Project Controls Specialist

SMSI provides expert management consulting, program and project management, and technical consulting services to

government and private sector clients. SMSI has grown and evolved by building an outstanding reputation for client-focused performance and for delivering results that enable clients to meet commitments and milestones.

SMSI is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Summary

SMSI is hiring multiple mid to senior level Project Controls Specialists to provide onsite support to multiple weapons development programs at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California. The candidate can be based in either Livermore, CA or Las Vegas, NV. If based in Las Vegas, NV, the candidate will need to train onsite in Livermore, CA for a few months before transitioning to working fulltime in Las Vegas.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the Project Controls/Earned Value Management System. Perform cost estimating, analysis and control activities. As delegated to, supervises/provides technical direction for cost engineering and/or planning/scheduling activities. Identifies trends for management attention.
• Provides/supervises schedule development, maintenance and monitoring activities. Provide/supervise cost engineering analysis, and control activities.
• Prepares and reviews or supervises the preparation and presentation of cost engineering and planning activities.
• Supports project organizational and administrative activities.
• Responsible for cost engineering and cost analysis/control and planning and scheduling activities for projects with significant non-routine requirements or for discipline/projects/proposal cost and planning activities which require a high degree of technical skilled experience.
• Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions to cost engineering and schedule guidance to projects.
• Ensures work is completed as scheduled. Identification of cost trends for management attention.
• Has broad expertise or unique knowledge, uses skills to contribute to development of objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways.
• Develops advanced concepts, techniques, and standards based on professional principles and theories.
• Works on unusually significant, unique or complex issues, provides solutions that are highly creative and where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles. Has impact on success of future concepts, products or technologies.
• Works under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range targets. Assignments are often self-initiated. Virtually self-supervisory. Uses independent judgment for determining course of action to accomplish objectives. Uses wide latitude in the methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Position requires experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, including schedule development, control, and analysis, and cost engineering functions, including cost estimating, cost control, financial reporting systems, and cost analysis, in the field and the home office.
• Knowledge of supervision, personnel administration, and training of technical and non-technical personnel.
• Skilled in oral and written communication. Proficiency in using personal computer operating systems, including several basic software applications. Proficiency in using multiple discipline-specific software applications currently used.
• Knowledge of financial report systems and controller account codes, and understanding of controller instructions, which impact project controls (including project financial status reports and earned revenue determination data). Demonstrates an intermediate level of understanding of project controls general technical skills.
  
  
  

Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Candidates must be able to work onsite in Livermore, CA (travel reimbursement / per diem may be available but not guaranteed). Alternatively the candidate can work onsite in Las Vegas, NV. If based in Las Vegas, NV, the candidate will need to train onsite in Livermore, CA for a few months before transitioning to work onsite fulltime in Las Vegas.
• Minimum of eight years of related experience is required, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in P6 Primavera, Deltek Cobra, and / or risk management software applications (e.g. Acumen Risk, Crystal Ball, etc.)
• Experience in Earned Value Management (EVM).
  
  
  

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and 6 years of experience or Associate's degree and 8 years of experience.
• 10 years of experience in lieu of degree.
• At this level, post graduate course work may be expected.