Senior Project Controls Specialists

Primary Talent Partners; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Senior Project Controls Specialist in Charlotte, NC. This hybrid role (3 days in office) is a 12-month W2 contract with pay of $60.00 - $70.00/hr, and no PTO or benefits, with ACA-compliant supplemental enrollment available.

The expert level position develops, maintains, and analyzes detailed schedules using Primavera P6, forecasts costs, and prepares monthly reports, working with PMs, engineers, IT, and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a four-year college or university - business, finance, project management, engineering, technical, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 7 years of project controls experience.
• Minimum of 11 years of project controls experience in lieu of a degree.
• Proficient in project controls principles.
• Proficiency / Expertise with project management / project controls concepts / computer applications / analytics; strong collaborative team member.
• Demonstrated expertise in using Primavera P6 to develop, maintain, and analyze project schedules
• Demonstrated knowledge of analyzing, integrating, trending and forecasting cost and schedule information for projects
• Demonstrated effective collaboration skills with good written and oral communication skills
• Proven collaborative team member

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyze detailed project schedules in Primavera P6.
• Independently perform regular schedule updates, incorporating actual progress, remaining durations, and logic revisions.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, IT, and other project team members to capture scope, sequences, and dependencies.
• Gathers input and information for projects. Works with project team members to obtain information regarding the status and health of assigned projects.
• Generates monthly project reports that drive discussion with PM and Project Team, including P6 reports.
• Responsible for gathering, verifying, validating and analyzing schedule data.
• Develops and maintains work breakdown structures, project schedules, tracks and trends schedule data, Tracks and reports project status, analyzes variances, determines earned value, and analyzes critical path activities at a level appropriate for each project
• Generates periodic Project Controls reports. Responsible for gathering, verifying, validating, and analyzing data in support of project controls
• Experience in Project Controls Cost Methodologies. Including maintaining cost estimates, tracking, and trending cash flow reports, change control documentation (scope or cost) and/or any reports associated with project controls.
• Tracks and reports project status, performs variance and other data analyses at a level appropriate for the project.
• Distributes and archives project documents.
• Maintains effective relationships with customers and supports the resolution of quality issues
• Proficient in conflict resolution and reaches positive outcomes among team members.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Collaborative

Conflict resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, project management, engineering, technical, or equivalent

Masters degree in business, finance, project management, or equivalent

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Office

Jira

Power BI

Maximo

Job description

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Senior Project Controls Specialists with our large power and utilities client in Charlotte, NC. This is a 12-month contract with a potential for extension. This is a hybrid position - 3 days a week in office.

Pay: $60.00 - $70.00/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship.

Description:

This is the expert level of the Project Controls classification hierarchy. Workers at this level are responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 while independently performing regular schedule updates that incorporate actual progress, remaining durations, and logic revisions. This position may also perform project forecasting, cost alignment to schedules, cost analysis, and variance analysis.

This position typical ly is assigned to projects classified as “Green ” per the Project Management Center of Excellence Project Profile Matrix with a high level of complexity. Workers are expected to have advanced skills and the ability to work independently, with guidance limited to unusual or complex projects or issues. Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate in a matrix working environment and with multiple levels of leadership are critical for this individual’s success. This position must be adept at picking up and using unfamiliar software and able to work with large and complex data files. Advanced to expert level of experience in Excel is required for this role.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Develop, maintain, and analyze detailed project schedules in Primavera P6.
• Independently perform regular schedule updates, incorporating actual progress, remaining durations, and logic revisions.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, IT, and other project team members to capture scope, sequences, and dependencies.
• Gathers input and information for projects. Works with project team members to obtain information regarding the status and health of assigned projects.
• Generates monthly project reports that drive discussion with PM and Project Team, including P6 reports.
• Responsible for gathering, verifying, validating and analyzing schedule data.
• Develops and maintains work breakdown structures, project schedules, tracks and trends schedule data, Tracks and reports project status, analyzes variances, determines earned value, and analyzes critical path activities at a level appropriate for each project
• Generates periodic Project Controls reports. Responsible for gathering, verifying, validating, and analyzing data in support of project controls
• Experience in Project Controls Cost Methodologies. Including maintaining cost estimates, tracking, and trending cash flow reports, change control documentation (scope or cost) and/or any reports associated with project controls.
• Tracks and reports project status, performs variance and other data analyses at a level appropriate for the project.
• Distributes and archives project documents.
• Maintains effective relationships with customers and supports the resolution of quality issues
• Proficient in conflict resolution and reaches positive outcomes among team members.

Required Qualifications:

• Graduation from a four-year college or university - business, finance, project management, engineering, technical, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 7 years of project controls experience.
• Minimum of 11 years of project controls experience in lieu of a degree.
• Proficient in project controls principles.
• Proficiency / Expertise with project management / project controls concepts / computer applications / analytics; strong collaborative team member.
• Demonstrated expertise in using Primavera P6 to develop, maintain, and analyze project schedules
• Demonstrated knowledge of analyzing, integrating, trending and forecasting cost and schedule information for projects
• Demonstrated effective collaboration skills with good written and oral communication skills
• Proven collaborative team member

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters - business, finance, project management, or equivalent.
• PMI or AACE certification (the following or equivalent are acceptable - PMP, CAPM, PMI-SP, AACE-CCC, AACE-PSP, AACE-CEP, AACE-EVP).
• Demonstrated expertise in using Software such as MS Office, Jira, Business Objects, Powerplant, Maximo or EAM, PeopleSoft. Risk management tools / Monte Carlo analysis.
• Expert in user of Excel
• Prior company or Utility experience.

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affiant employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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