Project Controls Specialist - High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR)

Location: Oak Ridge, TN

Position Type: Full-Time

Clearance: Not required. US Citizenship required.

Position Summary

KeyLogic is seeking an experienced Project Controls Specialist to potentially support project planning, scheduling, cost monitoring, and performance reporting within the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project controls, with previous experience supporting nuclear reactors, nuclear facilities, or DOE projects highly desirable.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules and project controls documentation.
• Support project cost tracking, budget monitoring, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Monitor project milestones, resource requirements, and overall cost and schedule performance.
• Identify project risks, schedule conflicts, and potential cost overruns.
• Perform critical-path analysis and evaluate schedule impacts.
• Prepare project performance reports, forecasts, and management updates.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, maintenance, and project management personnel.
• Support baseline management, change control, and project performance improvement initiatives.
• Assist with project controls activities associated with facility upgrades, maintenance, and technical projects.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant project controls experience.
• Experience with project scheduling, cost management, forecasting, and performance reporting.
• Strong understanding of project controls principles, critical-path scheduling, and project performance analysis.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting nuclear reactors, nuclear facilities, or nuclear-related projects.
• Experience with Oracle Primavera P6.
• Previous DOE, ORNL, or national laboratory experience.
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM), integrated project controls, and schedule risk analysis.
• Experience supporting reactor maintenance, outages, facility upgrades, or complex engineering projects.