Project Controls Engineer

Position Overview

As a Project Controls Engineer, you will be part of a project controls team responsible for planning, scheduling, quantity management, budget cost controls, change management, and reporting. This hands-on role will give you the opportunity to directly interface with the estimating, design, and construction teams to ensure the accurate life cycle of quantity and cost management from original estimate through project completion.

District Overview

Kiewit’s Eastern District specializes in challenging heavy civil & electrical construction projects throughout the Northeast, including the metropolitan areas of New York, Chicago, Boston, and Washington DC. We are leaders in bridge, transit, foundation, tunnel, and water/wastewater construction, in addition to a large amount of work in the energy/power sector. We specialize in cast-in-place concrete, structural steel erection, earthwork, pile driving, and caissons. With our experienced and dedicated employees, extensive resources and in-depth market knowledge, the Eastern District can handle projects of any size.  

As part of Kiewit, we are integrated with over 135 years of construction and engineering excellence that provides wholistic solutions, differentiating our team from the rest of the industry. We are committed to build upon our history as one of the safest companies to work for by equipping our craft and staff with the best technology, processes, equipment, tools and safety programs available. 
 
We are an innovative team that prides itself on excellence through continuous improvement and an unwavering commitment to deliver for our clients. Our staff collaborates with Kiewit’s vast internal network of resources that span numerous markets to drive safe and cost-effective solutions that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s core values of People, Integrity, Excellence, and Stewardship. 
 
On our team, you’ll have the opportunity to see and construct more than you ever imagined. Working hard will not only bring you satisfaction from a job well done, but it will help propel your career forward faster than you might expect. Kiewit’s culture encourages training, developing your skills, and tailoring your experience and knowledge to allow you to take on projects that impact millions across North America. With top-notch health benefits, a wealth-building 401k plan, and unbeatable growth opportunities, joining Kiewit can bring a lifetime of personal success and satisfaction. 

Location

Woodcliff Lake, NJ

Responsibilities

•    Understand project scope and contract
•    Managing quantity take-offs, incorporating any changes from the original estimate into all quantity, cost, and schedule reporting to support earned value claiming and material purchasing
•    Ensure work is being quantified and tracked in appropriate units of measure and cost items/codes
•    Oversee the creation of and updates to an integrated EPC schedule in Primavera P6
•    Lead effort for tracking budget, project costs, labor hours, schedule updates, installed quantities, and progress measurements for work to include direct hire and subcontracted work
•    Analyze, evaluate, and forecast current status against an established baseline schedule
•    Assess the impacts of design or construction changes and schedule delays
•    Prepare, review, and update weekly and monthly progress reports, graphs, and charts that include earned-value schedule progress, schedule forecasting, and executive Management Summaries
•    Coordination with project teams to assess reporting, identify risk, and create accurate forecasts
•    Manage a project controls team, including schedulers and cost analysts
 

Qualifications

•    Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or other related degree
•    3-5+ years of experience on construction projects, including planning, estimating, forecasting, scheduling, cost control, schedule control, and/or project reports
•    Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications
•    Ability to manage, analyze, and manipulate large data sets
•    Strong written and verbal communication skills 
•    Motivated, detail-oriented, and flexible
•    Able to direct and mange a team to achieve project goals, sometimes from a remote site
•    Knowledge of reporting tools such as Power BI, Excel etc.
•    Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook)
•    Working knowledge of Primavera P6 with a strong understanding of scheduling fundamentals
•    Strong decision-making skills
•    Demonstrated work ethic and working on large teams with multiple moving parts
•    The ability to meet deadlines and put in the time needed to get the job done
•    Occasional travel to project sites and offices is required

Preferred Qualifications
•    Construction or Design Project Engineering experience
•    Certifications (one or more): PE, PSP/PMI-SP, PMP, CST
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