Project Controls Specialist

Job ID
133409
Job Type
Contract
Industry
Power
Pay Rate
$40 - $43.39 an hour
Location
Work from home

Talascend is currently seeking a Project Controls Specialist for a contract opportunity with our client in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.

Overview

Responsible for project delivery, profit & loss accountability, and customer satisfaction through management of project related activities and resources. Functions with some autonomy but guided by established policies or review of end results.

Responsibilities

  • Builds tender integrated schedules and cost estimates
  • Build project schedule and project budgeting in cost and schedule tools
  • Ensures compliance to the Global Standard process for Project Controls
  • Support PM to align project budgets to as sold in appropriate systems
  • Maintain project schedule and cost forecast throughout project
  • Analyse schedule and cost trends and provide forecasted cost and schedules to project team
  • Maintain a register of potential schedule and cost risks
  • Maintain a register of actual and committed costs
  • Checks and controls cost movements, compares with current scope and progress as well as with previous forecast
  • Communicates schedule and cost status/forecasts/risk to functional cost owners and drives/supports risk mitigation
  • Provides internal and external project reporting of project status
  • Collaborate with 3rd parties on project cost and schedules
  • Presents all financial data in a transparent way, attends project and management review to present cost status
  • Provides change order calculations to ensure schedule and cost estimates are accurate
  • Updates changes in appropriate systems to ensure costs are aligned to the current situation
  • Aligns with Finance Controller to ensure reconciliation takes place between approved project financial data and books
  • Support project close out and claims
  • Provide support to tenders
  • Oversee the planning function on the project
  • Ensure quality of the project controlling reporting
  • Ensure accuracy of cost budgets, actuals, and forecasting
  • Ensure collaboration with functional cost owners to find strategies to reduce cost
  • Ensure alignment to established standards (WBS, process, procedures, tools usage)
  • Ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the project cost control team where applicable
  • Comply with Quality Procedures, work instructions and Processes at GSI level and Project Controls Function
  • Report or resolve any non-conformances and process in a timely manner
  • Identify areas of opportunity for standardization / optimization and where possible participate in a Kaizen or similar lean event to implement any identified improvements
  • Demonstrate commitment to safety through participation in formal and informal discussions
  • Adhere to all safe working procedures in accordance with instructions
  • Ensure safety work instructions are complied
  • Participate in the resolution of safety issues
  • Initiate actions to improve health and safety where needed

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 5 years of experience in Job Family Group(s)/Function(s))
  • 5+ years planning large turnkey projects
  • 2+ projects providing cost controlling on large turnkey projects
  • Lead planner on 2+ turnkey projects

Requirements

  • Deep domain knowledge of planning and use of Primavera
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Knowledge of cost control function on large complex turnkey projects
  • Knowledge of forensic analysis on large complex turnkey projects
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
  • Established project management skills

 

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.

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Pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Talascend also offers a variety of benefits including: health and disability insurance, 401(k), EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, plan requirements, schedule type, and client work site mandates.

Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

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