Senior Project Controls Specialist - Construction (Remote Options)

About the role

CDM Smith is thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Controls Specialist to support construction projects across various locations in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Supports project delivery teams by developing moderately to highly complex schedule and cost baselines.
• Collects and analyzes monthly schedule and cost data, identifies variances, and assists in root cause analysis.
• Ensures that risk reserves are accurately maintained and integrated into financial forecasts and communicates this information through standardized reports to relevant stakeholders.
• Supports the implementation of financial controls, procedures, systems, and forecasting techniques.
• Collaborates closely with project team members and various levels of management, while adhering to all safety protocols.
• Ensures compliance with internal procedures such as federal/government regulations.
• Gathers project progress information from project manager and project team members to update and monitor projects of moderate to high complexity.
• Evaluates and updates data regarding schedule dates, physical percent complete, resource requirements, subcontractor commitments and project accruals.
• Reviews schedule progress and productivity of resources.
• Develops time-phased project cost and resource forecasts; validates project costs; updates requirements as required.
• Maintains and analyzes integrated critical path schedules for major projects and/or portfolio of projects in accordance with contract specifications.
• Evaluates and raises project early warning signals to project manager.
• Manages Project Managers portfolios and projects on an international scale.
• Develops, maintains, and analyzes integrated critical path schedules for major projects and/or portfolio of projects in accordance with contract specifications.
• Evaluates and recommends resource realignments to maintain project execution.
• Generates and analyzes earned value reports for moderately complex to highly complex projects and discusses any observations with the project manager.
• Performs portfolio analysis and reviews findings with portfolio managers with respect to On Time Delivery, Risk Forecasts, and Project Gross Profit Erosion etc.
• Evaluates project execution and impact of developing trends using prescribed methodologies to determine if project is proceeding within available resources and budget.
• Prepares client and internal status reports to communicate cost status and documents trends.
• Provides technical guidance and training to more junior staff.
• Mentors more junior staff and develops them for future growth within the discipline and firm.
• May supervise the work of junior engineers on project work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree 5 years of related experience. Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a college degree.
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required.

Skills & Abilities

• In-depth knowledge of project management methodology including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, and finance and accounting concepts and practices.
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of project goals, drivers, strategies, risks and opportunities as well as an understanding of project finance, accounting or business administration.
• Demonstrates the ability to independently plan and manage the detailed execution of a construction project by thoroughly interpreting and utilizing contact documents, architectural and engineering drawings, and technical specifications.
• Expert level knowledge of Enterprise Project Portfolio Management suite of tools (Primavera P6).
• Proficient in the use of Project Performance tools (EcoSys).
• Possesses excellent teamwork and collaboration skills and an ability to work well in fast paced environments requiring daily shifting of priorities.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.