In-House Project Controls Analyst I

hntb; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB is seeking a Project Controls Specialist I in Plano to join our in-house client team. You will support cost controls, scheduling, risk management, and PMCS, helping manage budgets from concept through completion while coordinating with multiple stakeholders on active projects.

The role emphasizes preparing estimates, developing Independent Cost Estimates, maintaining documentation, and contributing to client presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or related field and 3 years' relevant experience, or
• In lieu of education, 7 years' relevant experience OR 3 years' relevant direct contractor experience

Responsibilities

• Prepares material, labor, and equipment cost estimates for concept designs, design development documents, bid documents and change orders.
• Assists in the development of conceptual estimates reflecting the potential budget of a project at a highly preliminary stage of design development and assists in the development of Independent Cost Estimates (ICE) to support the change management process for active projects.
• Assists in the creation, maintenance and control of budgets and schedules from design concept through project completion. Utilizes the detailed cost estimate to support and develop schedules reflective of the labor hours generated to input schedule activity durations and resource needs.
• Participates in the review and assessment of the project team or contractor monthly progress schedule updates on active projects and provides advisory input to the project manager or client/owner of the proposed disposition of the progress schedule update.
• Supports the development of costs forecasts and trends and analyzes accrual of actual costs. Evaluates and documents historical cost data to maintain current estimating standards and databases.
• Consults with the project team or client/owner related to potential claims, claims avoidance, and claims support.
• Supports the preparation of reports and performance dashboards for a variety of project controls metrics, analyzes data and creates and/or participates in client presentations.
• Assists with defining project risks and maintaining project risk register. Escalates project risks and partners with the project team to create and propose mitigation plans.
• Supports project controls technology and project management control systems (PMCS). May assist in the implementation of an appropriate (PMCS) solution.
• May participate in negotiations on behalf of the client including providing support in price negotiations, contacting vendors to obtain quotes for materials and services, and leading change order negotiations as needed.

Skills

Cost estimation

Budget management

Scheduling

Risk analysis

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or related field

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

Power BI

Tableau

OPC Oracle Primavera Cloud

Job description

HNTB is seeking a Project Controls Specialist I in Plano to join our in-house client team. You will support cost controls, scheduling, risk management, and PMCS, helping manage budgets from concept through completion while coordinating with multiple stakeholders on active projects.

The role emphasizes preparing estimates, developing Independent Cost Estimates, maintaining documentation, and contributing to client presentations.