Staff Project Controls Specialist - Cost Focused (St. Louis)

Burns & Mcdonnell

The Role

Overview

Lead project controls, scheduling, cost reporting, and cash flow for engineering projects

Key Responsibilities

  • data analysis
  • progress measurement
  • earned value
  • schedule management
  • cost reporting
  • material takeoff

Tasks

-Analyze data, review logs, and run reports in the Enterprise Planning & Controls software or other tools. -Input and validate progress measurement. -Develop and maintain progress curves. -Follow project execution plans. -Serves as a point of contact for technical questions from the project team. -Support Interactive Project Planning Meetings (IPPM). -Ensure project set-up in the Enterprise Planning & Controls software. -Perform material takeoffs. -Perform quality checks and inspections on project controls deliverables. -Complies with all policies and standards. -Apply and review the entry of logic ties within the schedules. -Develop and maintain an earned value management system. -Perform field audits to validate accuracy of reporting and processes. -Develop, implement, and maintain effective scheduling reports, cost reports, cash flows and forecasts for multiple projects. -Input and document changes to cost reports or forecasts. -Monitor resource loading of a schedule. -Responsible for engineering, procurement and construction planning, scheduling, logistics and cost control. -Develop various levels of schedules. -Approve Purchase Orders and/or Subcontracts for proper coding. -Review upstream (prime contract) and downstream (purchase order & subcontract) change orders. -Consults with the project team on schedule progress. -Interfaces with the Project Management Team and Accounting Department to review project costs and contingency costs and support external audits. -Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). -Develop and present a cash flow report. -Analyzes and evaluates schedule management involving the critical path method of scheduling techniques, estimating, project cost management and forecasting. -Create various schedule reports and determine appropriate reporting format. -Develop, review, and analyze pre-programmed project scheduling reports and back-up documentation for accuracy.

Requirements

  • primavera p6
  • microsoft office
  • osha 10
  • bachelor degree
  • interpersonal
  • communication

What You Bring

-Experience with Oracle Primavera P6 preferred. -Proficient with Microsoft Office. -Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement. -Capable of assisting with Project Forensic Analysis. -Excellent interpersonal skills. -OSHA 10-hour safety certification Ability to obtain. -Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field and 3 years of direct project controls experience. -Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

The Company

About Burns & Mcdonnell

-The firm grew steadily from municipal roots, evolving into a global design‑build leader with integrated engineering, architecture, and construction services. -Headquartered in Kansas City, it has expanded its operations to more than 75 offices worldwide, including locations in the US, Canada, UK, UAE, India, and the Middle East. -It specializes in sectors such as water, power, transportation, aviation, manufacturing, and oil & gas, undertaking projects ranging from airports to chemical facilities. -Its full‑service model encompasses consulting, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning, ensuring seamless project delivery from concept to operation. -The company is 100% employee‑owned, following a significant employee buyout in the 1980s that redefined its trajectory.

Sector Specialisms

Aviation

Commercial, Retail & Institutional

Environmental

Government & Military

Manufacturing & Industrial

Mining & Minerals

Oil, Gas & Chemicals

Power

Telecommunications

Transportation

Water

Buildings

Electrical Transmission & Distribution

Electric Power Generation

Industrial, Manufacturing & Optimization

Mining Infrastructure

Federal & Military