Oak Ridge National Laboratory Hiring For Us Iter Control Account Manager (cam) at Oak Ridge, TN, United States Full Time

Job Description

Requisition Id 7638
Overview:
The United States is a partner nation in ITER, an unprecedented international collaboration of scientists and engineers working to design, construct, and assemble a burning plasma experiment that can demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion energy. A self-heated burning plasma is a crucial step in fusion energy development. US ITER is a DOE Office of Science project hosted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee. Partner labs are Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL). ITER’s other partners are the People’s Republic of China, the European Union, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the Russian Federation. Find out more about this exciting project at www.usiter.org and www.iter.org .
US ITER is seeking an experienced engineer with a background in the design, specification, and procurement of hardware typical to the scope being delivered by US ITER to serve as a Control Account Manager (CAM). The control accounts will include design and procurement of a broad spectrum of hardware ranging from state-of-the-art custom designed components to commercially available equipment. The CAM’s responsibilities include schedule planning and status, measurement of accomplishment through monthly metrics meetins, actual cost collection, variance analysis and resultant corrective action, and estimating costs at completion as they relate to Earned Value Management. The CAM assures technical scope, schedule, and budget are integrated. The CAM is accountable to the WBS Team Leader they are supporting for the performance of their control accounts.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership, in collaboration with WBS Team Leads, that advances the US ITER Project technical goals
• Ensure adherence to master plans and schedules
• Ensure projects are completed on time and within budget
• Ensure that project milestones are met
• Develop and monitor project risk register and take proactive steps to mitigate risk
• Support and contribute to the negotiation and preparation of contracts by considering the financial conditions, resources, and contractual requirements
• Foreign and domestic travel to fabricators, support subcontractors, and sponsor (IO) facilities is required

Basic Qualifications:

• BS in Engineering or a related discipline

• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant technical and project management experience
• Working knowledge of earned value management systems (EVMS) and scheduling processes
• Project management or project control experience working with Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
• Experience developing cost and schedule estimates
• Experience with baseline change control processes
• Experience with monthly schedule status processes
• Experience with risk management

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS in Engineering or a related discipline
• Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant technical and project management experience demonstrating comprehensive understanding of design and manufacturing of systems or equipment within the scope of the US ITER Project for large-scale science or nuclear facilities
• Experience as a Control Account Manager in an EVMS environment
• Experience working in an international environment
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Formal training in EVMS (i.e., company-sponsored, industry certifications, etc.)
• Experience working on a DOE Order 413.3 project
• Experience in preparing and participating in DOE critical decision reviews
• Experience with integration of EVMS and risk management

Special Requirements:

• The ability to work flexible hours and travel when required

Benefits at ORNL: UT Battelle offers an exceptional benefits package to include matching 401K, Pension Plan, Paid Vacation and Medical / Dental plan. Onsite amenities include Credit Union, Medical Clinic and free Fitness facilities.
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This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired.
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