Senior Project Controls Scheduler

Category

Project Controls

Position Type

Regular Full-Time

Remote

Yes

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 30 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 Planner/ Scheduler to contribute to our mission supporting our work at Lawrence Livermore National Lab in Livermore, CA.

Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Our engineers, scientists, technical and project employees serve our clients from offices across the world. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.

We invest in our people. Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too. We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support you and your family.

To Learn More Visit: http://www.geosyntec.com/careers/.

• 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, perform moderately complex planning & scheduling activities;
• 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; and
• May assume a lead role in planning/scheduling of a single large project, facility, or a single department or program.

• High School Diploma or GED (required)
• Bachelor's degree in business, construction management, technical, engineering or related field. (preferred)

• At least 10 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. (required)
• Possesses strong personal computer skills.
• Proficiency in the use of automated accounting budgeting, cost management and estimating systems as tools for performing required duties required.
• 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.
• Ability to apply concepts and methods to quantify work condition impacts on costs is necessary.
• Candidate must have strong problem solving, analysis and interpersonal skills as well as oral and written communication skills.
• 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.
• Health & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing required.

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 & LOCATION DETAILS:

• Previous experience on DOE sites and programs.
• Ability to apply Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) cost and schedule requirements when developing and maintaining moderately complex plans and schedules under limited supervision preferred.
• Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years are preferred.
• Remote Position supporting Lawrence Livermore National Lab

This opportunity will be posted for at least five days. Below are the potential compensation ranges that we in good faith believe are applicable for this role at the time of this posting and are only applicable for jobs to be performed in the specified location(s) below. The typical base salary range for this position is just one component of Geosyntec’s total compensation package for employees. Actual compensation will be determined based on education, experience, skill set and location.

• Minimum Salary: $160,000/year / Maximum Salary: $175,000 /year (CA)

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, vacation, sick, and personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible employees.

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