Project Controls Engineer - Heavy Industrial - Traveling

Big-D$75K — $95K *
Tempe, AZ 85281In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in industrial construction operations
  • 2+ years of experience with contracts
  • Strong proficiency in Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, PowerPoint, DocuSign, and Outlook
  • Familiarity with Procore project management systems or willingness to learn
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks under pressure
  • Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

  • Communicate project status with cross-functional teams
  • Estimate project costs for viability assessment and change requests
  • Evaluate spending and suggest improvements for efficiency
  • Forecast costs to guide future spending decisions
  • Drive schedule updates in collaboration with teams
  • Analyze bids and proposals to establish pricing objectives
  • Maintain risk registers for project portfolio
  • Monitor and report on price fluctuations and vendor pricing

Benefits

  • Free Medical & Dental Insurance premiums
  • HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer contribution
  • 401k with Match
  • Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • Supplemental Benefits
  • PTO & Holidays
  • Vehicle Allowance
Full Job Description
As our Project Controls Engineer, you will be responsible for estimating, change management, cost management, scheduling, risk management, development and implementation of a progress measurement process, the preparation of recommendations to decision makers, and conducting any other project controls activities necessary to streamline results on our technical programs, business development and operations. This individual plays an important role in collecting and analyzing data with the objective of maximizing value and identifying benefits through the promotion of a joint collaborative approach.

Experience/Training:

  • 2+ years of related experience in industrial construction operations


Critical Skills:

  • 2+ years of experience with contracts.
  • Strong computer skills: Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, PowerPoint, DocuSign, and Outlook.
  • Experience with or the ability to learn Procore project management systems.
  • Ability to multi-task and work in high pressure, deadline driven environment.
  • Strong organizational skills and detail oriented.
  • Proactive and solution oriented.
  • Must demonstrate exceptional judgment, discretion, and professional courtesy.
  • Effective oral and written communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills.


Duties, Responsibilities and Expectations:(other duties may be assigned to meet business needs)

  • Communicates with cross functional teams, including management, regularly regarding the status of projects and operations.
  • Estimates costs to help baseline future projects for viability assessment, to analyze change requests in project costs for reasonableness, and to assist in requests for proposal from feedstock suppliers / offtake customers.
  • Evaluates spending on technical programs and operations while seeking ways to improve and enhance the execution of work.
  • Forecasts future spending in order to advise on where program costs may land.
  • Drives schedule updates and reviews with cross-functional teams.
  • Compiles and analyzes data to perform bid leveling and price analysis, as well as reviewing proposals to establish price objectives.
  • Stays up to date on industry trends and new products.
  • Monitors and update relevant departments regarding price fluctuations of goods and vendor pricing.
  • Develops and maintains risk registers for projects across the team's portfolio.
  • Reports regularly on cost, change, schedule and risk metrics to the broader team and executives.
  • Grows the Project Controls team as needed but considers themselves individual contributor.
  • Attends meetings with the engineering team, construction team, operations team, vendors, and suppliers.
  • Assists with invoicing review and approval.


Benefits

  • Free Medical & Dental Insurance premiums
  • HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer contribution
  • 401k with Match
  • Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • Supplemental Benefits
  • PTO & Holidays
  • Vehicle Allowance


NOTE: All candidates are encouraged to apply, even though you may not fit all of the requirements. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. No outside recruiters at this time. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and become the property of Big-D Construction. #LI-Onsite

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