Senior Project Control Specialist

Description

• Actively participate in monthly EAC (Estimate at Completion) meetings, ensuring accurate validation, reviewing current EACs, and providing justification for any variances.
• Collaborate closely with schedulers to evaluate cost and schedule performance, identifying cost overruns, delays, and variances in planned versus actual expenditures.
• Conduct budget and financial reconciliations, ensuring alignment between project forecasts, expenditures, and actual costs. Address discrepancies and implement corrective actions as necessary.
• Develop and maintain change management logs in accordance with established processes and procedures.
• Enforce cost management policies and procedures for capital projects, especially those with multiple funding sources.
• Support management with the preparation of regular budget and cost reports, ensuring clarity and accuracy.
• Travel to offsite project locations as required.
• Review and analyze monthly cost reports and progress reports to ensure alignment with project financial objectives.
• Create comprehensive reports related to budgeting, cost control, auditing, and asset tracking, utilizing systems like e-Builder, Proliance, DELTEK, and other relevant platforms used by the Program Management Office.
• Conduct thorough cost variance analyses to identify trends and proactively address any potential budget impacts.
• Work closely with Project Managers and Construction Managers to maintain data coding structures, project control tools, and high-quality data for budgets, contracts, change orders, trends, and actual costs.
• Continuously monitor trends and associated mitigation plans, comparing projected versus actual performance over time.
• Oversee the integrity and accuracy of project budgets and forecasts in compliance with approved standard operating procedures.
• Engage in Risk Assessment workshops, offering insights on potential financial impacts and identifying mitigation strategies.
• Analyze staffing plans to identify potential cost impacts, such as excessive peaks, and provide recommendations for optimizing resource allocation.
• Contribute to change management discussions by identifying emerging trends, risks, and exposure factors.
• Ensure that contracts, purchase orders, task order, change orders, and amendments are accurately budgeted and reported, with proper cost coding and financial oversight.
• Manage and monitor ETCs for each project to ensure timely and accurate tracking of financial changes.
• Assist with preparing regular and ad hoc reports on project budgets, financial status, and forecasting for senior leadership.
• Validate cost coding and budget allocations for contract change orders and amendments, assessing potential impacts on project timelines and financials.
• Provide support for weekly/monthly cost and status reports, keeping project teams informed of financial performance.
• Review project budgets and expenditures, ensuring alignment with diverse funding sources and final goals.
• Allocate Estimate to Complete (ETC) amounts as required for PBA (Project Budget Adjustments), change orders, and other financial adjustments.
• Perform necessary data entry tasks related to budget and forecast updates.

Requirements

• BS/BA Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, and/or related degree.
• Advanced problem-solving skills and a strategic approach to financial management.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and the ability to perform tasks such as creating documents, analyzing data, preparing presentations, and managing emails efficiently is expected.
• In-depth knowledge of project management methodologies and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain accurate project cost baselines, financial projections, and cost forecasts.
• Advanced proficiency with program management software including e-Builder, DELTEK, Proliance, and other related platforms, with demonstrated ability to leverage these tools for complex cost management, project tracking, and data reporting.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve system integration issues across project management software and financial reporting tools, ensuring seamless data f low and accuracy in financial reporting.
• Ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly to non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of cost control and budgeting principles within the context of large-scale projects, with a proven track record of utilizing specialized software to streamline cost analysis, forecasting, and variance reporting.
• Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in data analysis and reporting.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of organizational financial goals and objectives.
• Expertise in business intelligence and analytics tools, specifically Power BI and/or Tableau, for the creation of comprehensive, real-time cost reports, dashboards, and visualizations that facilitate strategic decision-making.
• 7 - 10 years minimum recent professional experience in project controls, particularly on a capital construction program.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate multiple data sources from various project management and financial systems to create cohesive and accurate financial reports for stakeholders.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong analytical capabilities, with the ability to organize and interpret complex financial data.
• Hands-on experience with Data Warehousing solutions, demonstrating the ability to integrate and manage large volumes of financial and project data for analytical purposes and reporting.
• Proficiency in financial modeling and advanced Excel functions.
• Proven track record of working independently and meeting tight deadlines.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance