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Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County · 3 weeks ago

Project Control Specialist

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$71K/yr - $93K/yr

0+ years exp

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County is responsible for public transportation in Texas, and they are seeking a Project Control Specialist. The role involves developing and maintaining project schedules and cost databases, collaborating with Project Managers, and assisting in budget development and cost tracking for various capital projects.

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Responsibilities

Assist Infrastructure Improvement (II) Department’s capital project budget development, earned value tracking, cashflow forecast, cost estimating, and report preparation

Assist in Department Project Status Review (held every alternate month)

Assist Fiscal Year Budget development, Capital Improvement Program (CIP) sheet code checking, event logging, and QC final numbers

Assist Scheduling and Estimating staff with cost analysis, change order estimates and other support services

Review contractor baseline schedules and progress updates

Develop cost-loaded schedules to integrate project budget with schedule performance

Support preparation and update all program and project capital cost estimates by providing engineering and construction cost estimate data and review of estimates provided by A/E firms

Assist preparation of FTA monthly and quarterly schedule and cost forecast reports

Track monthly actual cost data from SAP, and log procurement activities pertaining to the projects of II department. Prepare monthly project cost tracking reports

Update project schedule dates and actual cost data in Primavera (P6) for all active Infrastructure Improvement projects

Assist in new schedule development, including establishing WBS, detailed activities, activity logic and cost loading

Log new unit cost records into cost databases

Assist quantity take-off, unit cost validation for construction estimates

Maintains contact with vendors, firms, contractors and other agencies for current, progressive cost estimating data that may be applied at METRO

This position is necessary to provide project control services for the II department as well as other departments of METRO

Provides excellent customer service to METRO internal and external customers

Applies SMS (Safety Management System) methods and principles in daily routine and supports all aspects of the agency’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP)

Promotes safety awareness and follows safety procedures to reduce or eliminate accidents

Performs other job-related duties as assigned