Title:  Project Controls Specialist II

Description

Under general supervision, provides project management support, construction management support, cost and schedule analysis, reporting, and general project controls support.

• Provides guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult project control problems through various methods such as using industry related technical knowledge, designing innovative short cuts, and reviewing engineering alternatives.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and forecasts status against an established baseline schedule. Understands the construction methodology and can identify potential issues and impacts and propose corrective actions.
• Assess the impact(s) of design or construction changes and associated cost growth and/or schedule slippages. Evaluates proposed process improvements, requests for information (RFIs), and differing site conditions for impacts to the project in terms of cost and/or schedule.
• Utilizes knowledge and experience to track the progress of deliverables, and coordinate submittal and reviews with the project manager, project team members and any other stakeholders as directed by his/her supervisor.
• Review contractor equipment logs, time sheets, supplier invoices and contracts to check that equipment and personnel are being utilized as specified.
• Review contractor schedules for accuracy and alignment with the overall master schedule. Reviews project documents, including design sets, to determine project milestones and sequencing and validate that the construction schedules comply with the project documents.
• Assist in processing of project change notices and reporting of changes through Freeport’s Change Management System.
• Assist in compilation of all weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports for the project.
• Perform other duties as required.
• Understands and applies engineering, procurement and construction terminology, concepts and relationships to the scope of work and ensures adherence to safety and quality standards.
• Validate the reported progress percentage based on the rules of credit established within the project with the contractors through spot checks of the design documents and/or construction progress.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED and five (5) years’ experience in engineering, construction, project controls or business related field OR
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, business or related field and two (2) years’ experience in Project Controls or similar
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Outlook
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to multi-task in a high paced project environment

Preferred:

• MS Project Intermediate to Expert Skills
• SAP Intermediate to Expert Skills
• Excel Intermediate to Expert Skills