The Shaw Group · 3 days ago
Project Controls Specialist
The Shaw Group is seeking a Project Controls Specialist responsible for setting up and maintaining project control systems to monitor and report on project performance. The role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance with project controls processes and performing cost management tasks.
Responsibilities
Assist in conformation of estimate to project schedule and cost management systems at various project stages and levels of detail
Perform weekly and monthly cost forecast exercises
Perform continuous cost performance monitoring and reporting on active projects
Perform forward-looking analysis on the project including accurate Estimate-at-Completion (EAC) utilizing multiple forecasting methods for Estimate-to-Complete (ETC)
Perform trend identification for management attention
Track, review and incorporate internal and external changes
Effectively communicate and report status of projects in relation to the project performance baseline, reasons for deviation, and assist with implementing corrective action plans
Interface with company business systems (InEight Suite, Microsoft Dynamics, Command Center etc.)
Ensure compliance with established cost performance baselines; Include well defined scope, assumptions, deliverables, Cost Breakdown Structure, and Claiming Schemes
Support PMs in managing procurement actions (accruals)
Have a strong understanding of project scope, especially as it pertains to tracking quantities and reporting on progress for both internal and third-party construction activities
Become thoroughly knowledgeable with the project's contract documents, drawings, specifications, and scope of work
Support document management; oversee the process by which incoming and outgoing documentation is produced, organized, distributed, filed, and administered to internal and external customers
Support the change management process, communicating regularly with internal and external partners to identify and track issues, potential change orders, and executed change orders
Review new issue drawing and contract documents for change of conditions; quantify impact of changes, and communicate to affected parties (i.e. field personnel, client, etc.)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in business administration, Accounting, Economics, Construction Science or related degree
Experience will be evaluated in lieu of bachelor's degree
Cost/Schedule control (Basic)
EVMs techniques and applications (Basic)
Data Analysis (Basic)
Cost Control Methods (Basic)
Forecasting (Basic)
Quantity surveying
Engineering Drawing Comprehension
Dashboarding systems (Basic)
Microsoft Office Suite (Intermediate)
Primavera P6 (Basic)
1-3 years' experience working in the Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Modularization, and/or Fabrication industry
Recent graduates encouraged and eligible to apply
Ability to reach, stand, walk, finger, grasp, feel, talk, hear, see and to perform repetitive motions
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body
Company
The Shaw Group
The Shaw Group specializes in pipe and module fabrication, particularly specializing in induction bending.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2012-07-30Acquired
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