Project Control Cost Specialist / SME

Project Control Cost Specialist / SME

Work Location

: Chattanooga, TN 37402

Estimated Start

: 10/28/2025

Estimated Duration

: I year

TVA Per

Diem

: $1,500 / month

Position Description

: As the Subject Matter Expert, develops and implements methods for performance monitoring, reporting, analysis, and trend assessment. Facilitate programs to ensure the establishment and analysis of specific operational and process improvement plans used for goal setting, estimating project plans, performance indicators/targets, benchmarking, baselining, and trending. Coordinate engineering a/e contracts, monitor contract expenditures for usage trends, assist in the process of issuing new contracts, amending existing contracts, and resolve questions, issues, etc. Lead/manage the process ensuring the integrity of the process, resolving pending/outstanding requests, reconciling encumbrances and pending tasks with IBS as required. Serves as nuclear/industry subject matter expert and may be called upon by others to provide technical direction and oversight. Analyze cost data to find methods of reducing costs and/or increasing efficiency and coordinate a corrective action plan. Develop a cost-benefit analysis. Develop project budgets and reporting structures for actual expenditures and monitor performance. Assist in developing budgets and reporting structures for actual expenditures and monitor performance as requested. Monitor and forecast performance in comparison to business plan objectives. Establish ADP support requirements and develop and institute plans to accomplish them. Assist in developing workload projections (equivalents). Conduct special studies, for example: project forecasting, O&M projects, CCO, etc.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop and implement methods for performance monitoring, reporting, analysis, and trend assessment.

Facilitate programs for operational and process improvement, including:

- Goal setting

- Estimating project plans

- Defining performance indicators/targets

- Benchmarking, baselining, and trending

- Coordinate engineering A/E contracts:

- Monitor contract expenditures and usage trends

- Issue new contracts and amendments

- Resolve questions and issues related to contracts

Lead and manage processes ensuring accuracy and integrity:

- Resolve pending/outstanding requests

- Reconcile encumbrances and pending tasks with IBS

- Serve as a nuclear/industry subject matter expert, providing technical direction and oversight.

- Analyze cost data to identify methods for reducing costs and improving efficiency.

- Develop corrective action plans and conduct cost-benefit analyses.

- Create project budgets, reporting structures, and monitor performance.

- Forecast performance against business plan objectives.

- Assist in developing O&M project budgets, workload projections, and reporting structures.

- Establish ADP support requirements and implement plans to meet them.

- Conduct special studies such as project forecasting, O&M projects, and CCO evaluations.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.

- Strong knowledge of nuclear industry operations and performance improvement methodologies.

- Proven experience in contract coordination, budgeting, cost analysis, and corrective action planning.

- Demonstrated expertise in trend analysis, forecasting, benchmarking, and performance monitoring.

- Ability to serve as a Subject Matter Expert providing technical direction and oversight.

- Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills.

- Proficiency in developing cost-benefit analyses and managing complex projects.

- Must have Nuclear industry experience