to have experience with People Soft, P6, OAS, and COBRA.
• SRNS experience preferred.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Education: A master's degree in business, construction management, technical, engineering or a related area and 2 years of practical experience.

Bachelor's degree in business, construction management, technical, engineering or a related area and 5 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent.

An associate degree and 8 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent.

A high school diploma and 12 years of relevant experience would also be considered equivalent.

Experience/Skills:

• Possesses strong personal computer skills.
• Requires considerable proficiency in the use of automated accounting, budgeting, cost management and estimating systems as tools for performing required duties.
• Working knowledge and understanding of project management and cost and schedule control at the tactical level is necessary, along with a knowledge of operations, maintenance, or project startup and construction.
• Estimating Specialty - Demonstrated skill in conceptual estimating, coordination with technical personnel, interfacing with engineers, knowledge of field construction techniques, labor, and equipment requirements.
• Ability to apply concepts and methods to quantify work condition impacts on costs is necessary.

UDR Consulting, INC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned, Minority-Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business. An Equal Opportunity Employer that considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected Veterans, or individuals with disabilities. UDR also supports a drug-free work environment.

UDR offers highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre-tax 401(k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.