Project Description:

Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI), Bechtel’s government services business, is one of the top providers to departments and agencies of the U.S. and British governments. Its successes include many large, first-of-a-kind projects in government site management, environmental restoration, defense, space, energy, and national and homeland security. This position will provide support to the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) located at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

UPF will be built by 2025 for $6.5 billion and will be a first-of-its-kind complex for enriched uranium operations in support of Y-12 missions. UPF is one of the Department of Energy’s largest investments in Tennessee since the Manhattan Project and one of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s largest construction projects. When complete, UPF will: replace a 70-year-old facility with modern buildings, reduce operational costs and energy consumption, improve worker safety, and provide enriched uranium capabilities well into the future.

The UPF project works on a 9-80 schedule with every other Friday off. Start times are flexible but the standard work week is: Monday - Thursday from 7:00 am to 4:30 pm. The schedule on working Fridays is: 7:00 am to 3:30 pm.

Eligibility for this position requires US citizenship; successful candidate must provide proof of US citizenship in order to obtain badge access to the site. Candidate must complete security questionnaire and successfully clear site access requirements check. All employees are subject and agree to random drug and alcohol testing as a condition of employment. Must be able to obtain a security clearance, as applicable.

 Job Responsibilities:

• Performs data analysis, identifies problems, and assists with recommendations.
• Analyzes schedule data and identifies and acquires the information needed to complete work logics to interface between assigned disciplines or specialties.
• Assists in developing specific project codes of accounts and work breakdown structures and recommends appropriate modifications and revisions.
• Ensures Earned Value Management System schedule data compliance.
• Obtains required schedule information by all disciplines/functions.
• Identifies restraints and effect on total project schedule.
• Coordinates with all departments to ensure understanding of total project schedule needs.
• Responsible for total integration of schedule activities.
• Identifies schedule considerations and problems resulting from inter-discipline or functional restraints and interfaces.
• Monitors and reports critical path and schedule performance of the total project. Conducts project schedule analysis and studies of problem areas to determine criticality of schedule activities. Recommends alternatives for schedule improvement to project team for discussion and/or decision.
• Responsible for leading, when requested, the development and review of schedule recovery plans, including evaluation of additional resources/costs required to affect such plans.

Basic Qualifications:

• Level 1: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university with at least 9 years of professional experience or in lieu of degree, a high school diploma or equivalent and at least 15 years professional experience.
• Level 2: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university with at least 13 years of professional experience or in lieu of degree, a high school diploma or equivalent and at least 19 years professional experience.
• This role requires a facility-specific clearance that requires U.S. Citizenship to obtain.
• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check, which includes verification of employment and education.
• Must be able to obtain site security badge for access to work site.

Minimum Requirements:

• Proficiency with Oracle Primavera P6 scheduling software application,
• Advanced level of proficiency in using software applications such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Must demonstrate good interpersonal teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and with minimal supervision.
• Flexibility to respond to urgent proposal and project requests and changing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to work with people of varied backgrounds and objectives.
• Demonstrated skill in identifying and analyzing issues and recommending corrective actions.

Preferred Requirements:

• Previous Earned Value Management System data compliance experience on an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) job.