Project Controls Engineer

GHD • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

The Project Controls Engineer supports transportation projects across roadway, transit, and aviation. The role combines scheduling, cost controls, and construction-phase knowledge to provide project teams with insight into project performance. The engineer works with project managers, engineers, and construction professionals on complex infrastructure assignments, carrying out detailed project controls work and periodically visiting construction sites to observe project progress.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant US experience in project controls, construction management, and design supporting large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated project and time management skills.
• Experience with scheduling, cost estimating, or cost-management software such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, RSMeans, and Bluebeam.

Nice To Haves

• Transportation project experience in cost estimating and scheduling.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licence in Texas.
• Relevant certification through the Project Management Institute (PMI) or Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE).
• TxDOT precertifications related to scheduling, estimating, or construction.

Responsibilities

• Develop project baseline schedules and perform schedule reviews, time impact analyses, and cost impact analyses.
• Review construction contractor baseline schedules and monthly updates, and provide technical recommendations.
• Perform critical path method (CPM) schedule analyses to identify, measure, and report schedule performance.
• Develop and maintain monthly technical project monitoring reports.
• Review Time Impact Analysis (TIA) claims and develop alternative analyses, recommendations, and negotiation positions related to schedule and cost claims.
• Visit construction sites periodically to observe and document project schedule performance.
• Develop Engineer’s Estimates and Independent Cost Estimates, including quantity take-offs and unit pricing.
• Support project managers with cost analysis, cost tracking, earned value management, and change-management cost risk assessments.
• Perform inspection activities as part of construction-phase services.
• Support construction administration through reviews of requests for information (RFIs), submittals, and change orders.
• Contribute to other assignments and special projects based on project needs.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may participate in the 401(k) beginning the first day of the month following three months of service.
• Paid time off begins at 16 days per year and increases with years of service.
• Eligible employees receive holiday pay for GHD’s nine observed holidays each year, based on their regular work schedule.
• Eligible regular full-time employees can receive reimbursement of 50% of qualifying wellness expenses, up to $250 annually.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level