Job Description: Project Controls IV
Salary Range: $154,000-$163,000
This position is 100% on-site in Santa Fe, NM

Key Responsibilities:
- Support the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and Project Controls System.
- Perform cost estimating, analysis and control activities. As delegated to, supervises and provides technical direction for cost engineering and/or planning/scheduling activities.
- Identifies trends for management attention.
- Supervises schedule development, maintenance and monitoring activities.
- 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.
- Viewed as expert in field within the Laboratory.
- 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.
- Uses independent judgment for determining course of action to accomplish objectives.
- Uses wide latitude in the methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

Technical Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, mathematics or equivalent.
- Relevant experience of at least twelve years.
- Expert in general project controls technical skills and the integration of all of the components of an Earned Value Management System with DOE 413.3 and EIA 748 guidelines including organizational, planning, accounting, analysis and revision process areas.
- DOE Project Management, or other relevant federal project management experience.
- Proficient in MS- Office suites, mainly MS- Excel, advanced functions/ formulas.
- Proficiency in using multiple discipline-specific software applications currently used.
- 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, and cost analysis, in the field and home office.
- 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).
- For positions also serving as a Control Account Manager (CAM), advanced knowledge of and experience with project controls and/or project management, project budgets including cost estimating, cost control and cost analysis, project scheduling, implementation of corrective actions, developing and delivering detailed and accurate status reports and advanced knowledge of and experience with engineering functions and principles required to understand and successfully implement and monitor technical projects.
Desired Qualifications:
- MBA is an added advantage.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to carry out necessary tasks, independently minimal supervision.
- Excellent problem-solving abilities.
Professional Attributes:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to be able to handle a dynamic environment.
- Proven ability to work efficiently in a challenging atmosphere.
- Inherent skill to handle various intricacies of project management.
- Knowledge of supervision, personnel administration, and training of technical and non-technical personnel.
- Knowledge of engineering and construction management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.

In addition to the base salary, Full Time benefits include:
- Health Benefit (United Healthcare, Vison and Delta Dental) for employee/family, up to $1,200/month
- 401k retirement contribution matched up to 3%
- Simple vacation policy: JVC won’t count the days or limit how much time you take, so long as job performance and communication with client does not suffer.
- Holiday pay is in accordance with the dates defined by our client

About J Vollbrecht Consulting:
Pioneers in project management solutions, we are a woman owned business enterprise servicing the defense and energy industry for over 15 years. We ensure excellent project delivery through its entire life cycle, with our focus always on delivering beyond clients’ expectations. Apart from project control solutions, we provide customized risk research and management solutions, analysis of alternatives and lifestyle analysis based on risks and sensitivities. We provide vital document development services that help firms in making critical decisions.
Our teams are highly motivated and skillfully equipped to streamline processes and utilize technology effectively so as to achieve the best possible outcome for any project. We strive to maintain high standards of integrity, safety, quality and respect.