Lead Cost Analyst


Vacancies:1 
Duration: 1 Year 
Location: Wilmington NC
Hourly Rate: $80 - 100/hour 


Role Summary

Staff Augmentation position (Lead Cost Analyst) for the BWRX-300 project within Nuclear Advanced Technology, specifically associated with cost management.


Essential Responsibilities 

• Support the GEH BWRX-300 Standard Plant Project Controls Lead in performing all cost management duties.
• Be directly responsible for cost related project responsibilities; e.g., overseeing the change management process (Project Change Requests), and overseeing all cost analysis activities.
• Support the GEH PMO Lead Cost Engineer with development of process improvements for cost program development, cost reporting and analysis, and earned value reporting.
• Support the GEH PMO Lead Estimator with development of process improvement and maturity refinements, including challenging construction.
• Facilitate the development of cost estimate scope basis and assumptions.
• Plan/coordinate incorporation of project management lessons-learned and best practices.
• Assist in improving the master estimate process for the business line.
• Apply OPEX to develop opportunities to improve the project estimates.
• Mentor less experienced personnel for career development.
• Facilitate integration of and communication across GEH internal and external stakeholders including development of plans, procedures, and training programs.

Qualifications

Overall 30+ years of project controls, estimating, cost engineering, planning, scheduling, and risk management experience. Expertise with cost estimating systems is expected.

• BS degree in construction management or similar.
• 30+ years project controls experience as part of an EPC organization.
• 10+ years project controls experience as part of project controls consulting firm.
• Substantial project controls experience supporting new nuclear project construction and major nuclear plant modification projects.
• Proven experience with first of a kind (FOAK) nuclear projects for developing/integrating work breakdown structure (WBS), division of responsibility (DOR), code of accounts, earned value reporting and rules of credit for engineering, design, and construction, construction commodity installation unit rates, cost estimates, and schedules.
• Past positions leading project controls teams on nuclear power and other complex multi-$ billion projects.
• Past experience developing projects controls plans, procedures, and training programs.
• Experience with nuclear OEM programs.

Desired Characteristics 

• Preferred is experience with Ontario Power Group PMO and Project Controls organizations.
• Ability to travel to GEH Wilmington NC offices with regularity.