• Project Controls Specialist (Hybrid)

    Adecco US, Inc. (Oakbrook Terrace, IL)


    Adecco is assisting a local client recruiting for a Project Controls Specialist II in Oakbrook Terrace, IL!

     

    • Pay: $45.44 per hour

    + Schedule/Hours: Monday – Friday; 7am-4pm, 8am – 5pm 8:30am – 5:30am or 9am -6pm

    + Location: HYBRID: Oakbrook Terrace, IL, 2-3 days in office per week, remote when not in office

    + Temporary Contract – 12 months

    + Weekly paycheck

    Job Summary

    In Project Controls, our goal is to ensure the right rigor around schedule and cost management processes to deliver projects on-time and within budget. With focus and rigor around tools, processes, operating rhythm, and people, here you shall have the opportunity to learn, contribute and excel in one of the best Project controls functions in the industry. Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact, you’ll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the energy transition.

    Responsibilities

    • Builds tender integrated schedules and cost estimates

    • Build project schedule and project budgeting in cost and schedule tools

    • Ensures compliance to the Global Standard process for Project Controls

    • Support PM to align project budgets to as sold in appropriate systems

    • Maintain project schedule and cost forecast throughout project

    • Analyse schedule and cost trends and provide forecasted cost and schedules to project team

    • Maintain a register of potential schedule and cost risks

    • Maintain a register of actual and committed costs

    • Checks and controls cost movements, compares with current scope and progress as well as with previous forecast. Also Compares with productivity factors and validates accuracy of estimates

    • Communicates schedule and cost status/forecasts/risk to functional cost owners and drives/supports risk mitigation

    • Provides internal and external project reporting of project status

    • Collaborate with 3rd parties on project cost and schedules

    • Presents all financial data in a transparent way, attends project and management review to present cost status

    • Provides change order calculations to ensure schedule and cost estimates are accurate

    • Updates changes in appropriate systems to ensure costs are aligned to the current situation

    • Aligns with Finance Controller to ensure reconciliation takes place between approved project financial data and books.

    • Support project close out and claims

    • Oversee the planning function on the project

    • Ensure quality of the project controlling reporting.

    • Ensure accuracy of cost budgets, actuals, and forecasting

    • Ensure collaboration with functional cost owners to find strategies to reduce cost

    • Ensure alignment to established standards (WBS, process, procedures, tools usage)

    • Ensure efficiency and effectives of the project cost control team where applicable.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or high school diploma / GED with at least 5 years of experience in same job group.

    • Deep domain knowledge of planning and use of Primavera

    • Strong oral and written communication skills

    Desired Knowledge & Experience

    • 5+ years planning large turnkey projects

    • 2+ projects providing cost controlling on large turnkey projects

    • Lead planner on 2+ turnkey projects

    • Knowledge of cost control function on large complex turnkey projects

    • Knowledge of forensic analysis on large complex turnkey projects

    • Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems

    • Established project management skills

     

    This Project Controls Specialist II is being recruited for by one of our Centralized Delivery Team and not your local Branch. For instant consideration, apply today!

     

    **Pay Details:** $40.00 to $45.44 per hour

     

    Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

     

    Military connected talent encouraged to apply

     

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