mcfa
Project Controls Specialist
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Contract
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
Data VisualizationForecastingExcelProcurementLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingConstruction ManagementPrimavera P6
About the role
- Our services include Strategy, Planning, Program Management & Construction Management.
- This full-time, hybrid position will be embedded within an established client project team and will focus on cost management, scheduling, or a combination of both, depending on the selected candidate's experience.
- What you'll get to do: Serve as an integrated member of the client's project team supporting capital projects in life sciences, R&D, and laboratory environments.
Responsibilities
- mcfa is seeking a Project Controls Manager to support a life sciences client with an active portfolio of approximately $100 million in capital improvement work at a Montgomery County, PA facility.
- Support project scheduling by developing, updating, and analyzing project schedules; reviewing contractor schedules, milestones, logic, critical paths, and near-term look-ahead.
- Support project cost controls by tracking budgets, commitments, forecasts, invoices, change orders, cash flow, and cost variances.
- Coordinate with project managers, design teams, contractors, procurement, finance, and other stakeholders to maintain accurate and timely project information.
- Participate in project and controls meetings, document action items, identify emerging risks or trends, and help drive issues to resolution.
- Maintain organized project controls data in the client's systems and follow established governance, reporting, and documentation procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, business, finance, or a related field
- Approximately 3-7 years of experience in project controls, construction management, cost management, scheduling, or a related project delivery role.
- Working knowledge of either project cost management or CPM scheduling
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills are required.
- Strong communication, organization, analytical thinking, and follow-through, with the ability to fit seamlessly into an established team environment.
- AACE, PMI-SP, PMP, or related credentials are valued but not required.
Nice to have
- Experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Power BI, or project cost management systems is preferred.
Compensation
- Annual Paid Time Off:
Benefits
- Annual Paid Time Off:
- Sick Leave: 5 Days (40 Hours)
- Vacation: 15 Days (120 Hours)
- Holidays: 11 Federal Holidays (88 Hours) observed in accordance with mcfa's Holiday Schedule
- "mcfa way" Bonus Program:
- Following your first full quarter worked, you will qualify for a profit-share bonus that is distributed at the end of each quarter if company targets are hit.
- Healthcare & Insurance:
- Eligible to participate in mcfa's family medical, dental and vision coverage; plan access begins on the first day of employment.
- Company paid life insurance plan (up to $100,000 per employee).
- Company paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- You are eligible to participate in Company retirement plan (401k) on first day of employment with mcfa.
- Our goal is to help every employee design a fulfilling career through aligning their individual passions/skills with the vision of the organization.
Company info
- L ove (each other, mission, work)
- E ntrepreneurial (spirit of innovation)
- A ccountability (to ourselves, our clients, each other)
- D elight (customers and teammates)
- S tretch (individual and collective growth mindset)
- We are a professional services firm in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC)industry serving public and private sector clients in the Mid-Atlantic region.
- Our mission is "Inspiring People and Places through Project Leadership and Project Development".
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