Project Controls Tech Spec I

Hargrove and Associates•Gonzales, LA

About The Position

The Project Controls Tech Spec I is generally responsible for planning and scheduling heavy industrial engineering projects, monitoring project costs, and estimating projects. The work is performed under minimal supervision. The role develops and maintains project schedules, cost systems, estimates, and change-management processes, while helping clients and teammates develop construction and contract strategies that support constructability, logistics, and safety. The position requires at least 10 years of relevant industrial experience in planning, scheduling, cost control, and estimating. A high school diploma or equivalent is required; a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Construction Science, Building Science, or a related field is highly preferred. AACE International or PMI certification is preferred. The role requires strong coordination, communication, organizational, estimating, and scheduling capabilities, along with proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Timberline Estimating, and Microsoft Office. Hargrove describes its culture as founded on trust, personal integrity, teamwork, and a safety culture that promotes the well-being of employees and others affected by its work. The company is 100% teammate owned and offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible teammates. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 10 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 all engineering disciplines.
Understanding of customer deliverable expectations and preferences.
Ability to set priorities and communicate effectively with engineering disciplines and contractors to obtain information about schedules, scopes of work, estimates, and project costs.
Coaching and mentoring skills and experience.
Excellent verbal and written listening and communication skills, presentation skills, and organizational skills.
Knowledge of other disciplines’ deliverable development and of schedule constraints and information requirements for project controls deliverables.
Ability to develop a construction cost estimate, detailed engineering schedule, and man-hour budget for a small project or an area of a larger project.
Ability to determine construction material quantities.
Experience estimating and scheduling professional service hours and assessing the progress and quality of project controls work.
Ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.
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 a related field.
AACE International or Project Management Institute (PMI) certification.

Responsibilities

Develop schedules and analyses for contract packages to forecast construction activities and identify coordination issues where safety and schedule may conflict.
Develop, monitor, and update schedules using updates gathered through meetings, construction coordination interviews, and field verification.
Apply understanding of Earned Value and project productivity.
Monitor and maintain the change notice/change order management system.
Help facilitate 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.
Establish a progressive system for projects.
Assist clients and teammates in developing construction and contract strategies for project constructability, logistics, and safety.
Assist with quantity analysis for activity durations and estimating purposes.