Business Analyst - Planner Scheduler

Seeking a Business Analyst - Planner Scheduler to provide support to our federal government client in Aiken, SC.

Application Deadline:Thursday, 12/19/2024, 12:00 noon EST.

Requirements:

The Contractor will 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.

Work Hours: Up to a 40-hour work week is scheduled. The client utilizes various work schedules including 5/8s (8 hour/day; five days per week), 4/10 s (10 hours/day; four days per week), and 9/80 s (9 hours/day, five days on week AA and four days on week BB. Work week excludes client holidays. Each workday has 30-minute lunch. Overtime will be expected at times to meet deliverables and will be utilized at the discretion of the Manager. This position is intended to work the 4/10s schedule Monday-Thursday 6:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Area Security Access: Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance. An active DOE clearance is not initially required to perform assigned duties. After award, the selected candidate will be notified when to apply for a clearance based on specific work assignments.

Qualifications:

Required

• Possesses strong personal computer skills
• Proficient in the use of automated accounting, budgeting, cost management and estimating systems as tools for performing required duties
• Entry-level knowledge and understanding of project management and cost and schedule control at the tactical level is necessary, along with a knowledge of operations, maintenance, or project startup and construction
• Knowledge of materials planning, time, and cost estimating may be required depending on the specialty assigned
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE "Q" Security clearance

Education

• A Master's degree in business / construction management / technical / engineering or a related area. OR
• Bachelor's degree in business / construction management / technical / engineering or a related area and 2 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent. OR
• An Associate's degree and 6 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent. OR
• A high school diploma and 10 years of relevant experience would also be considered equivalent. Possesses considerable personal computer skills.

Preferred

• Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years
• Candidates who can perform system administration functions, including imports, exports, maintaining global dictionaries, user permissions, and creating new projects in Primavera P6 are preferred
• 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

NOTE: ship is required to perform this government contract.

Additional Information:

OUTSOURCE Consulting Services, Inc. (OCSI.co) embraces equal opportunity. We are dedicated to building an inclusive workforce that embodies a diversity of experiences, views, and skill sets.

OCSI.co provides great benefits to our federal contractors: PTO, Holidays, Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Short/Long Term Disability, Life Insurance,Flexible Spending Account (FSA), 401(k) Savings Plan, and Direct Deposit.

To learn more about OCSI.co, we welcome you to please visit our corporate website at . Thank you for your interest in our jobs. We look forward to seeing your resume!

Note: We are unable to sponsor H1B Visa s and/or subcontract to Third Party Vendors.

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