Senior Project Controls Engineer

Baker Construction

About The Position

Achieve more in your career with the nation’s leading specialty concrete contractor. At Baker Construction, you’ll be part of a team that prioritizes people, invests in their development, and offers unparalleled opportunities for professional growth. In this role, you’ll be integral to building the future of our country and our company. You’ll collaborate across diverse teams, have a hand in significant projects, and dive headfirst into complex challenges with the best in the industry. If you are driven to do more and have the grit to follow through, you’ll have everything you need to define your career on your terms. Make a meaningful impact with a team that values ambition and rewards initiative. Apply today and be more with Baker. SummaryBaker Power & Process is seeking a qualified Sr. Project Controls Engineer to support multiple construction projects. The primary effort is to work with our clients and project delivery teams by developing cost and schedule baselines, collecting, and analyzing monthly progress, analyzing project variances, integration into project financial forecasts, and reporting this information to appropriate levels in standard formats. The Sr. Project Controls Engineer will also support the implementation of financial controls, procedures, systems, forecasting techniques and will interface with members of the project teams and various levels of management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required in relevant field (engineering/construction/business), or equivalent work experience.
In-depth knowledge and experience in power and industrial engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) project controls practices and methods.
Experienced Primavera (P6) user
Capable of defining initial schedule activity durations for review with construction management
Advanced level understanding of project controls, scheduling, and earned value management systems and principles
Intermediate to advanced level understanding of project management
Advanced level proficiency with Microsoft Office software suite
Exceptional communication, teamwork and influencing skills that foster a collaborative and continuous-improvement environment
Capable of managing multiple tasks concurrently (e.gl, parallel project controls support for new work and projects under execution)

Responsibilities

Responsible for completing routine aspects of project control assignments with minimal oversight
Develops, maintains, and analyzes integrated critical path schedules for major projects in accordance with contract specifications
Develops and documents project planning considerations and objectives, scope, and milestones to incorporate into the schedule
Gathers project progress information from project manager and project team members to update and monitor the project
Evaluates and updates data regarding schedule dates, physical percent complete, resource requirements, subcontractor commitments and project accruals
Reviews schedule progress and productivity of resources.
Develops time-phased project cost and resource forecasts; validates project costs & updates requirements as required
Monitors progress of project deliverables and actual expenditures versus forecasts
Conducts performance reporting for major projects using Earned Value Management
Conducts financial analysis including variance, risk, and profit/loss analyses
Documents and assesses the impact of project changes on cost/schedule baselines
Generates and analyzes earned value reports for projects and discuss any observations with the project manager
Prepares client and internal status reports to communicate cost status and document trends