Project Controls Specialist II

Hargrove and Associates•Mobile, AL

About The Position

Generally responsible for planning and scheduling heavy industrial engineering projects, monitoring project costs, and estimating projects under general supervision. The role develops and analyzes schedules for contract packages to forecast construction activities and identify coordination issues where safety and schedule may conflict. It monitors schedules through meetings, construction coordination interviews, and field verification; maintains change notice and change order systems; and helps facilitate weekly change notice hearings and change committee meetings. The specialist also develops construction project estimates, including estimates related to change notices, and maintains cost systems by reconciling commitments, change orders, and contractor invoices and producing cost reports. The position requires relevant industrial experience in planning, scheduling, cost control, and estimating, along with proficiency in project scheduling, estimating, and office software. Hargrove describes a team-oriented culture built on trust, personal integrity, safety, and the contributions of employee owners. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 5 years of relevant industrial experience in planning, scheduling, cost control, and estimating.
Knowledge and application of company business standards and good practices; extreme attention to detail.
Comprehensive understanding of the functions of engineering disciplines and knowledge of other disciplines’ deliverable development to coordinate efforts.
Understanding of customer deliverable expectations and preferences, schedule constraints, and information requirements for project controls deliverables.
Ability to set priorities and communicate effectively with engineering disciplines and contractors to understand schedules, scopes of work, estimates, and project costs.
Excellent verbal and written communication, listening, presentation, and organizational skills.
Ability to develop construction cost estimates, detailed engineering schedules, and man-hour budgets for small projects or areas of larger projects; determine construction material quantities; estimate professional service hours; assess project controls work progress and quality; and accurately estimate task completion.
Proficiency with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Timberline Estimating, and Microsoft Office.
Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Construction Science, Building Science, or advanced coursework is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop schedules and analyses for contract packages to forecast construction activities and identify safety and schedule coordination issues.
Monitor and update schedules using meetings, construction coordination interviews, and field verification.
Monitor and maintain the change notice/change order management system.
Assist with weekly change notice hearings and change committee meetings.
Develop estimates for construction projects, including estimates associated with change notices.
Develop and maintain the cost system, reconcile commitments, change orders, and contractor invoices, and produce cost reports.