Sr. Business Analyst - Planner/Scheduler

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

Application Deadline: Monday, 07/28/2026 at 12:00 noon EST.

Requirements:   The Contractor will be responsible for organizing, developing, analyzing, and maintaining project controls, financial analysis or estimating applications required to monitor established objectives, and to prepare status and management reports that identify variances in the work execution strategy and recommend solutions. Provide management with the capability of maintaining cost and schedule control throughout the life cycle of a complex project or work activity.

Under limited supervision, performs moderately complex Planning & Scheduling activities. Activities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop, analyze, implement, and maintain all complex divisional or project logic driven, integrated, resource loaded schedules through short, mid-range, and long-range planning.
• Formulate and define schedule logic to ensure meeting baseline milestones and award fee objectives.
• Analyze schedule performance for progress and trends and recommend corrective actions to remove or mitigate potential problems or constraints.
• Review established planning technology and methodology. Recommend improvements or alternatives to maximize utilization of department schedules and resources.
• Demonstrate proficient ability and knowledge in the development of project milestone schedules to establish optimum conditions and effective utilization of resources.
• Aid in establishing project milestones related to specific scheduled activities and obtain management concurrence where necessary.
• Analyze variance from the schedule baseline and make recommendations to management for corrective action.
• Provide supervision and guidance to others in planning and scheduling activities along with oversight and monitoring of essential or critical planning activities.
• Maintain a major involvement in the regular interfaces with all levels of management.
• Lead schedule review meetings or assume primary role in the responsibility for the scheduling portion of the division, department, or project Plan of the Day Meeting (POD). Provide and disseminate guidance, instruction, and rules for proper and effective scheduling functions within the area assigned.
• May assume a lead role in planning/scheduling of a single large project, facility, or a single department or program.

Additional Duties

• Prepare schedules, performance monitoring status, and management reports which identify variance in execution strategy, provide timely feedback and recommend solutions to management to improve or mitigate problems affecting schedule.
• Support program/project teams in all phases of the project.
• Develop and maintain Primavera P6 schedules to include resource loading analysis.
• Create and maintain high level integrated Roadmap/Presentation schedules in Milestones Pro driven directly by P6 for use in meetings with integrated teams including key stakeholders such as NNSA customers.
• Effectively create and manage weekly integrated scheduling process for common reporting for multiple project program.
• Serves as Change Control Administrator which includes management and oversight of the change control process.

Work Hours: 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 the 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. The Anticipated Work Schedule is from Monday to Thursday from 6:30 am to 5:00 pm EST.

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

• Minimum 5 years supporting commercial or federal science nuclear engineering, or other task relevant programs or projects
• Ability to comprehensively analyze schedule variance
• Understanding of baseline schedule development and change control process
• Data mining, analysis, modeling techniques
• Milestones Professional, Excel, and P6 expertise
• Candidate must have strong problem solving, analysis and interpersonal skills as well as oral and written communication skills
• Possesses strong personal computer skills
• Requires considerable proficiency in the use of automated accounting, budgeting, cost management and estimating systems as tools for performing required duties
• Working 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.
• Estimating Specialty - Demonstrated skill in conceptual estimating, coordination with technical personnel, interfacing with engineers, knowledge of field construction techniques, labor, and equipment requirements.
• Ability to apply concepts and methods to quantify work condition impacts on costs is necessary
• Candidate must have strong problem solving, analysis and interpersonal skills as well as oral and written communication skills
• 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 and 2 years of practical experience. OR
• Bachelors degree in business, construction management, technical, engineering or a related area and 5 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent. OR
• An associate degree and 8 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent. OR
• A high school diploma and 12 years of relevant experience would also be considered equivalent.

Preferred

• Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years
• Certifications in Primavera 6

NOTE: US Citizenship is required to perform this government contract.

Additional Information: OUTSOURCE Consulting Services, Inc. (OCSI.co) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and take affirmative action to employ and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA. OCSI.co participates in E-Verify. Learn more about applicant rights under Federal Employment Laws.

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

To learn more about OCSI.co, please visit our corporate website at  www.ocsi.co. 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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