Project Controls Specialist

Company: Mott MacDonald
Location: Seattle
Posted on: October 23, 2024

Job Description:

Here at Mott MacDonald, we are experts in engineering, management, and development services supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. One of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves in our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through the connected thinking of our 20,000+ talented consultants. Sustainability and innovation are at the heart of all of our sectors which, in North America include Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation, and Water.As a Project Controls Specialist assigned to the Federal Way Link Extension project, you will leverage your experience in data analysis, budget planning and analysis, problem solving, and research. You will collaborate with a diverse team of professionals on a major design-build transit project in the Seattle area. The ideal candidate will excel at managing multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in a fast-paced design-build project environment.Responsibilities:

• Provide support to the project management team to administer the contract between the Owner and Design-Build Contractor -
• Prepare, maintain, retrieve, and communicate records, reports, or documents required to meet contractual requirements -
• Coordinate closely with engineering, scheduling, Resident Engineer and construction management teams
• Interpret, summarize, and check complex data sets to produce weekly and monthly reports on project status
• Navigate and understand numerous data sources to provide accurate reporting
• Manage the monthly pay application review process, which includes coordination with numerous team members -
• Lead coordination meetings to support the pay application process, and facilitate other meetings as needed
• Prepare letters and correspondence explaining payment decisions
• Review the monthly schedule with a focus on critical and near critical activities, significant changes in logic, and float
• Monitor concurrence between schedule updates, monthly progress reports and Pay Applications
• Provide simple and complex data exports, Gantt charts, and schedule excerpts as requested
• Answer schedule-related questions during meetings
• Perform time impact analyses and other schedule analyses as requested
• Summarize schedule and cost information, including developing graphics, for a high-level audience
• Other duties as assignedCandidate Specifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Mathematics, Construction Management, Economics, Finance, or a related field
  • Minimum of 3 years in project control activities, including progress tracking, data analysis, reporting, managing complex spreadsheets, and consolidating data from multiple sources
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Proficient in MS Office tools; experience with Primavera P6 and familiarity with PowerBI are advantageous
  • Willing to work in the Federal Way office at least 2 days per week
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and teamwork abilitiesOur teams are comprised of bright and enthusiastic people who wish to make a difference to the world that we live in. If you share that vision and don't have all the experience outlined in this posting, we still want to hear from you! -Let's discuss how we can help you take the next step in your career and how you can participate in an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.Salary Range: $75,000 - $82,000Benefits: 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, STD/LTD disability, holiday, PTO, parental leave and company paid life insuranceEquality, diversity and inclusionWe put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.More about Mott MacDonaldWe're a global engineering, management and development consultancy.Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients' businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.A fundamental part of this is respecting each person's differences and striving to meet their needs.
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