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Project Controls, Principal
- M. C. Dean (Richmond, VA)
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Overview
Responsible for overseeing comprehensive project scheduling activities, ensuring alignment with project objectives, timelines, and resource allocations. Pivotal in facilitating efficient project execution and fostering strategic decision-making within our organization. Help develop and train project scheduling techniques and procedures and personnel for M.C. Dean.
Responsibilities
+ Advises on and leads the development and refinement of project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) to ensure comprehensive alignment with project scope and deliverables.
+ Strategizes the coordination and establishment of work areas to optimize project workflow and efficiency, integrating them seamlessly into project plans.
+ Mentors teams on validating quantity take-offs for accuracy and reliability in project estimates, providing expert guidance.
+ Transforms project documents by reviewing means, methods, and compliance with technical and contractual requirements, minimizing risks and enhancing project clarity.
+ Spearheads the input and maintenance of pending and approved change orders in project schedules, ensuring smooth integration without adverse impacts on timelines.
+ Orchestrates the timely incorporation of Addenda changes and completeness of quote matrices, reflecting updated project requirements and optimizing resource utilization.
+ Advises on bid items, numbers, and time estimates to support accurate project scheduling and resource allocation decisions, leveraging advanced project management expertise.
+ Mentors and resolves ambiguous items in contract documents, minimizing risks and ensuring clarity for effective project execution.
+ Strategizes the resource loading of project schedules and integrates resource-loaded activities into the master schedule, optimizing efficiency and resource management.
+ Transforms project forecasting and tracks resource demands including materials, equipment, labor, and staff hours, ensuring proactive management of project resources.
+ Spearheads the creation and maintenance of logical relationships within project schedules, defining appropriate predecessors and successors for all activities.
+ Advises on the production of baseline vs. actual schedule reports and analyzes schedule performance metrics such as costs and earned value, providing actionable insights.
Qualifications
Required:
+ 12+ years of experience with a High School Diploma / GED **OR** 10+ years of experience with an Associate's Degree **OR** 7+ years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree **OR** 5+ years of experience with a Master's degree
+ Preferred but not required: Project Management Software (PM Online) – In-house Software. AS400 (internal) CMMS software Primavera P6 software
Preferred:
+ Working knowledge of finance systems as it relates to project budgets and cost codes
+ Understanding of earned value analysis as it relates to project management
+ Exposure to Database Systems
+ PMI certification in project management (PMP) and/or project scheduling (PSP)
Abilities:
+ Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
+ Sitting for extended periods of time.
+ Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
+ Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
+ Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
+ Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
+ Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
+ Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
+ Identify and understand the speech of another person.
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