Program Controls Specialist (Atlanta)

Burns & McDonnell; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell in Atlanta seeks a Staff Program Controls Specialist to lead project controls efforts, manage daily controls tasks, and support program controls planning and training. You will develop schedules, cost forecasts, and client-facing reports while mentoring stakeholders in controls processes.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field and at least 3 years of direct project controls experience, with Primavera P6 experience highly preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering, construction management, or a related field.
• 3+ years of direct project controls experience.
• Experience with Oracle Primavera P6 preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• OSHA 10-hour safety certification, ability to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Lead project controls tasks and provide input to the program controls plan.
• Develop and execute project controls quality and consistency plans; interact with clients.
• Support and mentor stakeholders in project controls technology and processes.
• Create program reporting data warehouse and client-facing control reports.
• Assist in scheduling, cost management, forecasting, and document control.
• Perform risk review, Earned Value management support, and cost forecasting.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office

OSHA 10-hour

Lead/Training abilities

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/construction management/related field

3+ years direct project controls experience

Tools

Oracle Primavera P6

Job description

Description

The Staff Program Controls Specialist leads the project controls efforts and is responsible for the daily management of the project controls tasks. They are responsible for providing input to the program controls plan as developed by the program controls manager. They support and may conduct the training, mentoring and support of both internal and external stakeholders in regard to the project controls technology and process.

• Develop and execute project controls quality and consistency plans on a program, interface with the clients, attend program meetings, and create statistical reports for the program team and management on a recurring or ad hoc basis.

• Support the implementation and maintenance of the program reporting data warehouse and produce client facing program controls reports and data.

• Support clients in configuring program functions in the planning & controls software.

• Support program management through critical path scheduling, estimating, project cost management, forecasting, document control, and reporting across a program.

• Perform quality review and implementation of program execution manuals.

• Support quality review of Earned Value Management system reporting.

• Perform quality review, input and document changes and present cost management and forecast reports to program stakeholders.

• Input data to, document changes of, perform quality reviews of, and present cost management reports to program stakeholders.

• Develop and present a cash flow reports to program stakeholders.

• Analyze data, review logs, and run reports in the planning & controls software.

• Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), develop various levels of schedules, apply logic ties within the schedules, and perform schedule what-if scenarios to identify and proactively monitor progress risks.

• Develop and execute, review, and analyze pre-programmed program scheduling reports and supporting documentation for accuracy.

• Monitor resource loading of a schedule.

• Input and validate progress measurement and maintaining progress curves.

• Perform field audits to validate accuracy of reporting and processes.

• Support implementation and risk management processes by identifying and mitigating risk potentials to the project.

• Support the Interactive Program Planning Meetings (IPPM).

• Analyze forecasted program costs including performance against an established schedule with critical milestones.

• Serve as a point of contact for technical project controls questions from the program team.

• Assist senior controls personnel with updates to internally facing financial systems.

• Assist in communicating the impact of changes to internal financials as directed.

• Maintain effective relationships with existing and potential clients, customers and contractors.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field and 3 years of direct project controls experience required.

• Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.

• Experience with Oracle Primavera P6 preferred.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office.

• OSHA 10-hour safety certification, ability to obtain.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Project Controls

Primary Location US-GA-Atlanta

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 20 % of the Time

Req ID: 260410

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-MF #CDB N/A