Staff Project Controls Specialist

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

• Position Type: Contract to Hire
• Contract Duration: 12 months
• Pay Rate: $45.00 $ 53.00 / Hour (USD)
• Travel Requirements: 25% travel; must be willing to travel to project/job site
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

The Staff Project Controls Specialist will be responsible for leading the project controls processes with the internal project management team to execute project deliverables within budget and schedule.

• Ensure project set-up in the Enterprise Planning & Controls software
• Analyze data, review logs, and run reports in the Enterprise Planning & Controls software or other tools
• Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Develop, implement, and maintain effective scheduling reports, cost reports, cash flows and forecasts for multiple projects
• Follow project execution plans
• Responsible for engineering, procurement and construction planning, scheduling, logistics and cost control
• Serves as a point of contact for technical questions from the project team
• Approve Purchase Orders and/or Subcontracts for proper coding
• Input and document changes to cost reports or forecasts
• Interfaces with the Project Management Team and Accounting Department to review project costs and contingency costs and support external audits
• Review upstream (prime contract) and downstream (purchase order & subcontract) change orders
• Develop and present a cash flow report
• Develop various levels of schedules
• Apply and review the entry of logic ties within the schedules
• Monitor resource loading of a schedule
• Support Interactive Project Planning Meetings (IPPM)
• Create various schedule reports and determine appropriate reporting format
• Develop, review, and analyze pre-programmed project scheduling reports and back-up documentation for accuracy
• Consults with the project team on schedule progress
• Analyzes and evaluates schedule management involving the critical path method of scheduling techniques, estimating, project cost management and forecasting
• Perform schedule what-if scenarios
• Develop and maintain an earned value management system
• Input and validate progress measurement
• Develop and maintain progress curves
• Perform material takeoffs
• Perform quality checks and inspections on project controls deliverables
• Perform field audits to validate accuracy of reporting and processes
• Capable of assisting with Project Forensic Analysis
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Schedule and cost experience: P6, Procore cost management, Ecosys
• Ability to obtain OSHA 10-hour safety certification

• Experience with Oracle Primavera P6
• Field experience
• General T&D experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field required; applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement

• 3 years of direct project controls experience required

• Field experience in project controls or construction
• General Transmission & Distribution (T&D) experience

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

This infrastructure engineering firm has been designing and building essential city infrastructure since 1898. Operating as a 100% employee-owned organization through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), the firm is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, and maintains more than 75 offices across the U.S. and internationally, with over 14,500 employee-owners generating more than $7.4 billion in annual revenue. The firm serves critical sectors including energy, aviation, water, telecommunications, transportation, and healthcare, and employs civil and structural engineers, architects, environmental scientists, construction managers, and program management professionals who deliver complex, large-scale projects across the country.

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-08851 Industry: Engineering