Lead Project Controls Engineer (Scheduling)

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Lead Project Controls Engineer (Scheduling) to join our team! In this role you will be responsible for planning, scheduling, progress forecasting and project coordination. Performs a major role reporting contractual responsibilities scheduling and progress performance. Monitors and advises Projects Management Department in planning, scheduling and reporting matters - collecting, evaluating and forecasting data as requested. Serves in a lead capacity providing guidance and support for junior members of the Projects Control Team.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Develops and monitors project schedules, depicting the sequence of events, dependencies, and interfaces with other projects to clearly illustrate the strategy of the program to meet the requirements of the Projects Management Department Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM).
• Develops major milestone activities schedules or Project Management Department RAM to monitor the operation of the work and the inter-relationship with milestone for design, engineering, and procurement.
• Develops and monitors pre-award schedules and assists in “RFP” review and bid evaluation as required. Coordinates major milestone activities and establishes "major contract events" for incorporation in the RFP special conditions and pre-award reports.
• Reviews, analyzes, and makes recommendations for submitted contractor Projects detailed schedules.
• Summarizes approved contractor detailed schedules for incorporation in the Projects Management Department RAM, utilizing established procedures.
• Analyzes input and identifies areas where requirements are not being met, bringing any scheduling problems to the attention of Projects Control Section management with proposed solutions. Identifies potential contract changes and develops appropriate logic schedules.
• Develops trends and forecasts design contract progress, relative to major milestone activities, and provides input to quarterly progress reports.
• Utilizing information from the Project Management Departments RAM and Contractor's submittals, prepares scheduling presentation materials as required by the Project Control Section Manager.
• Reviews and assists in resolving and processing claims, back charges, and invoices.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Project Manager.
• Supervise, train, and mentor junior members of the Scheduling Team.
• Perform any other job-related duties as assigned.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering, or other related field.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in a projects oriented environment.
• Proficiency in scheduling software such as MS Projects, Oracle Primavera and other similar programs required.
• Proficiency in use of standard Microsoft products including, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in dealing with contractors/vendors/subcontractors.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Intermediate computer skills are essential with experience using MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Good leadership, time management, communication, and organizational skills are a must.
• Must be culturally sensitive with the ability to work in a multicultural work environment.

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