Project Controls Technical Specialist II

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Baton Rouge, LAtime type:
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What You'll Be Doing
** Job Scope:
** Generally responsible for planning and scheduling heavy industrial engineering projects, monitoring project costs and/or estimating projects. Work will be performed under minimal supervision.
** Primary responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
*** Developing schedules and analysis for contract packages to forecast construction activities and identify coordination issues where safety and schedule can potentially be in conflict.
* Developing, monitoring and updating schedules by obtaining updates through meetings, construction coordination interviews and field verification.
* Complete understanding of Earned Value and Project Productivity.
* Monitoring and maintaining the change notice/change order management system. Assisting in facilitating weekly change notice hearings and change committee meetings.
* Developing estimates for construction projects including but not limited to estimates associated with change notices.
* Developing and maintaining the cost system including reconciling commitments, change orders, contractor invoices and producing cost reports.
* Developing, monitoring, and updating schedules. Establishing a progressive system for projects.
* Assisting clients and teammates in developing construction and contract strategies for constructability of projects as it pertains to logistics and safety.
* Assisting in quantity analysis for the duration of activities and for estimating purposes.
* Interacting and leading Project Controls efforts with clients, contractors and internal teammates on projects and Hargrove required management direction within the Project Controls discipline.# Ideal Background
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* Education:

** High School Diploma or equivalent is required.  Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Construction Science, Building Science or related field is highly preferred.
** Certification:
** AACE International or Project Management Institute (PMI) certification is highly preferred.
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* Experience:

** This position requires 15 or more years of relevant industrial experience in planning, scheduling, cost control and estimating.
** Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
*** Knowledge and application of company business standards and good practices.
* Extreme attention to detail.
* Possesses a comprehensive understanding of the function of all engineering disciplines.
* Understanding of existing and potential customer deliverable expectations and preferences.
* Ability to set priorities.
* Ability to effectively discuss and correspond with engineering disciplines and/or contractors to ascertain and understand pertinent information concerning schedules, scopes of work, estimates and/or project costs.
* Coaching and mentoring skills and experience.
* Excellent listening and communication skills, both verbal and written.
* Excellent presentation skills.
* Excellent organizational skills.
* Knowledge of other disciplines deliverable development to ensure coordination of efforts.
* Knowledge and understanding of schedule constraints and information requirements for the production of all project controls deliverables.
* Ability to develop a construction cost estimate, a detailed engineering schedule and a man-hour budget for a small project or an area for a larger project.
* Ability to determine construction material quantities.
* Experienced in estimating and scheduling professional service hours and assessing the progress and quality of project controls work. Ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.
* Proficient in the use of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project scheduling software and Timberline Estimating software.
* Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.
** Physical Requirements
*** Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.#LI-CJ1# Hargrove Culture We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide…