Senior Project Controls Specialist - Ann Arbor - ESP Associates, Inc.

Description

Senior Project Controls Specialist

Pickett, an ESP Associates company, is a highly innovative surveying and engineering company with over 60 years of industry experience serving clients throughout the US and Caribbean.

At Pickett, we use the acronym S.O.L.V.E. to define our core values that include: Safety first, Outstanding service, Lasting relationships, Valued teamwork and Engaged culture.

"We solve the problems that matter" and we are always looking to add passionate, motivated, and qualified individuals to our rapidly expanding team.

About the Role:

As a Senior Project Controls Specialist, you will be responsible for providing financial and business support to our Project Managers while preparing comprehensive action plans, resources, timeframes and budgets for projects and senior leadership.

You will perform various tasks, including scheduling and risk management, maintaining project documentation, handling financial queries and other administrative duties.

To succeed in this role, you should have excellent time management and communication skills, as you'll collaborate with clients and internal teams to deliver results on deadlines.

What You Will Be Doing:

1. Provide oversight of Project Controls Specialists and Project Coordinators
2. Assign projects and monitor progress of project controls team members
3. Work closely with Leadership to maintain consistent processes and incorporate new tools, templates, and methodologies
4. Review roll-up of project portfolio to identify risks and opportunities
5. Maintain good communication with all stakeholders and facilitate project management best practices across the organization
6. Lead project controls for large, complex projects, and Major Projects
7. Review, manage, and create tools for project reporting at the corporate level
8. Develop and maintain specialized reports for Senior Leadership use
9. Work closely with the contracts team on contract management, reviews and organization
10. Responsible for supporting project management activities in developing, updating and tracking project costs and schedule, producing reports, as well as maintaining associated systems
11. Develop proposals and baseline schedules using Microsoft Project
12. Coordinate with clients and team leads to identify and define requirements, scope and objectives
13. Prepare reports that outline the projects financial positions in areas of funding and costs
14. Assign tasks to internal teams and assist with schedule management
15. Make sure the client's needs are being met as projects evolve
16. Coordinate change orders with subconsultants
17. Analyze risks and opportunities
18. Use tools to monitor project progress, working hours, expenditures and project cash flow
19. Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports
20. Ensure standards and requirements are being met through QA/QC
21. Collaborate with Pickett's Business Operations Manager regarding compilation of invoices for review by Project Manager(s)

What You Bring:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business or related field (preferred)
• PMP certification (required)
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in project cost and schedule controls (required)
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project and Microsoft Planner (required)
• Experience with Primavera P6 (preferred)
• Hands-on experience with project management tools, Earned Value, Risk Analysis, ERPs or similar accounting tool (required)
• Familiarity with risk management and quality assurance control
• Knowledge of project management, from conception to delivery, scheduling and cost control techniques
• Ability to prepare and interpret flowcharts, schedules and step-by-step action plans
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (both verbal and written)
• Strong client-facing, teamwork and organizational skills, including multitasking and time- management
• Ability to work well in a team environment with minimal supervision
• Ability to work in a safe manner and obey safety regulations at all times
• Must be proactive, detail oriented and highly organized
• Candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company's driving (MVR) policy

So...Why Join Us?

You will have the opportunity to learn, grow and directly contribute to our business. You will also have a very visible and tangible impact by solving real world problems.

You will contribute significantly to the growth and development of our company while also continuing to be challenged and inspired along the way Pickett offers an excellent employee benefits package including:

• Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses
• 401(k) (Traditional & Roth plans) with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% (eligibility after 60 days)
• PTO (Paid Time Off) & 10 Paid Holidays
• Tiered Health, Vision & Dental Insurance Options (eligibility after 30 days)
• Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Education Reimbursement Opportunities
• Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan
• Referral Bonuses