Project Controls Analyst, Mid-Level

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Job Summary:

Excelligent LLC is a trusted partner for organizations requiring exceptional performance and accountability in addressing complex challenges. The Project Controls Analyst plays a vital role in supporting complex, multi-year efforts under the NNSA Defense Programs mission, providing project planning, cost control, schedule integration, performance measurement, and financial reporting across high-visibility programs.

Responsibilities:

• Support schedule development, updates, and analysis using Primavera P6, ensuring alignment with NNSA mission milestones.

• Integrate engineering, manufacturing, and infrastructure timelines into a coherent Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) structure.

• Coordinate closely with schedulers, CAMs, and technical leads to maintain schedule integrity and traceability to baseline.

• Assist in establishing and maintaining the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) in accordance with DOE/NNSA standards.

• Track and analyze EVM metrics, including CPI, SPI, BAC, EAC, and VAC.

• Generate and present performance data to stakeholders through regular Variance Analysis Reports (VARs), CPRs, and trend charts.

• Collaborate with schedulers and cost estimators to ensure time-phased budget accuracy and consistency across WBS elements.

• Support project cost estimating, budget formulation, and funding allocations for nuclear weapons-related efforts.

• Analyze actual costs versus budgeted performance and recommend corrective actions where needed.

• Develop Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) and integrate with schedule and scope.

• Assist in preparing government cost estimates (WDCR's, BCR's, etc.) and support contractor proposal evaluations.

• Track expenditures and forecasts to ensure adherence to program budgets and funding ceilings.

• Assist with financial data reconciliation between program control systems, general ledger, and external reporting tools.

• Generate monthly, quarterly, and ad-hoc reports required by federal stakeholders, including performance briefings.

• Monitor obligations, accruals, and expenditures in compliance with DOE/NNSA financial reporting requirements.

• Ensure project controls processes are aligned with federal requirements and integrated across cost, schedule, and risk disciplines.

• Support risk analysis and impact assessments to forecast cost and schedule impacts.

• Contribute to baseline change control documentation and interface with Configuration Management (CM) and Document Control teams.

• Assist in the development and maintenance of internal project controls policies, SOPs, and process improvements.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Project Management, or a related field.

• 3-7 years of experience in project controls, cost analysis, or scheduling in a DOE/NNSA or federal environment.

• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Excel; experience with Deltek Cobra, Acumen, or similar tools preferred.

• Working knowledge of Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and performance reporting per DOE/DoD guidelines.

• Familiarity with DOE O 413.3B, budgeting and acquisition processes, and federal lifecycle reporting.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.

• Must have an active DOE Q clearance, active DoD Top Secret (TS) clearance, or the ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance.

• This is a full-time, on-site position at a secure government or contractor facility supporting NNSA Defense Programs. Remote work is not permitted.

Preferred:

• Prior experience supporting NNSA nuclear weapons programs, or modernization infrastructure projects.

• Experience supporting large capital acquisition or R&D efforts across the DOE/NNSA enterprise.

• Certifications such as EVMP, CCP (AACE), PSP, or PMP.

• Experience working with national laboratories or NNSA production agencies (LANL, SNL, Y-12, KCNSC, Pantex).

• Experience with federally mandated reporting such as Contract Performance Reports (CPRs) and Integrated Program Management Reports (IPMRs).

Company:

Excelligent, LLC is a Veteran-Owned Small Business specializing in contracting support services. Founded in 2018, the company is headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, with a team of 11-50 employees. The company is currently Early Stage.