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The Building People

Operations Specialist

The Building People, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022

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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.

Required Experience & Skills

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

Preferred Experience & Skills

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

Preferred Education

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.

For more information, view the EEO is the Law Poster and Pay Transparency Statement.

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