North Wind Group

North Wind Group

Project Controls Engineer Construction Business Line 04167 NWG

LAS VEGAS, NV · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 27 days ago
Project ManagementAccountingForecastingBudgetingExcelProcess ImprovementProcurementLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationTime ManagementPublic SpeakingConstruction ManagementPrimavera P6

About the role

  • North Wind recognizes our biggest asset is our employees.
  • Our success is a direct result of the hard work, skills, expertise, and unique perspectives and talents that each of our employees bring to North Wind.
  • Assist in creating Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) with project scope and deliverables.

Responsibilities

  • Scheduling, Cost Planning & Budgeting Develop and maintain integrated project schedules using tools such as Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.
  • Performance Monitoring & Reporting Analyze critical path activities and schedule variances and provide corrective action recommendations Perform schedule updates based on progress, changes, and field input, and validate logic and durations.
  • Change Management & Claims Support Evaluate the impact of scope changes, delays, and disruptions on cost and schedule.
  • Support time impact analyses (TIA) and cost impact assessments.
  • Evaluate and quantify cost impacts of scope changes and project risks Maintain change logs and integrate changes into forecasts Maintain schedule revisions and audit trails.
  • Monitor risk triggers and support contingency management.
  • Track contingency usage and provide justification for drawdowns Coordination & Collaboration Work with project managers, engineers, construction teams, and subcontractors to collect and validate data.
  • Manage cash calls and forecasts to/from Finance including revenue recognition on projects.
  • Manage contract administration activities as it pertains to change control on projects.
  • Maintain accurate documentation and audit trails.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience and strong understanding of joint-venture projects Skills and Abilities: Ability to work independently and trouble shoot knowledge gaps.
  • Provide other administrative procedures to projects as required.

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, or related field.
  • 10-12+ years of experience in project controls, construction management, or engineering environments (level dependent).
  • Experience supporting large-scale construction or capital projects >$10M or $15M preferred Experience in EPC, heavy civil, industrial, or infrastructure projects strongly preferred.
  • Minimum 10 years' Experience in the preparation of cost estimates to completion utilizing bottoms up ETC analysis and forecasting utilizing other PMI approved methods.
  • Minimum 10 years' demonstrated experience and working understanding of project planning and scheduling, cost control, risk analysis and cost estimating and EVMS.
  • Minimum 10 years' experience with Primavera P6 scheduling software.
  • Demonstrated experience and strong understanding of schedule spec requirements for DOE, USACE and NAVFAC projects.
  • Knowledge of construction processes and project lifecycles.

Skills

  • Ability to work independently and trouble shoot knowledge gaps.
  • Self-motivation for proactive growth in application of the software to essential job duties.
  • Strong aptitude for research.
  • Motivation for self-starting and ask valuable questions.
  • Strong planning skills.
  • Strong time management skills and organization with emphasis on meeting deadlines for deliverables.
  • Ability to prioritize and reprioritize tasks based on urgency.
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
  • Mastery of earned value concepts.
  • Ability to think creatively and identify potential issues.
  • Strong foresight with association of risks on projects.

Benefits

  • Responsible for the cost modeling / cost analysis to determine health of the projects.

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