Early Career Project Planning & Controls Specialist, CA Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

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• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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The Business Careers Team is seeking Project Planning & Controls Specialists to support a variety of mission-focused programs and projects across Sandia National Laboratories. Business Careers identifies candidates with relevant academic and professional experience to support critical business operations, build a pipeline for future talent, and meet current and emerging organizational needs.

Candidates are expected to collaborate with others to support Sandia's mission by adding value, improving operations, offering innovative solutions, and appropriately managing risk for the corporation.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Monitor project budgets, track expenditures, forecast costs, and identify cost variances.
• Develop, maintain, and update project schedules using project management tools.
• Prepare status reports on project progress, schedule performance, and budget execution for stakeholders and leadership.
• Analyze project data to identify trends, issues, and opportunities for improvement.
• Track and document changes to project scope, schedule, and budget while assessing impacts to project objectives.
• Coordinate resource allocation and availability to support project milestones and deliverables.
• Partner with project managers, engineers, business professionals, and other stakeholders to align project plans and controls activities.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite in Livermore, CA.

$88,900 - $171,900

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

• Master's degree in Business Administration.
• Knowledge of project controls practices, including project planning, scope management, scheduling, cost estimation, quality assurance, resource management, and risk management.
• Experience using project management tools and applications, with strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present information effectively to a broad range of audiences.
• Knowledge of schedule development and maintenance, including tracking milestones and deliverables using scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project or Primavera P6.
• Interest in developing an understanding of technical project scope and mission objectives.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced, and evolving environment.
• Data analytics and data literacy skills.

Business Careers is our centralized hiring capability for business, financial, project controls and supply chain roles at Sandia National Laboratories. Candidates applying to this requisition may be interviewed or hired into one of several organizations supporting Sandia's national security mission.

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

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If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

This Limited Term Employee (LTE) position is a temporary position for one year term, which may be renewed at Sandia's discretion up to a maximum of seven years.

Individuals in LTE positions may bid on regular Sandia positions as internal candidates, and in some cases may be converted to regular career positions during their term if warranted by ongoing operational needs, continuing availability of funds, and satisfactory job performance.