Strategic Staffing Solutions
Project Controls Specialist (Estimator/Scheduler)
Location: Detroit, MI
Setting: Hybrid
Contract: 12+ Months on W2 Basis
Job Summary:
- Assists the project management teams by developing, monitoring and updating estimates and/or an integrated project plan and schedule so that the project may be executed in the most efficient manner possible.
- Applies methods and techniques, standards, processes, procedures, guidelines and templates, to efficiently manage, develop, and control project estimates/schedules.
- Assignments are received in the form of results expected; within operating policies and procedures.
- Incumbent has the discretion to select from alternative approaches; decisions may involve changes to normal work processes.
Key Accountabilities:
- Supports project team and estimating/scheduling personnel efforts toward the development of the project plan and translating the project plan into the project estimate/schedule.
- Develops and provides analysis of project estimates or schedules, including, as applicable, CPM software implementation, time impact and delay analysis, and review of periodic schedule updates.
- Ensures the credibility of the information contained in the estimate/schedule.
- Assists with the preparation of project time and/or cost claims.
- Develops and records project historical estimate/schedule information and lessons learned.
- Applies methodologies, techniques and tools, software, standards and guidelines for estimating and/or planning/scheduling; knowledgeable in application of estimating/scheduling software and application of the software.
- Ensures that required project estimating and/or planning/scheduling controls are appropriately implemented and maintained.
- Participates in continuous improvement of the estimating/scheduling organization through benchmarking and maintaining affiliations with industry estimating/scheduling organizations and local/national chapters. Scheduling Specific:
- Develops master and detail schedules inclusive of major milestones, detailed WBS, assignment of costs, labor and equipment to activities, resource leveling, etc.
- Monitors and updates schedule progress toward achieving the desired project completion date and informing management team of changes to schedule outcome.
- Prepares and provides schedule progress reports, trending charts, and schedule analysis and re-ports forecasts for all significant project activities. Analyzes the effects to the critical path activities; identifies changes to the project that affect the schedule, and develops the recovery schedules and alternate courses of action.
Other Qualifications Preferred:
- Scheduler: 2+ years of experience working with Primavera, preferably P6
- Estimator: 2+ years of experience in construction estimating on large projects
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Job ID: JOB-238768
Publish Date: 18 Feb 2025