Sr. Project Management Specialist

Longenecker & Associates (L&A), a Geosyntec Company, is a trusted partner enabling critical missions across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) complex for more than 35 years. We contribute to DOE’s nuclear security and environmental remediation enterprise by providing the highest-caliber staff and experts. We are seeking a motivated Senior Project Management Specialist to contribute to our mission supporting our work at Y-12 APMO in Oak Ridge, TN.

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The Senior Project Management Specialist (LPF Project) will provide project oversight, technical support and subject matter expertise to the Y-12 Project Management Office (Y-12 PMO) and the Lithium Processing Facility (LPF) Federal Project Director (FPD) in the area of Project Management, including but not limited to evaluation of contractor project performance, cost/schedule/risk analysis, project controls evaluations, design/project reviews, project stakeholder status reporting, project life cycle management, quality assurance, configuration management, and project/resource planning.

Responsibilities include:

• Addressing emergent issues by performing research and providing requested information;
• Oversight planning, execution, and status reporting;
• Participation in project reviews (such as Annual Peer Reviews (APR), External Independent Reviews (EIR), Independent Cost Estimate (ICE), Sufficiency Reviews, Design Reviews, etc.);
• Performing oversight of contractor’s execution/implementation of contract and project requirements;
• Conducting and documenting assessments (Shadow, Internal, and Independent Assessments, and Awareness Activities);
• Identifying and tracking issues through closure in contractor/federal Issues Management Systems (IMS);
• Drafting input to project documents (Project Execution Plan (PEP), Project Data Sheet (PDS), Project Definition Rating Index Analysis, Key Performance Parameters, Project Completion Criteria, etc.);
• Drafting input to project presentations (Monthly Project Review (MPR), Senior Management Team (SMT), In-brief’s);
• Review, analysis, and reporting of contractor performance against cost and schedule baselines;
• Review of contractor deliverables (such as Baseline Change Requests, Engineering Specifications/Drawings, Management Plans, etc.);
• Identification/quantification of project risks and mitigation actions;
• Configuration management, maintenance, and storage of project records and documentation;
• Coordinating, conducting, and attending project meetings (Schedule Status, Change Control, Integrated Project Team (IPT), Daily Tag-ups, Risk Management Board, etc.);
• Estimating and tracking project budgets and staffing plans;
• Data entry/tracking in federal data systems (FPD Tool, PARS, etc.)
• Coordinating, tracking, and assembly of Project’s Critical Decision (CD) packages.

Deliverables may include:

• Annual Staffing Models
• Monthly/Quarterly Project Presentation (Quarterly Schedule Deep Dive, NNSA Monthly Project Review (MPR), Quad Chart
• Monthly Project Estimates (FPD and Independent Estimate at Completion (EAC), NNSA Other Direct Costs (ODC) Forecast)
• Monthly Federal Costs (NNSA Other Direct Costs (ODC) Actual Cost,
• Weekly/Bi‐Weekly Meeting Agendas (IPT, POW)
• Draft Construction Project Data Sheets
• Assessment reports, including identified issues.
• Other work products as requested by the FPD and Y-12 APMO federal staff.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Business Management, Project Management, or related field

Required Skills, Experience, and Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively;
• Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices;
• Proficiency with Project Scheduling, MS Office, and Adobe Acrobat;
• Strong communication skills (oral and written);
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful;
• Ability to oversee projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline
• Due to federal contract security requirements, candidates must be able to successfully pass a federal background investigation to secure and maintain DOE Q security clearance if required.
• Due to federal contract security requirements, this position requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Successful candidates will be able to perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation. This job posting reflects management’s assignment of essential functions and the descriptions listed do not restrict management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
• Health & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing.
• Please note that marijuana remains a Schedule III controlled substance under Federal Law. Federal contractors must follow Federal drug-free workplace rules, which prohibit marijuana use, even if medical or recreational use is permitted under State Law. 

Preferred Qualifications and Location Details

• Experience on Department of Energy projects with a budget ≥ $500M;
• Working level knowledge of DOE O 413.3b, Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets;
• Working level knowledge of DOE O 430.1C, Real Property Asset Management
• Familiarity with the following applications: Primavera P6, Acumen Risk, Active Risk Manager (ARM), Empower, PARS;
• Strong business acumen, and exceptional interpersonal skills;
• Active DOE-Q security clearance;
• Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle;
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Oak Ridge – Onsite position

As an L&A employee, you will be eligible for a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare (medical and dental), 401K plan, and paid time off. We believe in investing in our employees beyond compensation and as an L&A employee, you will have access to in-house training, career pathing, mentoring, award programs, tuition reimbursement and much more.

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