Navarro Research and Engineering is recruiting for a LPF Projects Scheduler in Oak Ridge, TN. An active DOE Q level clearance is required to be considered for this position.
Navarro Research & Engineering is an award-winning federal contractor dedicated to partnering with clients to advance clean energy and deliver effective solutions for complex challenges in the nuclear and environmental fields. Joining Navarro means being a part of an exceptional team committed to quality and safety while also looking for innovative strategies to create value for the client’s success. Headquartered in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Navarro has active programs in place across the nation for DOE/NNSA, NASA, and the Department of Defense.
The role is 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. Ensures 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
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or Master's degree
Preferred Job Requirements
- 25+ years of scheduling experience
- 15+ years of scheduling experience on DOE 413.3b projects, and a working knowledge and understanding of DOE policies, procedures, and requirements in areas associated with project controls
- 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, a high level of personal motivation, high standards, and the ability to work with the team and support organizations to address/resolve project issues and meet short deadlines
- Demonstrated advanced computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office, Primavera P6, SAP, and/or WebEVM (CloudEVM)
- Advanced experience in Empower
- Cross functional experience in Project/Control Account Management for DOE projects; experience with managing multiple scopes of work and multiple vendors
Due to the nature of the government contract requirements and/or clearances requirements, US citizenship is required.
Navarro is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran’s status or any classification protected by applicable state or local law.
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Benefits
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits*; 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; vacation/sick/holiday pay*.
*Based on eligibility rules