Lead Project Controls Specialist-Schedule (East River Tunnel Rehabilitation) - 90397683 - New York

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SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

The East River Tunnel is a critical link in the Northeast Corridor. This essential infrastructure is necessary for the reliable operation of Amtrak, Long Island Railroad, New Jersey Transit, and future Metro North service. The $1.7B ERT Rehabilitation Project will be a complete teardown and rebuild of the rail, power, communications and signal, bench wall, and mechanical fire/life/safety systems. The successful candidate will serve as a master scheduler for the ERT Rehab project and manage the integrated master program schedule. The Lead Project Controls Specialist - Schedule will act as a Master Scheduler for a project and develop project schedules, dashboards, cost, and resource performance reports, to enable efficient and effective project delivery. This individual is responsible for using existing enterprise tools, systems and work processes to drive effective planning and control within an integrated project scheduling system for a specific project. Project Risk: Moderate to High

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

· Work with construction managers, project director, and other project controllers teams to develop integrated master schedule for project using standard tools. 
· Develop processes and templates to enable timely project delivery across all elements of the program. 
· Collect ongoing performance data as input to schedule progress such as installed quantities, expended labor and other progress measurement data. 
· Integrate cost and schedule data as well as information for vendors and external entities to facilitate schedule and performance reporting. 
· Develop reporting mechanisms, dashboards, presentations, and portfolio performance indicators to enable strong program management and executive level decision support. 
· Develop and maintain automated project controls tools and workflows. 
· Assist the Project Manager with maintenance and baseline reviews of project schedules in accordance with approved project parameters. 
· Assist the Project or Program Manager in evaluation and assessment of identified project risks to enable project team with the applicable data for development of risk mitigation plans and contingencies. 
· Monitors actuals and works with other peers to review forecasting against budgets. 
· Decision rights:
  o Responsible for all activities detailed above, while gathering input from relevant parties (e.g., Contract Management Specialist, Construction Managers) and receiving approval from Project Director on any areas impacting project work. 
· Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

· Bachelor’s Degree required or equivalent combination of training, education , and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. 
· Relevant experience preferred. 
· Must have work authorization in the United States.
· Demonstrated project controls, schedule skills (schedule management, schedule reporting) & financial skills (budget management, financial reporting) 
· Experienced SharePoint, MSPS, Power BI/Access and Primavera user 
· Strong focus on collaboration, team building, and customer service 
· Effectiveness working diplomatically across teams with varying objectives. 
· Strong oral and written communication skills across all levels 
· Ability to organize and present project portfolio reports, proposals, and other related portfolio information 
· PMP in good standing 
· Experience with Project Controls management relating to cost, scheduling and estimating at a project level. 
· A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. 
· Knowledge of principles and practices of c