Project Controls Specialist - Capital Asset Managment Team

Summary Statement:

The Project Controls Specialist works with project teams to develop cost estimates for capital projects with a complete understanding of the interrelationship of the project scope, project milestones, and the cost of labor, material, equipment, and productivity used at each level of an estimate and schedule. This role manages accurate and timely preparation of estimates and schedules, incorporating extensive knowledge of construction means and methods, costs, and industry principles. This position supports the capital asset management group and works closely with the project managers and stakeholders to ensure smooth approval of capital projects. The Project Controls Specialist is in a unique position to create new estimation-based resources, tools, and templates for a newly formed Project Controls team and for use by Global Project Managers.

You will be working alongside our diverse, multi-disciplinary design and project management teams to prepare bottom-up and top-down cost estimates and project schedules. This includes preparing estimates from plans/drawings and documents or analyzing estimates or cost proposals/change orders prepared by others. You will help prepare detailed project schedules and review project schedules provided by contractors to assess for completeness and reasonableness. You will also have opportunities to provide feedback and influence our estimating/scheduling standards and processes to improve overall quality and workflow.

Principle Duties and Requirements:

• Rely upon knowledge and experience to develop new standardized means for estimation including templates and industry & historical cost databases.
• Reviews and understands content of project documents to determine scope of work, schedule milestones, and required pricing elements for inclusion within the estimate and schedule.
• Prepares and maintains integrated schedule detail within a dynamic environment which may include internal and external partners.
• Compiles present schedule and cost data in a concise format to facilitate affective communication between project team members and stakeholders.
• Analyzes schedule and cost trends and deviations, identifying potential problem areas, and recommending corrective actions as needed.
• Performs cost escalation forecasts; monitors construction markets to identify price trends for material, labor and equipment costs. Analyzes market trends and advises leadership and project managers on possible implications of time and cost overages.
• Mentors project managers and construction control representatives in effective cost estimating and project scheduling techniques and methods.
• Provides oversight and serves as a reviewer, troubleshooter and advisor for project managers, subject matter experts, and construction representatives on a diverse range of issues.
• Creates and utilizes standardized tools and processes to prepare accurate, competitive, and timely estimates of project cost and schedule, including reviewing material completed by others.
• Administer the Capex Portal, an SAP interface for  project submittal and approval.
• Present, support, and lead-by-example with a safety and quality-oriented attitude.
• Collaborates with Project Managers for alignment of estimated resources and duration represented in project estimate to achieve milestones identified within project schedule.
• Assists in compiling historical cost data for projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned
   

Qualifications/Requirements

• Required: Four-year relevant Bachelor’s degree plus five (5) years or more project controls work on engineering and construction projects, including planning, estimating, forecasting, scheduling, cost control, schedule control, and project reports OR ten (10) years or more of relevant Cost Control or Planning & Scheduling experience.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and PowerPoint, Experience with SAP a plus.
• Preferred: Experienced setting up and monitoring complex project estimates and developing estimation tools and resources.  
• Willingness to travel and visit project sites.
• Self-directed organization and prioritization skills to execute work accurately, handle multiple priorities, and analyze reports and trend activities.
• Excels in a team setting by clearly communicating project information and by listening effectively and inviting responses.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Successful candidates must pass a pre-employment physical and drug test.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands and fingers, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; work from heights, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to see color and adjust focus.

Reasonable accommodations may be made in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act.

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Tate & Lyle is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of an inclusive workforce.