Student Intern 2027 - Project Controls

Stanley Consultants, Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanley Consultants in Denver, CO is seeking a Student Intern in Project Controls to support the project controls team onsite. This role will involve creating WBS structures, scheduling, budgeting, and monitoring costs under supervision.

You will help prepare periodic status reports, analyze variances, and assist with trend and change management, gaining exposure to Deltek Vantagepoint and Earned Value Management.

Responsibilities

• Lead WBS creation and develop schedules and budgets for WBS elements
• Develop scope, schedule, budget, EV and ETC data for tasks
• Analyze cost data to minimize variances and update project controls database
• Monitor schedule progress and financial health with project team
• Prepare periodic status reports (daily/weekly/monthly) for management
• Maintain subsidiary reports for cost projections (EAC)

Job description

Stanley Consultants is an award-winning and industry-leading global consulting engineering firm, with an unmatched commitment to culture, values, and ethics. We are dedicated to client experience and solve the most complex challenges to create a sustainable, connected, and enriched world for all. As the world changes, Stanley strategically evolves with it, integrating the latest technology, innovation, and resiliency practices.

With over a century of experience serving the energy, federal government, transportation, and water sectors, we have helped improve lives and shape the infrastructure systems that connect us. As an employee‑owned organization with a People First approach, we stand apart from other engineering consulting and services firms. At Stanley, your voice counts, your growth matters, and your success is our success.

Stanley Consultants offers flexible work options, competitive pay and great benefits, a strong sense of community, and the chance to build a meaningful, long‑term career!

Job Title - Student Intern, Project Controls

Location - Denver, CO (Centennial)

Job Type - Onsite

Requisition ID - 11338

This position is responsible for directing a project team in the execution of all project controls processes and systems on a major project or a number of smaller projects. Under limited supervision, will perform the more complex aspects of project control activities, ensuring that all project control activities such as project administration, change management, cost management, earned value management, and schedule management are executed in a timely fashion and in accordance with all company standards and contractual requirements.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Lead in the creation of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and development of schedules and budget data (including resource loading) for those WBS elements
• Responsible for the development of scope, schedule, budget, earned value and estimate to complete data for assigned tasks
• Analyze cost data to the extent that corrective action can be taken to minimize project losses and the estimate to complete projections are defendable. Assembles and compiles schedule and cost data and inputs into the project control database and provide output to the project team
• Analyze schedule progress and performance and identify developing problem areas as well as maintain a checks and balances process with the project management team in determining the financial health of a project
• Consistently estimate accurate completion time of own assignments and coordinate with project team
• Take the lead in the development and maintenance of any periodic (daily, weekly, monthly) status reports to keep management and/or owner informed on the project progress. These reports may include labor productivity, schedule status, financial analysis, Cost Performance Reports (CPR), and earned value curves reports on either direct or indirect construction activities
• Maintain all subsidiary reports such as personnel staffing, and release schedules, equipment schedules, etc., to facilitate good cost projections (EAC)
• Perform detailed variance analysis of project cost and schedule performance and present the analysis to senior management
• Advise management of risks that may affect project profit, costs, schedules and client relations
• Support the Project Management team in maintaining timely and effective trend and change management processes, procedures, and systems
• Assist project manager in following Company Project Delivery Model (PDM)
• Apply and monitor company quality assurance guidelines and procedures for project document management throughout project
• Provide technical guidance (QA/QC), mentoring, and career development counseling for junior level Project Controls staff
• Provide dedicated non-technical project and administrative support to multiple project managers and project team members
• Attend project meetings and assist with deliverable scheduling and coordinating under direction of project managers and project controls
• Coordinate with Project Managers to maintain project financials in order, updating Deltek Vantagepoint (VP) regularly and timely for accurate Estimates to Complete (ETC)
• Assist Project Manager’s setting up sub-consultant agreements, assisting in approval and execution workflow
• Monitor coordination with sub-consultants on project documentation and deliverables

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(Hourly range for CO location)

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