Project Controls Specialist II

Location: New Orleans, LA • Hybrid (must reside within commuting distance prior to starting employment) • Full-time regular

About the role

The Project Controls Specialist II performs all project controls functions including scheduling and cost control. This position works with schedulers, cost analysts, project managers, and other key stakeholders to refine deliverables prior to stage gate reviews. It also serves as a key point of contact for upper management to discuss high-visibility projects and process development/improvement for the Project Controls team.

Responsibilities

• Assist project manager to develop project scope of work.
• Study and understand all relevant project documents pertaining to the preparation of plans and schedules.
• Work with all relevant project and discipline personnel to prepare plans and schedules.
• Convert scope of work document into logically linked resource-loaded project schedule.
• Prepare realistic, achievable schedules as logical networks and, where necessary, integrate engineering, procurement, and construction schedules.
• Monitor progress against project schedule and prepare progress reports.
• Gather accurate progress and expended cost information at relevant time intervals.
• Prepare, review, and ensure the timely issue of all relevant reports to stakeholders.
• Verbally and in writing advise project management and discipline personnel on impacts, contingencies, and guide the scopes towards the earliest possible finish.
• Analyze progress and effects on schedule and advise necessary corrective actions.
• Mentor other Project Controls Specialists on the team.
• Develop and/or modify Project Controls processes and working procedures based on feedback from project stakeholders and upper management.
• Serve as a key point of contact for upper management to discuss high-visibility projects and issues.
• Lead/assist in the development of Cost and Schedule QRAs (Quantitative Risk Assessment).
• Participate in schedule and project risk analysis as required.
• May assist as a Stage Gate Process Gate Reviewer by performing rigorous evaluations of project development and control deliverables, including business cases presented by project teams.
• Provide input into the budget forecasting process.
• Track actual costs and prepare cost forecasts.
• Manage cost discipline to ensure accurate and timely control and forecasting of man-hour budgets and ensure that the impact of all change requests is properly assessed and included in the schedules.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• More than one (1) and less than five (5) years of Project Controls related experience.
• Previous experience utilizing Primavera P6 to build schedules.
• Basic working knowledge of project management software, specifically Primavera P6 and Excel.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and determine priorities.
• Skilled writer.
• Understanding of the basic principles of project management.
• General understanding of Cost Management, Estimating, and Change Control.
• High degree of computer literacy.
• Must reside within a reasonable commuting distance to New Orleans prior to starting employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Previous experience in the Utility industry.

Working Conditions

• Work is conducted in an office environment (private or semi-private office) and requires occasional travel to off-site work locations (work may be primarily completed remotely).
• Field duties require outdoor work in a plant or construction atmosphere.
• Interaction with other team members, supervisors, and client personnel.
• Working in plant, construction, and/or shop areas around production machinery with extreme noise levels.
• Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection.
• May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes.
• May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift and carry 5 pounds.
• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, to communicate effectively.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodations, to conduct analysis and investigations.
• Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation to perform routine office duties.
• Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodations, to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations.