Senior Project Controls

Multiple Openings

Position Summary:

A successful Project Controls Engineer will possess the ability to work independently, with minimal supervision and direction to perform cost/schedule engineering and/or implementing change control, risk management and reporting work processes. All work will be carried out within established Project Controls processes and procedures that comply with certified EVMS standards and Bechtel’s corporate requirements. The successful candidate will also have an innovative approach to completing their work, advanced automation skills, and/or Business Intelligence Analytics, and will require frequent interaction with other members of the project team to develop solutions to execution challenges.

This is a full-time position, initially located in the project offices in the Skeen Whitlock Building in Carlsbad, NM. Occasional visits to the WIPP Project site and/or permanent assignment to a field position located at the site are also possible.

Responsibilities:

• Understand the project scope, schedule, and cost objectives and work with assigned department(s) to develop and implement a plan for successful execution.
• Perform cost engineering, change control, risk management, and/or reporting activities in coordination with other members of the Project Controls team that require an advanced level of technical skill and experience.
• Conduct cost control and performance analysis activities, as well as cost estimating tasks related to the assigned scope.
• Actively participate in project risk management and change control processes, as needed.
• Prepare performance reports and special studies related to assigned scope for presentation to project, corporate, and/or customer management team(s).
• Participate in project external and internal cost and schedule reviews.
• Collaborate with other project team members to identify, analyze, and provide innovative solutions to cost engineering and planning/scheduling challenges.
• Complete all work in compliance with the project’s certified Earned Value Management System and corporate procedure requirements necessary to maintain the integration of the project’s resource loaded Integrated Master Schedule, cost processor, and associated software tools.

Duties:

Cost Analysis & Control:

• Developing and implementing requirements for cost recording, cost coding, reporting, and analyzing standards, programs, and reports.
• Performs performance monitoring and control functions for specific applications.
• Performs cost data analysis and development for monthly Engineering Production reviews, monthly variance analysis for Control Account Managers, and monthly reporting to DOE of engineering cost/schedule variances.
• Prepares cost backup for change control trends/baseline change proposals using Cobra cost processor software.
• Provides charge coding direction and prepares estimated actuals for engineering other direct cost subcontracts.
• Understands and supports Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) program compliance.
• Coordinates quantity estimates for trends/baseline change proposals.
• Assists in developing specific project control accounts and recommends appropriate modifications and revisions including training in the proper use and definitions for the cost accounts.
• Develop ad hoc reports and scenarios to support program objectives.
• Coordinate changes to project baseline cost and schedule documents.
• Analyze a variety of cost and schedule information and resolve related problems.
• Meet with on-site technical experts, review existing documentation, and interface with personnel to gain the specific information needed to establish, status and analyze project schedules.
• Good communication skills to extract/convey information and hold critical conversations.
• Monitors cost recording, monitoring, and repo