Project Controls Engineer

Company Description

Founded in 1952 and formerly known as Heery International Inc., the firm operates throughout the United States as part of Turner & Townsend. It specializes in project and program management for public sector organizations, with industry-leading experts in corporate, cultural, healthcare, justice, sports, K-12 education, higher education, aviation and government facilities.

Recognized for service excellence by a broad spectrum of professional organizations and industry publications, the talented multidisciplinary team at Turner & Townsend Heery exceeds client expectations — adding value, best practice and expertise at every turn. The team's unique client-centric culture is integrated into each project and reflects a passion for the built environment and staying true to the client’s vision.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend Heery is seeking a Project Controls Engineer to organize cost and schedule components of projects for internal and external parties.

The role requires a smart, motivated professional for management support, contracts management, and finance management related to implementation of large-scale water and wastewater program in Charles County, MD.

The Project Controls Engineer's duties will include reviewing costs, tracking progress, reporting results, process improvement and benchmarking. This is a hybrid position which requires occasional travel to the client site in Charles County, MD.

*This is a hybrid role.

Responsibilities:

• Develop initial project budget for planning activities.
• Track and maintain budgets, analyze, and report weekly/monthly trends.
• Creation and maintenance of dashboards for recording changes, trends and project performance
• Identify schedule and cost variances using Earned Value Management.
• Create, maintain and follow a project and program schedule detailing when stakeholder meetings will be needed, when reviews will be necessary.
• Drive integration with client tools (CIPAce, Microsoft Project, MUNIS etc.) & systems for benchmarking, analysis & process control.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly project controls report and other progress reports for the client.
• Provide support to the Program Team throughout the program lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationship with client project controls and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with Program Manager and Project Managers to support multiple projects and Program.
• Support the funding for design and construction phases of the projects.
• QA/QC project specific cost estimates.
• Maintain the standards, processes, procedures, and deliverables for all reporting activities for assigned delivery team.
• Document control.

Qualifications

• Five (5) to ten (10) years’ experience in project controls or project management in the construction industry.
• Degree in engineering, architecture or construction preferred.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Project for managing projects and programs using critical path method scheduling.
• Familiar with CIPAce enterprise software for Capital Program and Project Management.
• Experience in developing and implementing project control systems and procedures.
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management criteria and methods.
• Review and evaluate contract change orders for impact on budget and schedule and evaluate contractor recovery schedules.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem resolution skills with ability to communicate with people at all levels of the organization.
• Action-oriented and excellent organization skills with demonstrated ability to multitask.
• Tech proficiency and advanced application of Microsoft Office and Google Suite Applications.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including documentation.
• The tenacity and drive to inject value and create solutions.
• Develops good working relationships with project team.

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and activ