Senior Project Controls Specialist - Fusion Directorate

KeyLogic, LLC; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

KeyLogic, seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist to support ORNL Fusion Directorate, focusing on integrated cost and schedule management. You will develop schedules with Primavera P6, manage budgets, forecast costs, and provide performance reporting to project leaders and technical teams.

The ideal candidate brings extensive project controls experience, strong Primavera P6 skills, and a solid grasp of EVM and baseline management in complex engineering programs.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project controls experience.
• Hands-on Oracle Primavera P6 proficiency.
• Strong background in project cost management, scheduling, forecasting and performance reporting.
• Ability to communicate project performance to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Support project budget development, cost tracking, financial forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Establish and maintain project performance baselines and reporting metrics.
• Perform critical-path analysis, schedule risk assessments, and cost/schedule impact evaluations.
• Monitor project performance and provide recommendations to address potential deviations.
• Prepare detailed project controls reports, forecasts, dashboards, and management presentations.
• Support Earned Value Management (EVM) processes and performance measurement activities.
• Coordinate with project managers, engineering teams, and leadership to evaluate project progress and resource requirements.
• Support change control, baseline management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Project controls

Cost management

Scheduling

Forecasting

Performance reporting

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Oracle Primavera P6

Job description

Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Position Type: Full-Time
Clearance: No clearance required; US Citizenship required.

Position Summary

KeyLogic is seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist to support project planning, cost management, scheduling, forecasting, and performance analysis within the Fusion Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

This position will work closely with project managers, engineers, and technical teams to support the successful execution of complex scientific and engineering initiatives.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive project controls experience, advanced Primavera P6 proficiency, and a strong understanding of integrated cost and schedule management.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules using Oracle Primavera P6.
• Support project budget development, cost tracking, financial forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Establish and maintain project performance baselines and reporting metrics.
• Perform critical-path analysis, schedule risk assessments, and cost/schedule impact evaluations.
• Monitor project performance and provide recommendations to address potential deviations.
• Prepare detailed project controls reports, forecasts, dashboards, and management presentations.
• Support Earned Value Management (EVM) processes and performance measurement activities.
• Coordinate with project managers, engineering teams, and leadership to evaluate project progress and resource requirements.
• Support change control, baseline management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant project controls experience.
• Demonstrated hands-on proficiency with Oracle Primavera P6.
• Strong background in project cost management, scheduling, forecasting, and performance reporting.
• Experience supporting complex engineering, construction, scientific, or technical projects.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to communicate project performance information to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting DOE, ORNL, or national laboratory projects.
• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
• Experience supporting fusion energy, scientific research, or large-scale engineering programs.
• Familiarity with DOE project management and project controls practices.

About KeyLogic

Supporting critical missions at the intersection of data and science, KeyLogic provides mission management, systems analysis, data analytics, digital transformation, and cybersecurity to customers in the energy, federal civilian, and defense sectors, with a 20+ year portfolio of successes supporting DOE, DOC, EPA, DOD, DHS, FBI, and other federal agencies challenged with complex missions. We help our customers solve the world's most challenging problems with unsurpassed anticipatory service.

KeyLogic employs over 400 team members, including systems designers, developers, data scientists, IT and cybersecurity specialists, engineers, mission experts, program managers, and more than 70 Ph.D. scientists. This multidisciplinary team works together solving challenging problems with anticipatory service-always staying one step ahead-benefiting our customers, and ultimately helping build a better world.

We are committed to the success of each customer's mission. We care enough to make their mission our mission and their success our success. We take technical service delivery to a level above our peers. Our anticipatory service is best-in-clas s.

KeyLogic is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer. KeyLogic is committed to a policy of non-discrimination against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Request for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Job Code: 2790