Project Controls Specialist II

HNTB Corporation; West Virginia; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation in West Virginia is seeking a Project Controls Specialist II to provide technical support for project controls functions including scheduling, estimating, cost control, and risk management. Your role will involve preparing detailed project schedules, developing cost estimates, and analyzing project performance metrics.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least 6 years of experience in project controls. This full-time position offers an opportunity to contribute to major infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• 6 years' relevant experience in Project Controls or a related field.
• Experience working as a client's PM/CM agent.
• Ability to implement AI technology in project controls.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze project schedules and cost reports.
• Oversee project management control systems and documentation.
• Analyze and report cost/schedule deviations and recommend solutions.

Skills

Project Controls experience

Cost estimating

Scheduling

Risk management

Education

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

10 years' relevant experience or 6 years' relevant direct contractor experience

Tools

BST

Job description

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity entails being responsible for providing technical support for multiple project controls functions including but not limited to scheduling, estimating, cost control, risk management, document control and project management information systems. The Project Controls Specialist II reports on cost controls and schedules for projects involving cost and schedule work breakdown structures and metrics, analyzing data and presenting results, updating and maintaining the project controls system and document controls to ensure documents are filed appropriately and work processes are used according to project procedures.

What You’ll Do

• Prepare and analyze master project/program schedule, baseline schedules, progress schedules, specialty schedules, schedules analysis and project progress reporting. Works with schedulers, as appropriate, to perform schedule duties as defined. Provide or review schedule updates, produce exception reports of schedule deviations, and recommend recovery plans.
• Develop cost estimates, including conceptual estimates, change order estimates, and other estimates as defined. Develop cost report templates, as needed. Prepare and issue budget/cost and change management reports. Produce regular budget/cost reports, including current status, forecast at completion, and variance versus baseline budget.
• Oversee and maintain project management control system (PMCS) and/or document controls system, as relevant. Oversee document control resources and/or perform document controls responsibilities for engineering, procurement and construction documentation.
• Establish and/or maintain project controls procedures for projects, including cost estimating, budget/cost management, scheduling, document control, reporting, risk management and claims analysis functions.
• Assess the cost and schedule impacts of design/construction changes and assist project leadership / staff in developing workarounds and schedule recovery plans. Identify trends and deviations and recommend corrective measures to be implemented. Regularly communicate to project management regarding deviations, risks, and trends that may impact project cost and schedule. Analyze issues to determine root causes of variances and make recommendations for correcting deviations to maintain cost and schedule targets.
• Develop and produce reports for client and project management (PM) staff to monitor progress and status of project. Prepare PM for internal and external meetings by providing reports, analysis, and backup documentation to assist in the management of the project and dissemination of information/ reports/ deliverables to the PM, client, and stakeholders.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or related field and 6 years' relevant experience
• In lieu of education, 10 years' relevant experience, or 6 years' relevant direct contractor experience

What We Prefer

• Project Controls experience on multiple discipline team
• Project Controls experience working as client's PM/CM agent (e.g., providing program management/construction management services)
• Experience with BST, scheduling, multiple task order management, and resource management
• Implementing AI technology in project controls

Additional Information

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Locations: Scott Depot, WV (Charleston)

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Project Controls Group

ReqID: R-30524

Equal Employment Opportunity & Disability Accessibility Statement

HNTB provides a fair and equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or other status protected by law. The HNTB Companies ensure nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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