Project Controls Specialist II

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Where You Will Work

Looking to live in a small town with big opportunities? Our Bagdad operations in Arizona offers housing at a subsidized rate, a family-friendly atmosphere and numerous amenities including an aquatic center, golf course and fitness center.

Located 100 miles northwest of Phoenix, Bagdad is home to the world's first commercial - scale concentrate leach processing facility, as well as one of the longest continuously operating solvent extraction/electrowinning plants in the world.

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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.

• 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:

• Experience with ERP systems, SAP, P6 and Eco Sys

What We Offer You

The estimated annual pay range for this role is currently$72,000-$98,000.This range reflects base salary only and does not include bonus payments, benefits or retirement contributions. Actual base pay is determined by experience, qualifications, skills and other job-related factors. This role is eligible for additional discretionary and incentive payment considerations based on company and individual performance. More details will be shared during the hiring process.

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