**Project Cost Management Professional**: A key player in delivering successful projects, ensuring timely completion and within budget.
The Project Controls Specialist is responsible for forecasting project costs and schedules using associated systems. This role reports directly to the Project Manager and interacts frequently with Senior Management and Regional Operations.
* Responsible for project cost forecasting, scheduling/planning, progress measurement & reporting, change management & risk management facilitation
* Develops the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Control Budget Schedule (CBS) for control and requirements as defined by the contract and execution plan
* Develops integrated Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) cost and schedule programs including reporting
* Develops and maintains progress measurement systems applicable to the project
* Analyzes cost and schedule data including the Performance Snapshot Report (PSR) and recommends solutions or recovery plans to impacts or delays
* Monitors status of risk & opportunities as well as cost and progress trends
* Understands contract requirements, risk management, and mitigation
* Able to set up and maintain a progress measurement system
* Determines the cost breakdown of the control estimate into JD Edwards (JDE)
* Coordinates and manages the project cost report and forecast
* Manages JDE change order processing, project cost analysis, and reporting
* Quantity trending in the development of quantity adjustments to the forecast
* Manages tracking of direct and indirect expenditure, including forecasting
* Manages tracking of the man-hour expenditure and projection
* Provides and maintains cost forecast work sheets supporting the forecast process
* Manages tracking of the construction equipment and consumable usage and projection
**Key Qualifications:**
* Normally requires a minimum of two years of experience in planning/scheduling and/or cost engineering or equivalent experience in other functional areas
* 1-3 years Construction/Operations Experience preferred
* 3+ years of experience in Cost Management in the Construction industry
**Essential Skills and Behaviors:**
* Business presence and polish
* Knowledge of products and markets
* Proactively identifies and solves complex problems
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
* Mentally agile and able to multi-task and manage tight deadlines
* Proven negotiating ability with high emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
* Demonstrated business partnering skills with the ability to influence the organization
* Adaptability and agility to learn and contribute in varying and complex environments
* A mature business and technical acumen coupled with a drive to achieve results
* Exceptional communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
* Able to work and build credibility across the business, up to and including senior management level
* Proactively embraces and promotes the company's values and culture, including diversity & inclusion and a healthy and safe work environment