Configuration Management Specialist

About ProSidian Consulting

ProSidian is a Management and Operations Consulting Services firm dedicated to delivering tailored solutions grounded in industry-leading practices. We provide enterprise services across Risk Management, Compliance, Business Process, IT Effectiveness, Engineering, Environmental, Sustainability, and Human Capital, helping forward-thinking clients solve complex problems and enhance operations. Our multidisciplinary teams comprise global professionals serving public, private, defense, civilian government, and non-profit organizations.

About the Role

ProSidian seeks a Configuration Management Specialist focused on Risk, Compliance & Independent Certification Support to assist the U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office (LPO). This Exempt 1099 contract role is remote within the USA, with expected on-site meetings nationwide. The position involves providing essential advisory services for large-scale energy infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance and risk mitigation through robust configuration management.

Job Overview

This role aligns with the Compliance / Risk / Regulatory: Risk, Compliance & Independent Certification Support functional area, focusing on Risk Management solutions for the DOE's Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) Program. The Configuration Management Specialist will deliver technically defensible Independent Engineering advisory services by ensuring change control oversight and maintaining document configuration integrity.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Independent Engineering advisory support for EDF Program technical due diligence, credit evaluation, lifecycle monitoring, and assurance activities, with an emphasis on design baselines, configuration status, document control, change logs, and technical assumptions.
• Review project documentation, evaluate technical and commercial interfaces, and identify risks and mitigations.
• Validate assumptions and support conditions precedent and disbursement readiness reviews.
• Prepare defensible work products including configuration registers, revision control, baseline compliance reports, and controlled document repositories.
• Coordinate with various stakeholders (engineering, finance, legal, construction, operations, environmental, HSE, project controls) to support timely decision-making.
• Participate in data room reviews, borrower/contractor interviews, site observations, monthly monitoring meetings, risk register updates, CP evidence reviews, draw package checks, issue closure tracking, and preparation of Independent Engineer reports.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, construction management, business, risk management, finance, or a related field. Relevant certifications such as PMP, CQA, CIA, ISO Lead Auditor, CHMM, CSP, or PMI-RMP are preferred.
• Experience: 3-7 years of relevant technical, analytical, project controls, configuration, finance, or energy infrastructure support experience. DOE/LPO or federal energy program exposure is preferred.
• Skills: Independent engineering review; U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) style documentation; technical due diligence; risk assessment; design baselines, configuration status, document control, change logs, and technical assumptions; data room review; information request tracking; report writing; Excel-based analysis; stakeholder coordination; clear presentation of findings.
• Competencies: Technical judgment, independence, objectivity, analytical rigor, attention to detail, defensible documentation, client service orientation, cross-functional collaboration, issue escalation, quality mindset, schedule discipline.

Ancillary Details

• The role supports the DOE Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) Program, which involves financing and lifecycle oversight for large-scale U.S. energy infrastructure projects.
• The LPO provides direct loans, loan guarantees, and credit assistance for these projects, evaluating them from multiple perspectives.
• Independent Engineering advisory services are crucial for complex energy projects, including Upstream Oil & Gas, Midstream, Downstream, and Power & Utilities sectors.

Other Details

• Work supports NAICS 541330 Engineering Services for EDF Program/LPO energy infrastructure financing.
• Outputs must be independent, traceable, suitable for lender review, and aligned with technical due diligence, construction monitoring, EPC oversight, completion certification, operations monitoring, and long-term debt-service viability assessment needs.

Additional Information

• Employees must meet role requirements, establish annual goals, and support business development efforts.
• ProSidian Global Competencies: Personal Effectiveness, Continuous Learning, Leadership, Client Service, Business Management, Business Development, Technical Expertise, Innovation & Knowledge Sharing.
• Business Tools: Proficiency with Microsoft Office (advanced Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word), Adobe Acrobat, data analytics tools, and Visio is expected.

Location Details

• Primary Work Location: Remote (within USA)
• On-Site Requirements: On-site meetings expected nationwide.
• Specific Address Mentioned: 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585 (for initial identification, actual work is remote/nationwide).
• Clearance: STD Background Chk (Contract Contingent)