Longenecker & Associates (L&A) seeks a motivated Business Analyst - Planner Scheduler to contribute to our mission supporting our work at SRNS in Aiken, SC.

L&A is a woman-owned small business and trusted partner enabling critical missions across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) complex for more than 30 years. We contribute to DOE’s nuclear security and environmental remediation enterprise by providing the highest-caliber staff and experts.

L&A is unconditionally committed to mission success and the well-being of employees, the nation and the environment. Our team members are passionate about building a healthier environment for generations to come. We are a community that interfaces and effectively communicates with all levels of management and government. If you have a passion for excellence, seek opportunities to engage in mission critical work, and consistently exceed expectations, apply now to join our professional family.

POSITION DESCRIPTION
Responsible for assisting or directly organizing, developing, analyzing, and maintaining project controls, financial analysis and estimating applications required to monitor established objectives, and to prepare status and management reports that identify variances in the work execution strategy along with recommending solutions. Provide management with the required cost and schedule analysis (including recommended corrective actions) to maintain cost and schedule control throughout the life cycle of the project or work activity.

Under limited supervision, performs basic Planning & Scheduling activities. Those activities include, but are not limited to:
-Identify critical path activities and recommend to management modifications needed to work plans to maintain schedule and to meet or improve milestone dates and other dates of completion or mitigate potential problems or constraints to continued progress.
Develop comprehensive information that defines general work requirements for a performing organization and unit.
Develop broad activity logic and any required interfaces between activities on schedules.
Implement and maintain division maintenance schedules in conjunction with the designated work management system.
Review the planning and scheduling of preventative maintenance activities to ensure equipment and system performance and optimal allocation and utilization of resources.
Integrate schedule/status information into schedule software and develop visually oriented presentation aids to communicate operational/project/maintenance status.
Establish and/or implement standards and techniques for updating and monitoring schedule data needed for effective schedule control.
Identify, analyze and report potential or actual schedule deviations and recommend corrective action solutions for management consideration.
Applies basic knowledge of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) , Cost Elements, and General Ledger to work activities.

​EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
A Master's degree in business/ construction management/ technical/ engineering or a related area.
Bachelor's degree in business/ construction management I technical / engineering or a related area and 2 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent.
An Associate's degree and 6 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent.
A high school diploma and 10 years ofrelevant experience would also be considered equivalent.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Ability to work in a diverse work environment,
Satisfactory results of a pre-employment screening, which includes a background check and drug screening,
Ability to fulfill and promote L&A core values.
Requires proficiency in the use of automated accounting, budgeting, cost schedule management and estimating systems as tools for performing required duties.
Entry level knowledge and understanding of cost and schedule control at the tactical level is necessary, along with a working knowledge of operations, maintenance, project management, project startup, construction and
engineering.
Knowledge of materials planning, time and cost estimating may be required depending on the specialty assigned.

Desired Qualifications
Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years are preferred.
Candidates that can perform system administration functions, including imports, exports, maintaining global dictionaries, user permissions, and creating new projects in Primavera P6 are preferred. The Candidate should be able to provide application usage support to users of all skill levels. Understanding Acumen Fuse and having the knowledge to administer the system and run custom reports is also preferred.
PF-81 Evaluation Criteria:
-Price and Cost to Company: 20%
-Technical Acceptability: 70%
-Availability & Qualifications of Personnel- 10%

Duration of the Contract: 1 year, 2 option periods.

Estimated Hours Per Year: 2080 ST/ 400 OT

Work Schedule: 600am-430pm

Onsite or Remote? Local candidates or willing to relocate at the candidate's expense.100% onsite

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS
Successful candidates will be able to perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation. This job posting reflects management’s assignment of essential functions and the descriptions listed do not restrict management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

SALARY AND BENEFITS
As an L&A employee, you will be eligible for a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare (medical and dental), 401K plan, and paid time off. We believe in investing in our employees beyond compensation and as an L&A employee, you will have access to in-house training, career pathing, mentoring, award programs, tuition reimbursement and much more.