Location: Mobile Project Position - HQ in the Woodlands, Tx with occasional travel to job sites in Orange, Port Arthur, Sweeny and Cedar Bayou.
Schedule: 9/80 schedule - Hybrid Work schedule (3 days on-site or in office, typically tue-thur at site/eng office or Mon/Wed/Thur in HQ office)
Pay Rate: Rate would depend on experience and will be competitive with the Houston market
Start Date: Could start ASAP or when the right candidate is found.
Duration: Duration on this position will also be 3+ years.
Description: Position will be managing cost for a portfolio of projects for us in the range of $200MM+ total. Currently looking for hands-on experienced project controls specialist. Key roles and responsibilities include:
- Develop project cost forecasts for portfolio of projects based on project schedule and project progress data.
- Support in developing and maintaining of the project status reports and performance metrics.
- Coordinate and work with the project engineers, construction managers, and project managers to resolve project cost related issues on their project.
- Participate and assist in the project change management and trend process.
- Interfaces with Accounting, and other Departments to ensure timely processing of project cost in SAP.
- Support project controls lead with implementation of best practice project controls processes and procedure.
- Support with project administration - project creation, purchase order creation and closures in SAP.
Experience / Qualifications:
- Education – (Associate degree, or BSc,) preferably in Construction management, Engineering, Business, or related field.
- Minimum of 5 - 10+ years direct experience in engineering, procurement, and construction leading the cost control function for a major project.
- Demonstrated ability to understand a demanding, technical, and complicated project execution program; and the ability to communicate issues to a technical and management level audience.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, written, and communication skills.
- Proficient in project budgeting and forecasting processes and procedures.
- Proficient in earned value management system (EVMS), includes cost performance index (CPI), schedule performance index (SPI) cost variance (CV), and schedule variance (SV) analysis calculations.
- Fast learner, self-motivated, and problem-solving team player with strong work ethic.
- Demonstrate ability to work in a fast-paced environment while following process and procedures.
- Proficient in SAP Project System module, and Plant maintenance Module a plus.
- Must demonstrate Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
- Proficient in Power BI a plus.
Preferred Qualifications: Certified Cost Consultant (CCC)/Certified Cost Engineer (CCE) is desirable but not required. PMI, or AACEI member is desirable but not required.