Operations Specialist

The Building People, LLC, is seeking an Operations Specialist to support the Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) at the Department of Energy. The Operations Specialist position is a crosscutting role on supporting the Program Director and the Operations team. The position will provide excellent customer service to staff, external stakeholders, and laboratory partners while ensuring the administrative support functions are processed in a timely and professional manner.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Provide a broad spectrum of planning, budgeting, performance management, reporting, communications, tools and business management services and support for Program Director.
• Provide support for Program management plans, operating plans, reports, and related planning documents.
• Develop standard templates to support office agile project execution (requirements documents, agile road maps, etc.).
• Develop a resource library for office specific templates.
• Provide SharePoint management assistance (taxonomy, organization, etc)
• Support Program budget execution
• Support Organization Development goals by tracking action items for Program Leadership and implementation of organizational ideas
• Support office maintenance, assist with office moves logistics, and office space planning.
• Support data entry and team coordination
• Provide updates to project plans, tasks plans, and related calendars.
• Provide day-to-day support to sub-office teams, as needed.

• Eight (8) years of relevant experience
• B.S. or B.A. in a related discipline; four (4) years of experience may be substituted for Bachelor's degree requirement.
• A Master's Degree may be substituted for an additional two (2) years of experience.
• Able to work from Washington, DC when DOE begins Phase 3 of its COVID response (date TBD).
• Authorized to work in the United States

• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to perform both as an individual contributor as well as a member of the diverse SETO team.
• Ability to be proactive and create a positive experience for others.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and ensure all major priority items are accomplished on time and according to plan.
• Ability to adapt to shifting priorities and urgent requests.
• Attention to detail.
• Experience obtaining, verifying, and evaluating general and quantitative information
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office software, including Outlook and Teams
• Working knowledge of computer software utilized in project/program data collection and analysis
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion

• B.S. or B.A. in a related discipline; four (4) years of experience may be substituted for Bachelor's degree requirement.
• A Master's Degree may be substituted for an additional two (2) years of experience.

*Our positions may require a background screening and clearance directly from the Government.

*Please note that telework arrangements are subject to change based on customer requirements.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Competitive benefits for eligible employees include:

• Medical & Rx
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance/AD&D
• Long Term Disability and Short-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay

All positions require a background check after acceptance of our offer. The selected candidate will be eligible to begin employment before the background check has been finalized. However, continued employment will be contingent upon the results of your reference/background check from The Building People, LLC. Your position may require special credentialing, clearance, and access as a condition of employment. In the event the government or client does not sponsor or approve your clearance, it may result in termination of your employment.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at reasonableaccomodation@thebuildingpeople.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

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