Professional Services Project Controls Engineer, Sentinel

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Project Overview:

Bechtel is on the Northrop Grumman Corp. team preparing to deliver the U.S. Sentinel system of inter-continental ballistic missiles and launch infrastructure.  Sentinel is a vital U.S. Air Force program designed to modernize the nation’s aging force of inter-continental ballistic missiles, which make up the ground element of the nuclear deterrent.  As part of the Northrop Grumman Sentinel nationwide team, Bechtel will provide launch system design, construction, and integration.

A major contractor for the United States and allied governments, Bechtel has handled such efforts as chemical weapons demilitarization projects, missile-defense, infrastructure, base operations, procurement and project management, and restoration and recovery spanning half a century. We use our expertise to help our customers securely and effectively transform mission delivery.

We invite you to join our team for this very interesting opportunity!

Job Summary:

The Project Controls Engineer (Professional Services) provides project controls support to the development, execution, and administration of professional‑services and staff/resource processes that enable accurate forecasting, labor planning, and performance analysis across the project.

The PCE collaborates closely with project leadership, discipline leads, Human Resources, functional organizations, and field teams to ensure professional‑services and supplemental‑labor scopes are properly planned, budgeted, monitored, and reported. The position plays a key role in maintaining cost integrity, supporting staffing strategies, ensuring compliance with project controls standards, and contributing to the overall financial health of the project. This role requires strong analytical ability, attention to detail, proficiency with project controls systems, and the ability to communicate staffing trends and cost impacts to management in a clear and actionable manner. #LI-EH1

Major Responsibilities:

• Understand the project scope, schedule, and cost objectives and work with the team to develop and implement successful controls and reporting plans that integrate with the rest of the project. 
• Support the implementation of monitoring and control standards, techniques, systems, and reports including the following activities:
  • assisting with budget allocation and reporting/cost control for the assigned portions of the project
  • supporting the project Trend and Risk Management programs
  • assisting in the development of quantity takeoffs and development and/or application of unit rates
  • assisting in developing specific project codes of accounts and