Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter
Posting Date: 01/30/2026
Salary Range: $ 99,200 - $159,500 (SA III)
Work Location Type: Dedicated Offsite (100%)
What your job will be like:
Join our team as a Sr. Project Controls Analyst and contribute to the Department of Energy's game changing scientific mission, including the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC)—a groundbreaking scientific project that will transform our understanding of matter and the universe. The Sr. Project Controls Analyst supports large, complex projects with significant lab-wide impact by applying Project Management and Earned Value Management (EVM) principles in compliance with DOE Order 413.3B. This role is responsible for developing and maintaining the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), building integrated project schedules, planning and sequencing work packages, resource loading, and tracking performance throughout the project lifecycle.
In this role you will:
- Collaborate with Control Account Managers (CAMs) to develop the project schedule, integrating work scope, work breakdown structure, work package sequencing with logical relationships, resource loading, and planned cost into a performance measurement baseline. Provide continual maintenance of the schedule through the project lifecycle. Resolves unusual issues and applies appropriate schedule approach and methodology.
- Collect and integrate project data including capture, analysis, and reporting of project performance, cost and forecast impacts. Perform what-if analysis, revisions to project plans, schedules, and budgets. Maintain variance analysis for the project and assists with identifying and tracking issues to completion. Responsible for meeting established project reporting deadlines and data accuracy.
- Establish and maintain strong collaborative partnership with the full Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) Project Team, in particular the Brookhaven National Laboratory Project Controls personnel, to ensure that all Jefferson Lab responsibilities are accurately integrated in the EIC Project EVMS system.
- Develop robust processes for the Project Control Analysts to accurately predict future variances and provide possible plans to avoid them. Oversee the analysis of variances from each EIC analyst.
- Develop and implement changes to project documentation, presentation materials and status reports. Initiate, process and track incorporation of project change requests. Identify potential schedule and/or cost issues. Proactively inform managers of these problems and propose resolutions with enough time to prevent negative impact.
- Contribute to the development of the organization’s project management/earned value policies. Maintain functional proficiency through training and participation in professional certifications
Qualifications we require:
Education
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, management information systems or related field
- Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience
Experience
- 10 or more years directly related to project management/controls
- Experience with earned value, project scheduling and financial system processes related to project management
- Experience utilizing project scheduling software (e.g. Primavera, Project, Open Plan, Artemis)
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong knowledge in interpretation, execution, and application of project management theories, principles, and techniques for cost and schedule control systems Self-motivated problem solver with excellent analytical skills.
- Considerable knowledge of all cost and schedule related activities, (e.g. Work Breakdown Structure, sequencing, resource loading and other controls), and knowledge of project management functions and computerized performance measurement systems for cost and schedule.
- Knowledge of Project Management system requirements and practices, preferably within a DOE environment. Strong skills in developing, cultivating, and maintaining internal and external working relationships
- Strong organizational skills and ability to effectively multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to develop project plans, reports, and presentations in compliance with corporate and customer standards and provide expert and timely guidance to project teams on actions to resolve cost, schedule, or capability variances.
- Ability to create and deliver organization specific project controls training to include document templates and guides
- Ability to create, document, implement, and continuously improve organization specific project controls policies, procedures, workflows, and tools
About Jefferson Lab
Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The
Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a
vibrant and growing technology community.
A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of “big science” and work alongside top scientists and engineers from
around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.
Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab
At Jefferson Lab, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation
employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:
•Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (Paid Parental, vacation, holidays, and sick leave)
• 401(k) Plan – 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested
• Flexible Work Arrangements (Remote & Alternate Work Schedules available)
• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
• Live near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches, mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast
Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab).
JSA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting @jlab.org or contact Human Resources by calling (757) 269-7100 and selecting option 1 between 8 am –5 pm EST to provide the nature of your request.
Employment with JSA is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional appointments whether or not remuneration is received and whether full-time, part-time or voluntary.
