Project Controls Specialist 1

ZAP Engineering•Lakewood, CO

1d•$70,720 - $83,200•Onsite

About The Position

ZAP is a full-service engineering, design, and construction management firm servicing the oil & gas, heavy industrial, mining, and manufacturing sectors. From our Lakewood, Colorado office, we execute projects across North America spanning from California to Florida and Canada down to Mexico. Our projects range in size from simple engineering studies or maintenance repairs to full-scale design of large facilities. ZAP operates at a fast-pace while providing a team-centric approach to our work. This is a hands-on, full-time position with day-to-day duties that include providing updates both internally and externally regarding project status, including but not limited to earned value, cost performance and schedule performance. The Project Controls Specialist coordinates with and supports Project Managers and project teams and interfaces with clients. This position also maintains project documents and records.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED required.
All essential duties listed above.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Problem-solving skills to propose mutually beneficial solutions.
Developing leadership skills and some general experience leading work groups or task forces in specific projects.
Competent in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Outlook, and Excel, as well as other software required to execute daily tasks.
Ability to self-direct and take responsibility for own tasks, deliverables, and timelines.

Nice To Haves

1+ year of project controls and industry experience preferred.
Associates or bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinates with project teams and external parties to gather information needed to create and update project status reports, including financial information, earned value and project status.
Handles earned value management and client communication.
Manages quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) of project documents and drawings, document routing, as well as creating and issuing transmittals.
Maintains project master drawing list and drawing folders, in addition to maintaining document sharing sites and assisting with job books.
Creates and updates schedules and understands the workflow of engineering and construction activities.
Provides support of construction through submittal and request for information (RFI) routing, earned value, and quantity tracking, as well as communicating between field and office.
Coordinates meetings and records meeting minutes, then distributes minutes to internal and external project teams.
Assist with other duties as assigned.