Senior Project Controls Specialist / Planner

Who we are…
Management Solutions is a national award-winning management consulting firm that specializes in clean energy program management, organizational maturity assessment, environmental services, and project strategy and implementation. We deliver simple, innovative solutions to complex problems facing our federal customers. Founded in 2002, MSLLC has been named Small Business of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Department of Energy, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. MSLLC has also been recognized as one of the Top Employers in the Greater Knoxville area.
This position will support a Department of Energy office. The mission of this office is to provide centralized infrastructure planning processes; real estate services; program management for operations of facilities, maintenance, recapitalization, disposition, and line-item construction and perform project and contract management of line-item construction and major items of equipment.
This position is remote, with the expectation that candidates can work during Eastern Time Zone office hours. Residency in the United States is a mandatory requirement. 
**This position is contingent upon contract award.
Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning and project scheduling, budget management, cost control, schedule control, and contract control.
• Prepare and maintain master project schedule.
• Review Contractor's schedule submissions for conformance with contract documents, sufficiency & quality.
• Check critical path, cost and resource loading, schedule content, use of relationships and lag, constraints, and milestones.
• Review and verify contractor's monthly progress.
• Prepare reports for Government use.
• Support contract and price negotiations.
• Implement scheduling systems/procedures and cost control systems/procedures.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business, Government, or related field.
• 10 years of relevant work experience required.
• Advanced level understanding of Microsoft office suite and other project scheduling tools.
• DoD or DOE experience preferred.
• Ability to pass a federal background check and drug screen.
• Due to the nature of the government contract requirements and/or clearances requirements, US citizenship is required.
• This position is remote, with the expectation that candidates can work during Eastern Time Zone office hours. Residency in the United States is a mandatory requirement.
• Ability to travel occasionally to Washington, DC is required.