What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Controls Specialist I position at Fermilab?
Open: January 12, 2022
Close: February 14, 2022
We are:
Fermilab is America’s premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. We support discovery science experiments in Illinois and at locations around the world, including deep underground mines in South Dakota and Canada, mountaintops in Arizona and Chile, and the South Pole!
You will:
- Support line managers, project managers and project teams in maintaining project controls systems (e.g., planning, scheduling, control, reporting, and performance measurement requirements).
- Assist with preparing proposals and developing detailed project controls plans, statements of work, and other types of planning documents.
- Support time-phased budgets, work schedules, work breakdown structures, and cost account plans
- Create workflow diagrams using workflow systems.
- Monitor and analyzing progress of project requirements.
- Contributes optimally within a diverse workforce and upholds Fermilab’s dedication to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
We are looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in applicable discipline with 3 years of relevant work experience.
- Working knowledge of project controls systems, including but not limited to scheduling with Primavera Project Planner (P6) or Microsoft Projects.
- Ability to support project managers, line managers, and control account managers with the use and maintenance of project controls systems and outputs.
- Working knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS), scheduling systems, and cost processors
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills to enable effective interaction with project, Fermilab, and stakeholder personnel.
- Experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Office, and Visio (a plus).
- Experience working with groups and teams on projects in a fast-paced environment.
Relocation is not available for this position.
Physical Activity and Work Conditions
Human Factors: Mental Concentration, Repetitive Motion, Sitting, Standing, Tight Work Schedule, Visually Demanding.
- Ability and willingness to work additional hours beyond the normal work day when required to meet deadlines.
- Ability to legally operate cars and light trucks.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally by commercial air carrier.
All FRA employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19, unless the employee is legally entitled to an accommodation based on a medical condition/disability or a sincerely held religious belief
Fermilab is an Equal Opportunity Employer and believes a diverse and inclusive environment based on mutual respect is critical to our mission. Fermilab is committed to recruiting and developing the most hard-working people and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, country of birth, geography/postal code, disability, marital status, parental or gestational status, or other non-merit factor.
