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Project Controls Specialist 2 Scheduler / Estimator

Globalpundits, Inc

  • Richland, WA
  • 1 day ago
  • Remote

    Highlights

    A Project Controls Specialist 2 assists and supports projects planning through development of project schedules and cost estimates; schedule maintenance activities; cost engineering analysis and control activities; monitoring that work is completed as scheduled and develops estimates using various sources. Supports the project team with all aspects of the project planning and scheduling functions, including determining durations for the time phasing of the project baseline into the project schedule, management of an integrated schedule, development and updating of progress curves, performance curves and assessment of resources.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationRichland, WA (
    Remote    )

    Description

    Project Controls Specialist 2 – Scheduler / Estimator

    Job Summary

    Client seeks an experienced and proactive project controls professional to support a growing Commerical Nuclear Services business. While strong cost estimating and scheduling skills and experience are required, the successful applicanct will bring at least some experience in all project controls disciplines including cost estimating, risk management, scheduling, accounting and procurement interface, cost reporting and variance reporting to the team.
    Also preferable is field experience supporting large nuclear projects, construction projects, and/or US Department of Energy projects.
    As a valuable member of the Client Project Management Office Team, the Project Controls Specialist 2 assists the Business Manager with earned value management, scheduling, cost estimating, cost analysis and control. The Project Controls Specialist 2 will also support the Business Manager with integrating project earned value data, project cost estimates, and schedules into a combined data source and working with them to ensure compliance of their processes.
    A Project Controls Specialist 2 assists and supports projects planning through development of project schedules and cost estimates; schedule maintenance activities; cost engineering analysis and control activities; monitoring that work is completed as scheduled and develops estimates using various sources. The successful applicant should be flexible and expect to support projects with varied and emergent tasks as needed, including tasks that might not be strictly project controls in scope.

    Job Duties/Tasks/Responsibilities

    • Executesmonthlyreportingactivities.
    • Assists with establishing and maintaining an Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
    • Supports proper control, tracking and cost accounting for project financials and cost alignment with the approved project Work Breakdown/Project Coding structure.
    • Assists with total project cost updates related to schedule/cost engineering and material control and develops supporting data for proposal development and contract negotiations. Reviews requirements related to determining total scope.
    • Developes project schedules of various levels, including summary, detailed and programmatic.
    • Coordinates and consolidates project schedules and data from multiple sources into the integrated project schedule.
    • Develops cost estimates of various types, including conceptual, order of magnitude, parametric and bottoms-up.
    • Develops or provides support and guidance in the development of Basis of Estimates and WBS Dictionaries.
    • Assists and supports reviews of all estimates for completeness and correctness prior to being submitted to management.
    • Supports scope changes to the Performance Measurement Baseline through the Baseline Change process.
    • Interfaces with designated management and project counterparts for specific planning and schedule tasks.
    • Provides project controls support related to the integration, control and management of projects; specifically project planning and scheduling and progress management.
    • Implements and complies with policies, plans, processes, interfaces and reporting to organize and schedule project work, taking into account time and resource constraints.
    • Supports the project team with all aspects of the project planning and scheduling functions, including determining durations for the time phasing of the project baseline into the project schedule, management of an integrated schedule, development and updating of progress curves, performance curves and assessment of resources.
    • Coordinates vendor/ subcontractor requested quotes as related to specific WBSs of the estimate.
    • Promotes and contributes to synergy among teammates
    • May lead and direct the work of others.
    • Performs other duties as assigned.

    Minimum Education, Experience and Certification Requirements

     

    Education

    • Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience in Business or an equivalent technical degree

    Certifications

    • EVMS, Cobra or Primavera P6 certification helpful
    • American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE) and/or Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) International certifications preferred
    • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred

    Required Experience

    • Minimum of 10 years of experience in the field or related experience

    Preferred Experience

    • Previous experience with large nuclear, environmental cleanup and/or construction projects
    • Previous experience with $10M+ construction project schedules
    • Previous experience with 3+ year project schedule for large projects
    • Previous experience with $100M+ construction cost estimates

    Required and Desired Skills

    • Effectiveorganizationalandinterpersonalskills
    • Effectivewrittenandverbalcommunicationskills
    • Effectivecoordinationandintergationskills
    • Intermediate skills with MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, with advanced Excel skills preferred
    • Intermediate skills with Primavera P6 and MS Project software, with advanced Primavera P6 skills preferred.
    • Intermediate skills with InEight Estimator or similar cost estimating software
    • Intermediate knowledge of federal governement estimating practices and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) helpful.
    • Intermediate skills with earned value management systems and reporting.
    • Some ability to develop cost estimates from various sources including engineering drawings, sketches, bills of materials, equipment lists, etc.
    • Ability to develop project schedules from all sources as required
     
     
     
     

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