Management Solutions is hiring a
Project Controls Specialist

Summary

Management Solutions is seeking a Project Controls Specialist for a remote position with occasional travel to Savannah, GA. The specialist will be responsible for developing cost and schedule baselines, analyzing project variances, ensuring risk reserves are updated, and reporting this information in standard formats. They should have at least 3-5 years of Project Controls Experience, be an intermediate P6 user, and have a high emotional intelligence.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen
• Highschool Diploma and a minimum of 3-5 years of Project Controls Experience
• Intermediate P6 user
• Intermediate level competency in both schedule and cost control
• Intermediate level understanding of Project Management
• Advanced level understanding of Microsoft office suite
• Have a high emotional intelligence. Exceptional communication, teamwork and influencing skills that foster a collaborative and continuous-improvement environment

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, and analyzes integrated critical path schedules for major projects and/or portfolio of projects in accordance with contract specifications
• Gathers project progress information from project manager and project team members to update and monitor the project
• Evaluates and updates data regarding schedule dates, physical percent complete, resource requirements, subcontractor commitments and project accruals
• Reviews schedule progress and productivity of resources
• Develops time-phased project cost and resource forecasts; validates project costs; updates requirements as required
• Monitors progress of project deliverables and actual expenditures versus forecasts
• Performs performance reporting for a portfolio of projects or programs using Earned Value Management
• Performs non-routine analyses and prepares non-routine financial reports
• Documents and assesses the impact of project changes on cost/schedule baselines
• Evaluates and raises project early warning signals to project manager or project lead
• Evaluates and recommends resource realignments to maintain project execution
• Generates and analyzes earned value reports for projects and discuss any observations with the project manager
• Evaluates project execution and impact of developing trends using prescribed methodologies to determine if project is proceeding within available resources and budget
• Prepares client and internal status reports to communicate cost status and documents trends
• Ensures compliance with internal procedures and contractual specifications such as federal/government regulations

Preferred Qualifications

Government experience and PMP or other applicable certification preferred

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• PTO & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term Disability
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach