Project Controller Specialist

Project Controller Specialist

• Pay Rate: $69.52/hour on W2
• Contract Length: 12 months
• Location: Houston, TX 77002
• Work Type: Hybrid - 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home

Overview

• Project Controls - Provides project management support services in the areas of project initiation, cost management, change management, progress measurement, reporting and project close out.
• Project Cost Controllers collaborate with project managers on the development and review of project plan, estimate, schedule, risk and contractual requirements.
• Develops and implements project controls and monitoring procedures to ensure the achievement of project schedule and cost objectives.
• Collects, analyzes and reports on project data and costs from various stakeholders (e.g., engineering, procurement, construction and accounting).

Responsibilities

• Fully responsible and accountable for the cost forecast of their assigned project or program.
• All costs will be reviewed and forecasted monthly including, but not limited to internal labor, expenses, land acquisition, permitting, engineering, construction management, construction, equipment, materials, and contingency.
• Implement the project controls management of change procedure.
• Analyze, create, and modify project accruals at the PO-line-item level.
• Accountable for Procure to Pay (PTP) process including creating and modifying Purchase Requisition s.
• Responsible for attestation of all invoices on the project.
• Full understanding of overall project scope.
• Reviews and provides input into Estimate and maps to the control WBS.
• Develops and maintains the project Staffing Plan.
• Communicates control WBS to scheduling and contractor for reporting requirements.
• Develops and ensures documents are maintained for the project controls plan for all key areas of project controls.
• Reviews required project documentation during project assurance reviews and provides feedback to project teams.
• Reviews schedule, provides input, and ensures list of project key milestones is maintained.
• Works closely with project estimator and scheduler and provides input into baselines.
• Ensures project has appropriate AFE funding.
• Reviews schedule and other forecast drivers to update project time phasing for control budget and estimate to complete.
• Reviews requisitions for commitment of project materials and services.
• Provides input into incurred costs reporting and variance explanations.
• Monitors cost and commit to budget and forecast.
• Analyzes data to establish the differences in initial estimates during RFP and contract award.
• Review contractor cost and progress and provide input to estimate at completion.
• Full understanding of Earned Value Management, rules of credit, and progress measurement.
• Works closely with material and service providers to define rules of credit for earned value management.
• Monitors cost progress and performance metrics to establish potential and pending trends.
• Evaluates and recommends allowances for design unknowns, escalation, and contingency.
• Interfaces with project management, engineering, construction and procurement departments for project forecasting and trends.
• Participates in HRIM and QRA meetings and updates budgets and forecasts accordingly.
• Reviews monthly reporting packages and provides recommendations for improvement and projections based off performance.
• Provides mentorship and support to junior and Intermediate project controllers.
• Makes projects presentations to executive management as required.
• Ensures all Administrative, Financial, and System close-out activities are completed.

Requirements

• Requires a university degree with 10+ years of related experience.
• Field experience considered an asset.
• Experience with executing high-risk capital programs or projects of different asset types.