Title/Position: Senior Project Controls Specialist

Location:
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Contract Period:
April 27, 2009 - December 31, 2011

Closing Date: April 20, 2009

Job function:

The Senior Project Controls Specialist implements overall project controls direction through application of systems and methods for estimate development, cost control, progress measurement, schedule development /control and management of change.

Responsibilities and duties:

Provide overall project cost, schedule, progress measurement, and change management leadership and expertise.

• Developing Class III and II Estimates and Schedules
• Validating sub-project cost and schedule forecasts
• Controlling Owner's Costs
• Communicating priorities for new and ongoing estimating, planning and cost control activities
• Monthly Cost & Schedule Stewardship presentations
• Visits to sub-project Controls teams to ensure Cost & Schedule
• Development practices are properly implemented
• Consortium / Affiliate / Joint Venture presentations
• Development of Project Controls Plan
• Interface with C&SD Management to execute consultant Work Orders
• Interfaces with other Project Services related Functions such as
• Contract Management, Procurement, Controllers and Document Control
• Mentor and coach all cost and planning engineers on the project

Supporting PMT and Cost Stewards with overall project cost and schedule analysis, reporting, forecasting, budgeting and change management.

• Develop and maintain Control Estimates, Schedules and Budgets (annual P&B and  project)
• Analyze cost and schedule trends, develop and review cost and schedule forecasts
• Prepare overall monthly cost reports (budgets, forecasts, expenditures, commitments)
• Maintain ongoing cost vulnerability/cost reduction opportunities database
• Develop monthly estimates of Work-In-Place (WIP)
• Administers the project change control process
• Develop monthly expenditure and commitment forecasts
• Monitor and report on cost and schedule implications of changes
• Participate in bid evaluation process (as required)
• Participate in developing Contract Price Budgets and Contract
• Control Schedules and Milestones
• Support preparation of Advance Commitment or Full Funding estimates and budgets
• Interface with Controllers regarding AFEs/budgets and invoices
• Respond to ad hoc requests from PMT related to Controls/Reporting
• Close-out Reporting / PDTS

Perform quality assurance at the sub-project level by monitoring and appraising the performance of Contractors in the areas of cost control, progress measurement and schedule control.

• Examine and evaluate the Contractor’s cost and schedule control organization, plans, performance and procedures
• Review and, where appropriate, endorse schedule, progress and cost baselines and forecast prepared by contractors
• Analyze cost, schedule and progress trends developed by contractor
• Review and endorse progress measures reported by the contractor
• Review cost and schedule bases of Contractor's Change Proposals - review and endorse Change Orders - monitor, analyze and report Contractor invoices
• Assist site management in developing/reviewing cost and schedule corrective actions and recovery plans, and making sure needed actions/plans are implemented.

Manage the Cost and Schedule organization including the Contractor sites and serve as the central link from the Project to the C&SD Functional Organization.

• Maintain close liaison with other members of the Cost and Schedule organization on the Project
• Provide feedback and sub-project controls, to cost and planning engineers
• Ensure Functional endorsement of Cost Estimates and Project Schedule

Qualifications:
Job Attributes / Characteristics:

     • Thorough and extensive knowledge of:
        - Project controls principles, theories, and concepts.
        - Client practices, processes, and expectations with respect to project controls.
     • Bachelors of Science Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business Administration with relevant              experience.
     • 15+ years of project controls experience with a relatively uniform mix of cost and schedule control
        achievements
     • Upstream / Pipeline / Offshore Engineering, Procurement, and Construction experience
     • Willing to relocate to required project site

Travel / Other:

Forward resumes to: fabcon.canada@fabcon.ca