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PTS Advance has Project Controls Scheduler position. This position works with Engineering Phases of small project portfolio. P6 skills and experience required. Attention to detail and organized.
We need an individual who can also backfill for TAR Sched as well as set up the processes. It is a great training ground.
Looking for 5 years' experience who can demonstrate willingness and drive to grow with the team.
Pay rate - $65+ DOE
Hours - 9/80 Schedule
LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY - NO PER DIEM
JOB DUTIES:
- Provide safety and environmental leadership in accordance with site requirements.
- Support the TAR organization in outages as cost analyst.
- Develop communications and reporting networks for data gathering, review, analysis, and presentation of recommendations to ensure projects remains on schedule and within budget.
- Review, analyze and communicate cost & progress data in Enterprise Project Controls software (IPS).
- Provide project controls support during FEL (Front End Loading Engineering) and execution phases.
- Develop, maintain, and report on Plan of the Plan KPIs and milestone metrics during construction execution phase.
- Collaborate with accounting and procurement personnel to obtain necessary information to fulfill controls objectives.
- Develop project estimated costs including direct and indirect labor costs, equipment rentals and misc. materials.
- Refine standardized project controls processes, systems, and tools to improve construction execution, forecast accuracy and estimating norms.
- Provides monthly updates and forecasts to accounting for all active projects including accruals per the Clients accounting practices on capital and expense.
- Communicate cost status & recommendations to the project teams and accounting to maintain the projects within approved budgets and cash flow constraints. Report forecasted project metrics weekly during execution (budget, cost, schedule performance and earned value). Suggests corrective actions when necessary.
- Work with project teams to develop and maintain project work breakdown structures according to MPC & Project Controls standards.
- Reviews and understands general work scope for construction projects and participates in field walkdowns and progress checks.
- Assists with development of master schedule and reviews schedule coding to ensure accurate project reporting.
- Assists with schedule resource loading and leveling and uses resource loading inputs to validate cost estimates. Provides feedback to planners and schedulers based on cost forecasts.
- Provides final summary of costs at the completion of the construction project including final cost breakdown comparison analysis and performs final project close-out services.
- Provides input to construction lessons learned process.
- Works with contractors to develop and maintain appropriate and accurate cash flows and cost forecasts, and interface with the appropriate Project Managers and Construction Execution Leads.
- Support the change management processes for budgeting and cost control of assigned projects.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- BS degree from accredited university in Engineering or related field or 7+ years of Project Controls and/or Project Management experience in petroleum industry
- 5 years minimum as project controls specialist
- 3 years of experience within refinery or heavy industrial setting
- Knowledge and application of construction management best practices
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Excellent communication skills & problem solving skills
- 3-5 years using P6 Scheduling software
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Knowledge and application of Stage Gate Project Execution Processes
- Experience with SAP, Oracle, or equivalent ERP system
- Primavera planning and scheduling experience
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