Project Cost Lead-Ecosys SME

Description:

Under moderate supervision, provide project controls support to Engineering and Construction in cost and schedule analysis, reporting, and general project controls support as directed by the Project Controls Manager. This may include but is not limited to the preparation, analysis and presentation of reports, charts, tables and information along with analysis of trends, project risks and forecasts.

• Main point of focus will be operating the project cost reporting tool EcoSys which includes maintaining system, system integrity, system quality, and acting as an Ecosys liaison with all project stakeholders from a cost perspective.
• Validate the reported progress percentage based on the rules of credit established within the project with the contractors through spot checks of the design documents and/or construction progress. Develop progress measurement process for required scopes of work and update on a regular basis
• Review contractor schedules for accuracy and alignment with the overall master schedule. Review project documents, including design sets, to determine project milestones and sequencing and validate that the construction schedules comply with the project documents.
• Assist in processing of project change notices, maintain change logs as required and report on changes through company's Change Management System.
• Assist in compilation of all weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports for the project.
• Based on design reviews, identify any out-of-scope changes and documents quantity variances based on material takeoffs (MTOs) from design documents.
• Utilize engineering knowledge and experience to review and process engineering submittals, track the progress of same and coordinate submittal reviews with the project manager, project team members and any other stakeholders as directed by his/her supervisor.
• Assess the cost and schedule impacts of design or construction changes and associated cost growth and/or schedule slippages. Evaluate proposed process improvements, requests for information (RFIs), and differing site conditions for impacts to the project in terms of cost and/or schedule.
• Identify and resolves project control issues through various methods and provided proposed solutions to address problems. Work closely with other project controls team members on resolving issues identified building on technical knowledge, designing innovative short cuts, and reviewing engineering alternatives.
• Analyze, evaluate, and forecast status against an established baseline schedule on complex scopes of work. Understand detailed construction methodology, assisting in identification of potential issues and impacts and propose corrective actions.
• Estimate quantities and cost of materials, equipment, or labor to validate project estimates, change orders and scope changes through the review of design drawings, sketches, calculations, or other information supplied by the engineering or construction company. Prepare estimates on minor scopes of work for review by Project Controls Manager.
• Understand and interface with engineering, procurement and construction on concepts and relationships to the scope of work and ensures adherence to safety and quality standards.
• Analyze survey reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, aerial photography, and other topographical or geologic data to assist in project planning.
• Review and audit contractor equipment logs, time sheets, supplier invoices and contracts to check that equipment and personnel are being utilized as specified.
• Perform other duties as required. Reports to the Project Controls Manager.

Job Scope:

• Nature of work: Works on moderately complex issues and usually implements solution through consultation with other project controls team members.
• Level of interaction: Collaborates within the department or work group with interaction with external colleagues in various departments.
• Autonomy/decision making: Works under limited supervision and has limited latitude to set objectives, priorities and timelines impacting the individual assigned area of work.
• Budgetary responsibility: Has no budget responsibility.

Managerial responsibility: Does not manage people, function, projects or programs