Project Controls Director

Job Summary:

Major Responsibilities:

• Provides comments and recommendations for planning and scheduling/cost engineering requirements relative to staffing and project control.
• Prepares detailed staffing plans for planning and scheduling/cost engineering activities
• Reviews or assists in reviewing proposal provisions related to schedule/cost engineering and material control and develops supporting data for contract negotiations.
• Identifies cost trends and schedule impacts for management attention.
• Interfaces with designated Bechtel management and client counterparts for specific planning and schedule tasks/cost presentations.
• Prepares and presents cost engineering/estimating/planning and scheduling information to management/client.
• Coordinates information input into specific studies.
• Responsible for integration of activities and total work scope identification.
• Evaluates study results and recommends conclusions for project team consideration and discussion.
• Coordinates and establishes scoping requirements for the overall cost estimate by discipline or other specialty, and coordinates the timely, systematic, and complete acquisition of scope definition and related data.
• Reviews design scope criteria and quantities for completeness and reasonableness, and coordinates with the project to develop additional estimating bases when information is incomplete.
• Establishes the conceptual scope of estimates and studies when definition is not available.
• Plans, coordinates, and establishes level of quantification appropriate to the objectives of the effort and to the level of scope definition for each discipline or specialty, and designates reference job(s) for source data and/or reconciliations of quantities.
• Reviews quantities and their completeness and reasonableness.
• Supervises the timely and competent preparation of cost estimates.
• Establishes format and content of summaries and reconciliations, including segregation of cost according to level of confidence and identification of areas of risk.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field with 25 years of relevant experience.
• At least 10 years of experience as a Project Controls Manager.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, including schedule development, control, and analysis, and cost engineering functions, including cost estimating, cost control, financial reporting systems, and cost analysis, in the field and the home office.
• Knowledge of supervision, personnel administration, and training of technical and nontechnical personnel.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, direct, perform, review, and present cost engineering and cost estimating products.
• This includes planning and scheduling products independently with minimal supervision using a high level of professional judgment and knowledge related to technical planning and scheduling skills and engineering design and construction practices.
• Skilled in oral and written communication.
• Demonstrates an advanced level of understanding of general Project Controls technical skills.
• Advanced level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes, as performed by Bechtel.
• Knowledge of engineering and construction management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

• For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards

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