Job Title: Senior Project Controls Specialist
Location: Phoenix, AZ 85004
Duration: 6 months Assignment
Shift/Hours: 40hours/week, M to F
 
Summary:

• The Senior Project Controls Specialist leads project controls processes and consults with the project management team to ensure client satisfaction. 
• Presents schedule and budget status reports to project management team and client.
• Validate proper set-up and management of the Enterprise Planning & Controls software.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Analyze data, logs, and reports in the Enterprise Planning & Controls software or other tools.
• Validate proper Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is utilized.
• Develop effective scheduling reports, cost reports, cash flow reports and forecasts for multiple projects.
• Develop, implement, and manage the reporting data warehouse to produce valuable program controls reports and data for multiple large projects.
• Provide leadership and training to team members ensuring the resolution of difficult project control issues.
• Develop and implement project execution plans.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with existing and potential clients, customers, and contractors.
• Responsible for engineering, procurement, and construction planning, scheduling, logistics and cost control.
• Serve as a point of contact for technical questions from the project team.
• Validate the accuracy of cost management and forecast reporting.
• Interface with the Project Management Team and Accounting Department to review project costs and contingency costs and support external audits.
• Experience in negotiation of prime agreements, construction contracts/subcontracts agreements.
• Review upstream (prime contract) / downstream (purchase orders & subcontract) change orders.
• Analyze cash flow reports.
• Lead the Interactive Project Planning Meetings (IPPM).
• Lead the presentation of Project Controls reporting.
• Validate schedule progress.
• Analyze and evaluate schedule management involving the critical path method of scheduling techniques, estimating, project cost management, forecasting and document control.
• Perform schedule what-if scenarios.
• Validate the accuracy of earned value management system reporting.
• Analyze progress measurement.
• Analyze progress curves.
• Perform and review material takeoffs.
• Identify and oversee the Risk Management process.
• Perform quality checks and inspections on project controls deliverables.
• Perform field audits to validate accuracy of reporting and processes.
• Perform Project Forensic Analysis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field. and 7 years direct project controls experience required, or Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.   
• Experience with critical path scheduling, project cost management, estimating and document control required. 
• Experience with Oracle Primavera P6 required.
• Ability to facilitate and produce detailed construction schedules and interface those construction schedules with engineering and procurement activities preferred. 
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.  
• Ability to obtain OSHA 10-hour safety certification.
• Must be willing to take a field assignment.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 50.00/hr.