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Project Controls Specialist I
HNTB • Indianapolis, IN 46202 • Posted 30+ days ago
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The Project Controls Specialist I at HNTB is responsible for providing technical support for multiple project controls functions including scheduling, estimating, cost control, risk management, document control, and project management information systems. This role involves assisting with reporting on cost controls and schedules, updating and maintaining the project controls system, and ensuring document controls are maintained. The position offers the opportunity to work on some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects in the country.
Responsibilities
- Prepares material, labor, and equipment cost estimates for concept designs, design development documents, bid documents and change orders.
- Assists in the development of conceptual estimates for project budgets and Independent Cost Estimates (ICE) for change management.
- Assists in the creation, maintenance and control of budgets and schedules from design concept through project completion.
- Participates in the review and assessment of project team or contractor monthly progress schedule updates and provides advisory input.
- Supports the development of costs forecasts and trends and analyzes accrual of actual costs.
- Consults with the project team or client/owner related to potential claims, claims avoidance, and claims support.
- Supports the preparation of reports and performance dashboards for project controls metrics.
- Assists with defining project risks and maintaining project risk register.
- Supports project controls technology and project management control systems (PMCS).
- May participate in negotiations on behalf of the client including price negotiations and change order negotiations.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or related field and 3 years' relevant experience, or 7 years' relevant experience OR 3 years' relevant direct contractor experience in lieu of education.
Preferred
- AACE Project Risk Management Professional (PRMP), PMI Risk Management Professional (RMP), or equivalent
- Project Controls experience in two or more phases of project lifecycle (e.g., predesign, design, procurement, construction, and post-construction phases)
- Project Controls experience working as client's PM/CM agent or as part of design-build contractor
About HNTB
HNTB Corporation is a leading architecture, engineering, and planning firm based in Kansas City, United States. It offers design, engineering, construction, planning, and program management services in sectors such as transportation, infrastructure, aviation, bridges, highways, tunnels, rail, and sports to public and private sector clients. HNTB is known for delivering innovative and sustainable solutions tailored to each project's unique requirements.
Full Job Description
**What We're Looking For**
At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.
This opportunity entails being responsible for providing technical support for multiple project controls functions including but not limited to; scheduling, estimating, cost control, risk management, document control and project management information systems. The Project Controls Specialist I assists with reporting on cost controls and schedules for projects involving cost and schedule work breakdown structures and metrics, updating and maintaining the project controls system and document controls to ensure documents are filed appropriately and work processes are used according to project procedures.
**What You'll Do:**
+ Prepares material, labor, and equipment cost estimates for concept designs, design development documents, bid documents and change orders.
+ Assists in the development of conceptual estimates reflecting the potential budget of a project at a highly preliminary stage of design development and assists in the development of Independent Cost Estimates (ICE) to support the change management process for active projects.
+ Assists in the creation, maintenance and control of budgets and schedules from design concept through project completion. Utilizes the detailed cost estimate to support and develop schedules reflective of the labor hours generated to input schedule activity durations and resource needs.
+ Participates in the review and assessment of the project team or contractor monthly progress schedule updates on active projects and provides advisory input to the project manager or client/owner of the proposed disposition of the progress schedule update.
+ Supports the development of costs forecasts and trends and analyzes accrual of actual costs. Evaluates and documents historical cost data to maintain current estimating standards and databases
+ Consults with the project team or client/owner related to potential claims, claims avoidance, and claims support.
+ Supports the preparation of reports and performance dashboards for a variety of project controls metrics, analyzes data and creates and/or participates in client presentations.
+ Assists with defining project risks and maintaining project risk register. Escalates project risks and partners with the project team to create and propose mitigation plans.
+ Supports project controls technology and project management control systems (PMCS). May assist in the implementation of an appropriate (PMCS) solution.
+ May participate in negotiations on behalf of the client including providing support in price negotiations, contacting vendors to obtain quotes for materials and services, and leading change order negotiations as needed.
**What You'll Need:**
+ Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or related field and 3 years' relevant experience, or
+ In lieu of education, 7 years' relevant experience OR 3 years' relevant direct contractor experience
**What We Prefer:**
+ AACE Project Risk Management Professional (PRMP), PMI Risk Management Professional (RMP), or equivalent
+ Project Controls experience in two or more phases of project lifecycle (e.g., predesign, design, procurement, construction, and post-construction phases)
+ Project Controls experience working as client's PM/CM agent (e.g., providing program management/construction management services), or as part of design-build contractor (or equivalent design and construction experience)
**Additional Information**
Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards
Click here to learn more about EOE including disability and vet
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
\#JK #ProjectControls
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Locations:
Indianapolis, IN
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_NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES:_
_HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees._
**Job Type:** Regular
**Full/Part Time:** Full time
**Job Category:** Project Controls Group
**ReqID:** R-20085
At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.
This opportunity entails being responsible for providing technical support for multiple project controls functions including but not limited to; scheduling, estimating, cost control, risk management, document control and project management information systems. The Project Controls Specialist I assists with reporting on cost controls and schedules for projects involving cost and schedule work breakdown structures and metrics, updating and maintaining the project controls system and document controls to ensure documents are filed appropriately and work processes are used according to project procedures.
**What You'll Do:**
+ Prepares material, labor, and equipment cost estimates for concept designs, design development documents, bid documents and change orders.
+ Assists in the development of conceptual estimates reflecting the potential budget of a project at a highly preliminary stage of design development and assists in the development of Independent Cost Estimates (ICE) to support the change management process for active projects.
+ Assists in the creation, maintenance and control of budgets and schedules from design concept through project completion. Utilizes the detailed cost estimate to support and develop schedules reflective of the labor hours generated to input schedule activity durations and resource needs.
+ Participates in the review and assessment of the project team or contractor monthly progress schedule updates on active projects and provides advisory input to the project manager or client/owner of the proposed disposition of the progress schedule update.
+ Supports the development of costs forecasts and trends and analyzes accrual of actual costs. Evaluates and documents historical cost data to maintain current estimating standards and databases
+ Consults with the project team or client/owner related to potential claims, claims avoidance, and claims support.
+ Supports the preparation of reports and performance dashboards for a variety of project controls metrics, analyzes data and creates and/or participates in client presentations.
+ Assists with defining project risks and maintaining project risk register. Escalates project risks and partners with the project team to create and propose mitigation plans.
+ Supports project controls technology and project management control systems (PMCS). May assist in the implementation of an appropriate (PMCS) solution.
+ May participate in negotiations on behalf of the client including providing support in price negotiations, contacting vendors to obtain quotes for materials and services, and leading change order negotiations as needed.
**What You'll Need:**
+ Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or related field and 3 years' relevant experience, or
+ In lieu of education, 7 years' relevant experience OR 3 years' relevant direct contractor experience
**What We Prefer:**
+ AACE Project Risk Management Professional (PRMP), PMI Risk Management Professional (RMP), or equivalent
+ Project Controls experience in two or more phases of project lifecycle (e.g., predesign, design, procurement, construction, and post-construction phases)
+ Project Controls experience working as client's PM/CM agent (e.g., providing program management/construction management services), or as part of design-build contractor (or equivalent design and construction experience)
**Additional Information**
Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards
Click here to learn more about EOE including disability and vet
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
\#JK #ProjectControls
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Locations:
Indianapolis, IN
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
_NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES:_
_HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees._
**Job Type:** Regular
**Full/Part Time:** Full time
**Job Category:** Project Controls Group
**ReqID:** R-20085
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