Project Control Specialist; Term-Limited

Salary

Salary range is $81k to $134k with a midpoint of $88k. New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint, however, we may go slightly higher based on experience, internal equity and market.

Sound Transit also offers a competitive benefits package with a wide range of offerings, including:

• Health Benefits: We offer two choices of medical plans, a dental plan, and a vision plan all at no cost for employee coverage; comprehensive benefits for employees and eligible dependents, including a spouse or domestic partner.
• Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Retirement Plans: 401a - 10% of employee contribution with a 12% match by Sound Transit; 457b - up to IRS maximum (employee only contribution).
• Paid Time Off: Employees accrue 25 days of paid time off annually with increases at four, eight and twelve years of service. Employees at the director level and up accrue additional days. We also observe 12 paid holidays and provide up to 2 paid floating holidays and up to 2 paid volunteer days per year.
• Parental Leave: 12 weeks of parental leave for new parents.
• Pet Insurance discount.
• ORCA Card: All full-time employees will receive an ORCA card at no cost.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Sound Transit will pay up to $5,000 annually for approved tuition expenses.
• Inclusive Reproductive Health Support Services.
• Compensation Practices: We offer competitive salaries based on market rates and internal equity. In addition to compensation and benefits, you'll find that we provide work-life balance, opportunities for professional development and recognition from your colleagues.

This is a term-limited position of 5 years.

Under general direction, performs professional duties involved in serving as technical expert for project control functions for assigned contracts and projects including budget development, monitoring and reporting, contract/project set up, establishment of WBSs, account codes, rules, and cost allocations, developing and reporting of accruals, invoice processing, requisition, and change order preparation and processing; and staff utilization and project progress reporting for the monthly and quarterly progress reports.

Participates in project/contract risk assessment, mitigation, control, and reporting. Develops and provides training on project control policies and procedures; serves as technical advisor to assigned project managers on project controls systems, policies, and procedures; participates on committees evaluating financial management system modifications/process updates and provides training to internal staff and project consultants in use of financial management systems; provides guidance and coordinates work activities with other project control staff assigned to assist in meeting project progress, monitoring, and reporting requirements;

and coordinates activities with outside agencies, contractors, and consultants as necessary.

• Administers project control functions for small to medium size projects and contracts as assigned; develops a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for new projects, and as projects evolve, based on established standards and guidelines; develops appropriate account assignment for all WBS elements and coordinates with budget and finance for review and setup of new WBS elements and accounts; reviews reports for correct setup of new WBS elements and accounts.
  
  Monitors use of accounts and recommend corrections when necessary.
• Assists and coordinates with the project team for assigned projects through the project baselining process and ensures all requirements are met and required documents are prepared to support the baselining of a project. Prepares and presents project baseline project control information to the Executive Director. Supports project managers/directors in the preparation of baseline documents required for other approvals (i.e. Phase Gate, Sound Transit Board).
• Administers construction and professional services contracts as assigned including contract setup, progress payment processing, and review for compliance with contract terms; development WBSs and assignment of account coding and Grant 's and entry of contract costs into Contract Manager System (Primavera Contract Manager); monitoring project performance against plan; provides progress reporting relative to planned data; provide variance analysis and forecasts cost to complete;
  
  participates in project/contract risk assessment, mitigation, control, and reporting.
• Performs change control management; gathers change documentation including independent cost estimate (ICE), scope, cost proposal/estimate, and change control board (CCB) change request, reviews and validates scope of work, assembles change order for internal processing, evaluates change requests and ensures appropriate approvals are obtained; reports on progress and provides analysis of associated risks for trend reporting; tracks changes in Contract Manager System and coordinates with…