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Senior Project Controls Specialist
Posted: 04/09/2025
2025-04-09
2025-06-14
Job Number: 44945821
Pay Rate: $55.65 / hour
Job Description
Pay Rate: $55.65
Title: Senior Project Controls Specialist
Worker Location Status: Hybrid
Title: Senior Project Controls Specialist
Worker Location Status: Hybrid
This is a long-term contract role with the possibility of an extension or direct hire.
Job Summary:
Assists the project management teams by developing, monitoring, and updating estimates and/or an integrated project plan and schedule so that the project may be executed in the most efficient manner possible. Provides expertise and develops methods and techniques, standards, processes, procedures, guidelines, and templates for the estimating/scheduling organization to support efficient development, management, and control of project estimating/scheduling. Coaches, mentors, trains, and provides oversight of project estimators/schedulers in estimating/scheduling tools, techniques, and processes. May lead projects and/or project teams (including assigning work, reviewing progress, and evaluating results), mentor, provide guidance, and technical direction to less experienced engineering and technical staff, including the provision of input in performance evaluations, but is not responsible for supervising anyone. Span of control: 0; this is an individual contributor job.
Assists the project management teams by developing, monitoring, and updating estimates and/or an integrated project plan and schedule so that the project may be executed in the most efficient manner possible. Provides expertise and develops methods and techniques, standards, processes, procedures, guidelines, and templates for the estimating/scheduling organization to support efficient development, management, and control of project estimating/scheduling. Coaches, mentors, trains, and provides oversight of project estimators/schedulers in estimating/scheduling tools, techniques, and processes. May lead projects and/or project teams (including assigning work, reviewing progress, and evaluating results), mentor, provide guidance, and technical direction to less experienced engineering and technical staff, including the provision of input in performance evaluations, but is not responsible for supervising anyone. Span of control: 0; this is an individual contributor job.
Key Accountabilities:
- Supports the project teams and estimating/scheduling personnel efforts toward the development of the project plan and translating that project plan into the project estimate/schedule.
- Leads, develops, and provides analysis of project estimates or schedules (including, as applicable, CPM software implementation, time impact and delay analysis, and review of periodic schedule updates).
- Ensures the credibility of the information contained in the estimate/schedule.
- Assists with the preparation of project time and/or cost claims.
- Oversees the development and recording of the project’s historical estimate/schedule information and lessons learned.
- Provides expertise to develop methodologies, techniques and tools, software, standards, and guidelines for estimating and/or planning/scheduling; expert knowledge in application of estimating/scheduling software and application of the software.
- Provides direct support and expertise to project personnel and estimators/schedulers regarding estimating and/or planning/scheduling.
- Ensures that required project estimating and/or planning/scheduling controls are appropriately implemented and maintained.
- Provides means of continuous improvement of the estimating/scheduling organization through benchmarking and maintaining affiliations with industry estimating/scheduling organizations and local/national chapters.
Scheduling Specific:
- Develops master and detail schedules inclusive of major milestones, detailed WBS, assignment of costs, labor and equipment to activities, resource leveling, etc.
- Monitors and updates schedule progress toward achieving the desired project completion date and informs the management team of changes to schedule outcomes.
- Prepares and provides schedule progress reports, trending charts, and schedule analysis and reports forecasts for all significant project activities. Analyzes the effects to the critical path activities; identifies changes to the project that affect the schedule and develops the recovery schedules and alternate courses of action.
Posting Qualifications:
Minimum:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field and the knowledge and experience generally acquired through 7+ years of job-relevant experience.
Preferred:
- Scheduler: 4+ years’ experience working with Primavera, preferably P6
- Estimator: 4+ years’ experience in construction estimating on large projects
- May require the physical ability to work in a power plant environment (e.g., climb stairs, work in hot, confined environments)
Competencies:
- Communicate effectively (verbally & in writing) with individuals at all levels, inside and outside our client.
- Written and verbal communication & advocacy skills consistent with the ability to present results of projects & research, and engage in persuasive written & verbal interaction with all levels of the business unit.
- Analytical & problem-solving skills consistent with the ability to identify key issues from a broad range of alternatives, and recommend optimal solutions for various situations.
- Ability to develop/coordinate cross-functional work groups and projects, yielding optimal outcomes.
- Working knowledge of financial & economic analysis, project & risk management.
Scheduler:
- Knowledge in design scheduling, construction scheduling, program scheduling, and cost & resource loading.
- Skilled in developing detailed WBS, milestones, activity definitions, logical sequences, durations, dependencies/interdependencies, and activity contingencies.
- Understanding of schedule models and methods, schedule quality analysis, strategy, schedule integration techniques, Monte Carlo Analysis, and schedule performance analysis techniques.
Estimator:
- Expert knowledge in design, construction, and program estimating.
- Skilled in cost estimate classifications (ROM, conceptual, parametric, definitive, etc.), financial/economic estimating and analysis, and risk modeling.
- Proficiency in estimating models, quality/accuracy analysis, strategy, simulations, life cycle costing, budgeting, forecasting, and market impact awareness.
- Deep knowledge in cost elements (material, equipment, labor, overhead/profit), pricing strategies, estimating codes/accounts, and forecasting.
- Ability to apply project planning & implementation and/or continuous improvement principles to achieve tangible, positive outcomes.
- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and project management software typically gained through 3+ years of use.
- Promotes an atmosphere conducive to open exchange of new ideas and creative solutions.
- Comfortable working in team or matrix structures supporting multiple clients.
- Flexibility and adaptability in managing shifting priorities and evolving responsibilities.
- Project assignments are guided by results expectations and our client’s operating policies and procedures, with discretion in selecting methods and approaches.
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