Burns & McDonnell

Staff Project Controls Specialist - Construction (Phoenix, AZ)

Burns & McDonnell • $85K — $100K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 3 years of direct project controls experience required.
  • Experience with Oracle Primavera P6 preferred.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
  • OSHA 10-hour safety certification required or ability to obtain.

Responsibilities

  • Lead project controls processes with internal project management team.
  • Ensure proper project setup in planning software.
  • Analyze project data and generate reports using planning tools.
  • Develop and maintain scheduling, cost reports, and cash flow forecasts.
  • Act as a point of contact for technical questions from the project team.
  • Review and approve purchase orders and subcontracts for coding accuracy.
  • Perform quality checks and inspections on project controls deliverables.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Engage in interactive project planning meetings.
  • Gain hands-on experience with advanced project management software.
  • Participate in field audits to enhance reporting accuracy.
  • Contribute to project forensic analysis.
Full Job Description
Description

The Staff Project Controls Specialist will be responsible for leading the project controls processes with the internal project management team to execute project deliverables within budget and schedule.
  • Ensure project set-up in the Enterprise Planning & Controls software.
  • Analyze data, review logs, and run reports in the Enterprise Planning & Controls software or other tools.
  • Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
  • Develop, implement, and maintain effective scheduling reports, cost reports, cash flows and forecasts for multiple projects.
  • Follow project execution plans.
  • Responsible for engineering, procurement and construction planning, scheduling, logistics and cost control.
  • Serves as a point of contact for technical questions from the project team.
  • Approve Purchase Orders and/or Subcontracts for proper coding.
  • Input and document changes to cost reports or forecasts.
  • Interfaces with the Project Management Team and Accounting Department to review project costs and contingency costs and support external audits.
  • Review upstream (prime contract) and downstream (purchase order & subcontract) change orders.
  • Develop and present a cash flow report.
  • Develop various levels of schedules.
  • Apply and review the entry of logic ties within the schedules.
  • Monitor resource loading of a schedule.
  • Support Interactive Project Planning Meetings (IPPM).
  • Create various schedule reports and determine appropriate reporting format.
  • Develop, review, and analyze pre-programmed project scheduling reports and back-up documentation for accuracy.
  • Consults with the project team on schedule progress.
  • Analyzes and evaluates schedule management involving the critical path method of scheduling techniques, estimating, project cost management and forecasting.
  • Perform schedule what-if scenarios.
  • Develop and maintain an earned value management system.
  • Input and validate progress measurement.
  • Develop and maintain progress curves.
  • Perform material takeoffs.
  • Perform quality checks and inspections on project controls deliverables.
  • Perform field audits to validate accuracy of reporting and processes.
  • Capable of assisting with Project Forensic Analysis.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor degree in Engineering, construction management or related field. and 3 years of direct project controls experience required.
  • Or, applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement required.
  • Experience with Oracle Primavera P6 preferred.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office.
  • OSHA 10-hour safety certification or ability to obtain.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job Project Controls

Primary Location US-AZ-Phoenix

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 20 % of the Time

Req ID: 264747

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-DNI #CDB

About Burns & McDonnell

Burns & McDonnell is a full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting solutions firm. The company was founded in 1898 by Clinton Burns and Robert McDonnell and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Burns & McDonnell provides services to a wide range of industries, including aviation, defense, energy, environmental, healthcare, and transportation. The company has over 7,500 employees and operates in more than 50 countries around the world. Burns & McDonnell has been recognized as one of the best places to work in the United States by Fortune magazine.
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