Senior Project Controls Specialist

Job Title Senior Project Controls

Location:

Detroit MI 48226

Contract 15month contract

Schedule:

Hybrid
-3 days onsite

Pay: $50-$55 per hour

The Senior Project Scheduler / Estimator supports project management teams by developing, maintaining and analyzing project schedules and cost estimates to ensure projects are completed efficiently and within established timelines and budgets.

This role provides technical expertise in project planning, scheduling and estimating, including developing processes, tools, standards and best practices. The position also mentors and guides less experienced team members, supports project controls and identifies opportunities to improve project performance. This is an individual contributor role with no direct supervisory responsibilities.

• Develop, maintain and analyze project schedules and/or cost estimates to support project planning and execution.
• Partner with project management teams to establish project plans, milestones, budgets and resource requirements.
• Lead the development and analysis of project schedules and estimates, identifying potential risks, delays and cost impacts.
• Monitor project progress, identify variances and recommend corrective actions and recovery plans.
• Prepare schedule reports, forecasts, progress updates and trend analyses for project stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project controls, methodologies, standards, processes and best practices.
• Ensure the accuracy, quality and reliability of project estimates and schedules.
• Support project claims, time impact analyses, delay assessments and schedule recovery efforts, as needed.
• Maintain historical project data, documentation and lessons learned to improve future project performance.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching and training to project estimators, schedulers and other technical personnel.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement through industry benchmarking, new technologies and improved project controls.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and manage multiple project priorities in a matrix environment.

• Develop and maintain master and detailed project schedules, including milestones, work breakdown structures (WBS), activities and dependencies.
• Assign labor, equipment and cost resources to scheduled activities and perform resource leveling.
• Monitor schedule performance, identify critical path impacts and communicate potential delays to project leadership.
• Prepare schedule forecasts, progress reports, trending analyses and recovery plans.
• Evaluate schedule changes and recommend alternative approaches to maintain project timelines.
• Apply scheduling methodologies, including critical path method (CPM), schedule integration and schedule performance analysis.
• Utilize Primavera P6 and other project scheduling tools to develop and maintain project schedules.

• Develop and review project cost estimates at various stages, including conceptual, preliminary and definitive estimates.
• Analyze labor, material, equipment, subcontractor and other project costs.
• Establish project contingencies based on estimate maturity, risk assessments and project requirements.
• Evaluate cost assumptions, market conditions and estimating methodologies to improve accuracy.
• Develop estimating models, forecasts, cash flow projections and cost analysis reports.
• Support project budgeting, cost optimization, life cycle costing and financial analysis.
• Identify cost risks and opportunities and recommend strategies to improve project cost performance.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or a related field.
• Seven or more years of relevant professional experience in project scheduling, estimating or project controls.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience developing and implementing project controls, processes and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management software.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a collaborative, matrixed environment.

For Scheduling:

• Four or more years of experience using Primavera P6.
• Experience developing and managing complex construction, engineering or capital project schedules.
• Knowledge of critical path scheduling,…