Project Controls Engineer

Sotera Health Company; Oak Brook (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Control Engineer to oversee cost controls and project scheduling for engineering initiatives. This role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure project objectives are met while adhering to safety and quality standards. You will play a crucial role in managing budgets, tracking progress, and presenting project updates to senior management. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and have a passion for project management, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in safeguarding global health through innovative sterilization solutions.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Holidays

Education Assistance

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in technical field with 6+ years of experience required.
• Strong cost reporting skills and ability to develop project schedules.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain cost controls for engineering projects.
• Coordinate project activities and ensure stakeholder alignment.
• Analyze project status and report to management.

Skills

Cost Reporting Skills

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Project Management

Risk Management

Presentation Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Construction

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Adobe

Job description

Reporting to the VP of Engineering, the Project Control Engineer will be responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, and analyzing cost controls for Engineering projects, and provide centralized planning, scheduling, and reporting for Engineering growth and maintenance Capex projects. The Project Control Engineer will also coordinate various project activities including tasks, meetings, documentation, and other project aspects for successful project execution.

The Project Control Engineer will liaise routinely and autonomously with Project Managers and Engineers, Finance, Operations, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, OpEx, and Purchasing as required throughout the project life cycle to ensure stakeholder alignment.

Development, tracking and communication of project scope, schedule and budget (Including cash flow projections) will be essential with safety and quality being central tenets of all efforts. Occasional presentation to Engineering or Sterigenics Senior Management required.

Duties and Responsibilities

To accomplish their primary goal of planning and maintaining cost and schedule control on a project, the Project Control Engineer will perform many tasks.

Determine Project Objectives

• Works with the internal customer and the engineering team to determine project objectives.
• Outlines project requirements and identifies task assignments to the team.
• Participates in or leads project kick off meetings; prepares agendas, and meeting minutes.
• Responsible for budget tracking and cost management of the project.
• Interfaces with the Procurement, Engineering and Finance to develop and maintain a detailed cost control system.
• Collaborates with PMs to balance the project budget and cash flow forecasting.
• Regularly performs analytical reviews and checks of cost reporting documentation, and present cost status and forecast updates to the Project Management and client.

Establish and Maintain Project Schedules

• Establishes a schedule for the project and monitors its progress.
• Routinely analyzes, evaluates and forecasts the current project status against the baseline schedule, assessing the impacts of design or construction changes to the schedule.
• Reports the status of schedule to appropriate PM and Engineering management.

Coordinate Projects

• Coordinates work on the project, helping to ensure that objectives are met within schedule and budget commitments.
• Conducts site visits as needed to verify progress and identify any potential and critical issues.
• Works with the PMs to identify risks, mitigation plans, and update the schedule and budget accordingly.
• Supports the PMs with internal team coordination and tasks.
• Tracks/supports multiple projects simultaneously with multiple PMs.

Safety

• Ensure all engineering and contractor activities are executed in consideration and compliance with applicable company EH&S standards.

People/Personal

• Strong interpersonal skills – ability to facilitate and resolve challenges/priorities amongst vested stakeholders.
• Ability to operate in a matrixed organization without direct report management responsibilities.

Values

• Exemplifies company core values of Safety, Customer Focus, People, Integrity, Excellence.
• Serves as an Engineering ambassador.

Quality

• Ensures all project and Management of Change (MOC) documents adhere to Good Documentation Practices (GDPs).
• Assists PMs in routing, tracking, and closure of MOC documentation.

Experience and Skills Required

• Bachelor’s degree in technical field – engineering or Construction with 6 or more years-related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong cost reporting skills and techniques; understanding of accounting accruals and basic accounting principles.
• Experience in the identification, monitoring and reporting of project risks.
• Ability to develop and update schedules, create reports and provide analysis using Microsoft Project.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Microsoft Project software, and Adobe required.
• Experience implementing program controls dashboards and Key Performance Metrics.
• Solid business acumen.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-to-one and group situations.

Occasional travel can be expected, averaging approximately 15 – 20%.

Salary Range: $110,500 - $173,500 per year; depending on experience.

Sotera Health offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life Insurance, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) program with Company match that immediately vests
• Paid holidays, vacation and sick time
• Free financial planning assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Education assistance
• Voluntary benefits including Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. Sterigenics U.S. LLC takes affirmative action in support of its policy to employ and advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. We strongly encourage those from underrepresented groups to apply.

Job Info

• Job Identification 13003
• Job Category Engineering
• Posting Date 01/31/2025, 10:53 PM
• Locations 2015 Spring Road, Oak Brook, IL, 60523-3909, US
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Job Schedule Full time

About Us

The name Sotera Health was inspired by Soteria, the Greek goddess of safety, and reflects the Company’s unwavering commitment to its mission, Safeguarding Global Health. Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. With a combined tenure across our businesses of nearly 200 years and our industry recognized scientific and technological expertise, we help to ensure the safety of millions of patients and healthcare practitioners around the world every year. Across our 64 facilities worldwide, we have over 3,000 employees who are dedicated to safety and quality. We are a trusted partner to more than 5,800 customers in over 50 countries, including more than 40 of the top 50 medical device companies and 8 of the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies.

Sotera Health goes to market through its three best-in-class businesses – Sterigenics, Nordion and Nelson Labs. Sterigenics is a leading global provider of outsourced terminal sterilization and irradiation services for the medical device, pharmaceutical, food safety and advanced applications markets. Nordion is the leading global provider of Co-60 and gamma irradiators, which are key components to the gamma sterilization process. Nelson Labs is a global leader in outsourced microbiological and analytical chemistry testing and advisory services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Learn more about Sotera Health at soterahealth.com.

About the Team

Sterigenics is a leading global provider of outsourced terminal sterilization services for the medical device, pharmaceutical, food safety and advanced applications markets. With our industry recognized expertise we help to ensure the safety of millions of patients around the world every year. Across our 48 global facilities, we offer our customers a complete range of sterilization services, primarily using the three major technologies: gamma irradiation, ethylene oxide processing and electron beam irradiation. We are committed to addressing the growing need for sterilization across the world and partnering with our customers to eliminate threats to human health. Learn more about Sterigenics at www.sterigenics.com.

Safeguarding Global Health - with every product we sterilize.