Position Description

Your Opportunity:

As Materials Coordinator you will work as a liaison at the project site between Project Procurement for the reporting of undelivered materials, Field Procurement for stored materials, and Construction personnel for accurate reporting of materials required for work package installation. This work is in support of Los Alamos National Laboratory. You will coordinate with groups to ensure that materials are provided in a timely manner and in sufficient quantity to support the completion of construction work. You will collaborate and coordinate with a large variety of people on the construction site and project. 

What You’ll Do:

• Ensure adherence to the Material Assignment Schedule by all responsible parties.
• Implement the planned construction activities and work packaging structure on the project through coordination with Field Engineering, Construction, and/or (Sub) Contractors, and Project Controls.
• Implement planned inventory control mechanisms, such as min-max and bag-and-tag.
• Identify quickly which surplus or unneeded materials should be returned to storage.
• Coordinate material availability in support of design revisions, rework, contingency or work-around plans.
• Participate in Construction and/or (Sub) Contractor planning meetings to be fully aware of changes in installation plans and priorities.
• Coordinate with warehouse personnel for materials to be issued directly to the installation area, as opposed to being controlled in storage.
• Ensure the accurate distribution of materials to Construction and/or (Sub) Contractor installation locations. 
• Implement planned inventory control mechanisms and coordinate material availability in support of design revisions or rework. 

What You’ll Need:

• 4 or more years of materials coordination experience in a government setting required.

• Active Department of Energy (DOE) or Department of Defense (DoD) clearance preferred.

• Organized and detail-oriented professional. 

• Ability to communicate with a variety of people and collaborate effectively.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, gender, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status as required by law.

What We Offer:

We know employee benefits are important to you. Therefore, we offer full-time employees an attractive suite of benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, and superior paid holidays. Full-time employees also are eligible to contribute to a health savings account and flexible spending accounts, and TechSource provides full-time employees with paid life insurance benefit of 2x salary up to a maximum of $150,000.  Furthermore, all employees are eligible to participate in our 401k plan, which TechSource enhances with a generous matching contribution.

TechSource is a nationally recognized engineering consultancy specializing in the management and technical delivery of large-scale nuclear and high-technology projects.  TechSource provides direct access to hundreds of experts and industry leaders in the nuclear sciences, non-proliferation technologies, accelerator physics, and systems engineering arenas. TechSource’s outstanding technical service has earned the company a client retention rate of over 95 percent. 

Position Description

Your Opportunity

As a procurement engineer you will facilitate and expedite the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) procurement process and ensure specific, high priority procurements are executed on time and meet all technical and business specifications.  You will work with a diverse group of stakeholders as you collaborate and execute procurements in compliance with contract requirements.

What You’ll Do:

• Work with technical staff to select high priority procurements and assist in creating and or validating engineering specifications, evaluations, and reviews of Engineering Procurement Documents (EPDs), purchase requisitions, purchase orders, item equivalency evaluations, and material analyses.   
• Develop sourcing strategies, evaluate design criteria, perform data collection, and engineering procurement support for specific large purchases/projects.  
• Provide central point of coordination on specific acquisitions in relaying technical requirements and ensuring material, equipment, construction, building modification, and service purchase orders are executed to meet mission objectives.
• Perform acquisition-planning, support the development of engineering requirements, acceptance planning, and development of cost-efficient approaches to effective procurement, and provide expert advice in acquisition management.
• Conduct procurement support activities including strategic sourcing initiatives, reviewing and composing requisitions, evaluation of suppliers, and monitoring supplier performance.
• Ensure that acceptance plans are executable, well-aligned to available resources, and effectively evaluate that deliverables conform to contract requirements.
• Conduct evaluation and oversight of engineering and procurement documentation to support business unit acquisitions and processes.
• Ensure procured materials and services are consistent with applicable design and safety basis requirements by reviewing and evaluating EPDs and consulting with facility and project engineers to ensure that like-for-like replacements are appropriately specified.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in an engineering, supply chain, construction management, business, or relevant technical field.
• 5 years in a government procurement environment with experience in procurement management with engineering, manufacturing, or construction in a research and development (R&D) area.
• Ability to obtain Department of Energy clearance. Active clearance preferred.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic environment while adhering to policies and ensuring a high degree of accuracy
• Familiarity with overall supply chain and supplier-related activities pertaining to construction programs and projects.
• Strong knowledge and experience in procurement practices, particularly best value tradeoff.
• Strong skills in evaluation of change orders and claims.
• Ability to create good working relationships with diverse stakeholders, including production, project/program management, engineering, and construction.
• Able to technically evaluate engineering and analytical data relevant to high priority projects to develop reliable and cost-effective recommendations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with an emphasis on cooperation and teamwork.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, gender, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status as required by law.

What We Offer:

We know employee benefits are important to you. Therefore, we offer full-time employees an attractive suite of benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, and superior paid holidays. Full-time employees also are eligible to contribute to a health savings account and flexible spending accounts, and TechSource provides full-time employees with paid life insurance benefit of 2x salary up to a maximum of $150,000.  Furthermore, all employees are eligible to participate in our 401k plan, which TechSource enhances with a generous matching contribution.

TechSource is a nationally recognized engineering consultancy specializing in the management and technical delivery of large-scale nuclear and high-technology projects.  TechSource provides direct access to hundreds of experts and industry leaders in the nuclear sciences, non-proliferation technologies, accelerator physics, and systems engineering arenas. TechSource’s outstanding technical service has earned the company a client retention rate of over 95 percent. 

Position Description

Your Opportunity:

As a project controls engineer you will support an integrated program for the Office of Secure Transportation’s Mobile Guardian Transporter Program for the Department of Energy (DOE). You will develop government work breakdown structure (GWBS) to establish the program’s integrated master schedule and monitor performance during program execution. Your efforts will involve the support of two national laboratories. You’ll work in a matrixed-team environment. 

What You Will Do:

• Create a GWBS to establish the program’s integrated master schedule.

• Track performance against and analyze variances between the baseline and status. 

• Support program reviews by providing schedule analytics and graphics to assess and report the overall schedule quality across the program.

• Work collaboratively with a team of technical professionals.

• Provide suggestions to improve schedules and tools.

• Communicate with a variety of individuals on the status of schedules and activities.

What You Will Need:

• Active Department of Energy (DOE) Q clearance or active Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret clearance.

• 7 years of project controls work experience, including baseline creation, schedule creation, risk analysis, and reporting capabilities.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

• Proficiency in using Primavera 6 (P6).

• Ability to work in a team environment and a strong desire to learn continuously.

• Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing and solving of problems.

• Strong organizational and written communication skills, including presentation skills and the ability to interface effectively with management and customers in a professional and courteous manner.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, gender, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status as required by law.

What We Offer:

We know employee benefits are important to you. Therefore, we offer full-time employees an attractive suite of benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, and superior paid holidays. Full-time employees also are eligible to contribute to a health savings account and flexible spending accounts, and TechSource provides full-time employees with paid life insurance benefit of 2x salary up to a maximum of $150,000.  Furthermore, all employees are eligible to participate in our 401k plan, which TechSource enhances with a generous matching contribution.

TechSource is a nationally recognized engineering consultancy specializing in the management and technical delivery of large-scale nuclear and high-technology projects.  TechSource provides direct access to hundreds of experts and industry leaders in the nuclear sciences, non-proliferation technologies, accelerator physics, and systems engineering arenas. TechSource’s outstanding technical service has earned the company a client retention rate of over 95 percent. 

Position Description

Your Opportunity

You will work with Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Project Management (PM), the office which is responsible for oversight of DOE’s portfolio of capital asset projects.  As of June 2020, DOE’s portfolio consists of 109 capital asset projects with a combined portfolio value of $120 billion.  Of these, 34 projects are in execution with established scope, schedule, and cost performance baselines.  PM is located in DOE Headquarters (Forrestal Building), Washington, DC.  

PM systematically addresses policy and procedures to improve project management.  PM introduced the Project Assessment and Reporting System (PARS) as part of DOE’s project reform initiative that began in 1999.  PARS supports management, assessment, and evaluation of DOE’s capital asset projects by the DOE Project Management community, including prime contractors, site and Federal Project Director staff, Program Office staff, PM analysts, and other internal and external stakeholders (DOE Senior Leadership, GAO, OMB, etc.).  PARS is the central repository for key Department-level project information.

Earned Value (EV), schedule, Management Reserve, and other project performance data are extracted from contractor project control systems and uploaded monthly to PARS via the PARS Extraction Utility.  PARS gives contractor and DOE project analysts a standardized toolset for evaluating and tracking project performance, as well as providing reporting capabilities. 

TechSource performs two primary high-level tasks:

1.      TechSource operates and maintains PARS for use across the Department (federal employees and contractor staff).  TechSource is responsible for operating and maintaining the system in accordance with the PARS Operations and Maintenance Manual.  TechSource is responsible for updating existing system/process documentation and/or creates new documentation, as changes to the system and processes occur. 

2.      TechSource is responsible for enhancing PARS in accordance with direction provided by PM, aligned with near-term and long-term requirements and capabilities roadmap.  

TechSource assists PM in defining business requirements, creating detailed technical specification documents, and creating implementation plans.  TechSource ensures PARS meets or exceeds all service level agreement objectives for system availability, performance, usability, customer support, incident response times, etc.  TechSource provides dedicated office space at its Germantown, MD location for the team of professionals directly supporting the PARS task assignment. This allows the team to openly communicate and work together effectively. 

What You Will Do

·        Integrate and collaborate closely with the client to establish rapport and create a strong working relationship.

·        Act as liaison and provide oversight of the Project Assessment and Reporting System (PARS) working closely with clients to meet their needs.

·        Provide support to PM for the development and deployment of enhancements of PARS.  

·        Review daily and validate project data entered into the system by the 400+ members of the Federal and contractor user community.  Work with PM analysts to resolve discrepancies and obtain additional information as needed. 

·        Review and assess contractor data loaded into PARS to ensure data is accurate, complete, repeatable, auditable and compliant with Department policy and guidance.

·        Manage DOE-PM’s processes for producing monthly and quarterly reports, analysis, and other information used by senior leadership and stakeholders for planning and decision-making.  These include the Monthly DOE Project Portfolio Status Report, Energy System Acquisition Advisory Board (ESAAB) Month Status Report, and Project Management Performance Metrics.  Prepare ad hoc reports and analysis to support management briefings and meetings. 

·        Maintain detailed Empower configuration management records and files.  Document all user options for Empower Views, Charts, Reports, Dashboards and Pre-Filters at the global level in a configuration control document.

·        Update PARS Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and system descriptions.  Update the EVM Project Analyst SOP with a minimum of quarterly review.

·        Support the PARS Change Control Board activities in terms of research, presentation, and documentation.

·        Provide technical advice and assistance to PM staff related to earned value management, project performance management, and PARS.  

What You Will Need

·        Ability to obtain a HSPD-12 for access to DOE Headquarter facilities and information systems.

·        Ability to obtain a Department of Energy (DOE) L clearance.

·        7 years or more of project management work experience.

·        Bachelor’s degree, preferably in an engineering or scientific area of focus.

·        Analytical and critical thinking skills.

·        Experience collaborating with clients face-to-face.

·        Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

·        Ability to interact effectively with internal and external customers.

·        Experience working with governmental agencies preferred.

·        Some travel is required, about 10%.

·        Thorough understanding and knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) concepts and tools is preferred. 

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, gender, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status as required by law.

What We Offer

We know employee benefits are important to you. Therefore, we offer full-time employees an attractive suite of benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, and superior paid holidays. Full-time employees also are eligible to contribute to a health savings account and flexible spending accounts, and TechSource provides full-time employees with paid life insurance benefit of 2x salary up to a maximum of $150,000.  Furthermore, all employees are eligible to participate in our 401k plan, which TechSource enhances with a generous matching contribution.

TechSource is a nationally recognized engineering consultancy specializing in the management and technical delivery of large-scale nuclear and high-technology projects.  TechSource provides direct access to hundreds of experts and industry leaders in the nuclear sciences, non-proliferation technologies, accelerator physics, and systems engineering arenas.  TechSource’s outstanding technical service has earned the company a client retention rate of over 95 percent. 

Position Description

Your Opportunity:

As a systems engineer you will work closely with integrated groups of engineers to conduct systems engineering and analysis work. You will apply engineering principles and practices to solve complex engineering challenges and participate in program management reporting. You will be examining processes to make improvement, increase productivity, and mitigate risk.  

What You Will Do:

• Perform systems engineering, program management, requirements management, and risk analysis activities.

• Perform systems studies and analyses to support informed decision making.

• Develop and implement systems engineering processes and procedures.

• Understand and execute broad objectives from management, then independent analysis, evaluation and integration of solutions for unusually complex technical problems.

• Identify, track, mitigate, resolve, and communicate technical risks and issues related to product and/or system performance objectives.

What You Will Need:

Active Department of Energy (DOE) Q clearance or active Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret clearance.

5 years of systems engineering experience, including working with design analysis tools, project management, and leading interdisciplinary technical teams.

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.

Ability to work in a team environment and a strong desire to learn continuously.

Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing and solving of problems.

Strong organizational and written communication skills, including presentation skills and the ability to interface effectively with management and customers in a professional and courteous manner.

Computer skills and proficiency in applicable software tools, including MS Office Suite.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, gender, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status as required by law.

What We Offer:

We know employee benefits are important to you. Therefore, we offer full-time employees an attractive suite of benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, and superior paid holidays. Full-time employees also are eligible to contribute to a health savings account and flexible spending accounts, and TechSource provides full-time employees with paid life insurance benefit of 2x salary up to a maximum of $150,000.  Furthermore, all employees are eligible to participate in our 401k plan, which TechSource enhances with a generous matching contribution.

TechSource is a nationally recognized engineering consultancy specializing in the management and technical delivery of large-scale nuclear and high-technology projects.  TechSource provides direct access to hundreds of experts and industry leaders in the nuclear sciences, non-proliferation technologies, accelerator physics, and systems engineering arenas. TechSource’s outstanding technical service has earned the company a client retention rate of over 95 percent.