Project Controls Specialist
 

Summary
 

RSI EnTech, LLC (RSI) is currently recruiting Project Controls Specialists for several openings in the following locations: Oak Ridge, TN; Chattanooga, TN and Monaca, PA. In addition, RSI is seeking candidates with different levels of experience for the openings (entry-level, mid-level, and senior-level).

The Project Controls Specialist is responsible for supporting the Project Manager in project scoping, planning and scheduling; earned value management; change control; problem identification and resolution support. The position is a hands-on role that requires experience in the use of Primavera P6 and earned value management systems preferably on major engineering/design and/or construction projects. The Project Controls Specialist requires good communications skills that exude a positive, customer oriented attitude.
 

Responsibilities
 

• Plan, schedule, and monitor schedule performance
• Develop the work sequence structure for a project to ensure effective control of risk management issues, efficient and cost effective work sequencing, and resource allocation.
• Periodically review the project status by analyzing actual physical progress and reported activity completion and comparing that information to the project schedule.
• Document project progress and changes, forecast project cost and schedule impacts, and communicate progress updates and projections to team members.
• Conduct schedule review meetings to formulate solutions and approaches for schedule logic and resource problem areas.
• Prepare summary and detail level reports which are the fundamental monitoring tool to identify progress and problems with projects.
• Coordinate with various customer and stakeholder organizations on the status of work being performed and process logic change requests while analyzing these impacts on the schedule and resource allocation.
• Utilize the “lessons learned” from other projects to identify potential risk exposures and needed activities and logic changes.
• Perform risk analysis of the project plan to determine how to achieve reduced levels of risk while maintaining safety and technical specification adherence.
• Operate in a teamwork environment to resolve schedule constraints.
• Prepare status reports and provide detailed analysis on project status through the use of earned value management techniques and tools.
• Conduct change control in accordance with established procedures.
• Interface with system engineers, design engineers, operations, maintenance personnel and senior management.
• Travel to project sites to support management reviews, as needed.

Qualifications
 

Education –Bachelor’s Degree in a technical or financial/business field, or related technical field desired plus several years of progressively more difficult project control experience. Detailed knowledge of project control practices, methods, procedures. PMP Certification by the Project Management Institute or AACE certification is desired.

Experience – Demonstrated application of project control concepts, processes, methodology, and techniques. Demonstrated experience in cost engineering practices such as performance analysis, business planning, budgeting, economic analysis, cost control, forecasting, etc. with ability to query company financial accounting system for detailed cost analysis. Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate at all levels of management including executive management. Demonstrated ability to schedule work activities in Primavera, P6. Demonstrated ability to use PC based software (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, MS Project). Working knowledge of business planning processes and supporting budgetary, financial & workforce planning processes. Demonstrated ability in problem solving and analysis. Working knowledge of resource, cost and schedule integration. Familiarity with the concept of how risk management tools work and are used and applied on a project.

RSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran