Project Controls Specialist II

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity entails supporting the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) with technical support for multiple project controls functions including but not limited to; scheduling, estimating, cost control, risk management, document control and project management information systems. The Project Controls Specialist II reports on cost controls and schedules for projects involving cost and schedule work breakdown structures and metrics, analyzing data and presenting results, updating and maintaining the project controls system and document controls to ensure documents are filed appropriately and work processes are used according to project procedures.

This position will be based at HNTB and WMATA offices in Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, Virginia.

What You'll Do:

* Prepare and analyze master project/program schedule, baseline schedules, progress schedules, specialty schedules, schedules analysis and project progress reporting. Works with schedulers, as appropriate, to perform schedule duties as defined. Provide or review schedule updates, produce exception reports of schedule deviations, and recommend recovery plans.

* Develop cost estimates, including conceptual estimates, change order estimates, and other estimates as defined. Develop cost report templates, as needed. Prepare and issue budget/cost and change management reports. Produce regular budget/cost reports, including current status, forecast at completion, and variance versus baseline budget.

* Oversee and maintain project management control system (PMCS) and/or document controls system, as relevant. Oversee document control resources and/or perform document controls responsibilities for engineering, procurement and construction documentation.

* Establish and/or maintain project controls procedures for projects, including cost estimating, budget/cost management, scheduling, document control, reporting, risk management and claims analysis functions.

* Assess the cost and schedule impacts of design/construction changes and assist project leadership / staff in developing workarounds and schedule recovery plans. Identify trends and deviations and recommend corrective measures to be implemented. Regularly communicates to project management regarding deviations, risks, and trends that are, or may, impact project cost and schedule. Analyze issues to determine root causes of variances and make recommendations for correcting deviations to maintain cost and schedule targets.

* Develop and produce reports for client and project management (PM) staff to monitor progress and status of project. Prepares PM for internal and external meetings by providing reports, analysis, and backup documentation to assist in the management of the project and dissemination of information/ reports/ deliverables to the PM, client, and stakeholders.

* Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or related field and 6 years' relevant experience

* In lieu of education, 10 years' relevant experience, or 6 years' relevant direct contractor experience

What We Prefer:

* Project Controls experience in three or more phases of project lifecycle (e.g., predesign, design, procurement, construction, and post-construction phases)

* Project Controls experience working as client's PM/CM agent (e.g., providing program management/construction management services), or as part of design-build contractor (or equivalent design and construction experience)

* One or more of the following AACE certifications: PSP, EVP, CCP, CEP, DRMP

* Procore-trained Super User with expertise in Procore Financials configuration and project financial controls.

* Skilled in cost analysis, earned value management, and invoice review.

* Experienced in creating and…