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Freeport-McMoRan · 1 day ago

Project Controls Specialist III

Bagdad, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$82K/yr - $113K/yr

5+ years exp

Freeport-McMoRan is a leading mining company committed to excellence and safety. They are seeking a Project Controls Specialist III to provide project controls support in cost and schedule analysis, reporting, and general project controls support, ensuring project milestones and compliance with project documents.

Mining

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Validates 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

Develops progress measurement process for required scopes of work and update on a regular basis

Reviews contractor schedules for accuracy and alignment with the overall master schedule

Reviews project documents, including design sets, to determine project milestones and sequencing and validate that the construction schedules comply with the project documents

Assists in processing of project change notices, maintain change logs as required and report on changes through Freeport’s Change Management System

Assists in compilation of all weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports for the project

Based on design reviews, identifies any out of scope changes and documents quantity variances based on material take offs (MTOs) from design documents

Utilizes Engineering knowledge and experience to review and process Engineering submittals, and track the progress of the same and coordinate submittal and reviews with the Project Manager, project team members and any other stakeholders as directed by his/her Supervisor

Assesses the cost and schedule impacts of design or construction changes and associated cost growth and/or schedule slippages

Evaluates proposed process improvements, requests for information (RFIs), and differing site conditions for impacts to the project in terms of cost and/or schedule

Identifies and resolves Project Control issues through various methods and provided proposed solutions to address problems

Works closely with other Project Controls team members on resolving issues identified building on technical knowledge, designing innovative short cuts, and reviewing Engineering alternatives

Analyzes, evaluates, and forecasts status against an established baseline schedule on complex scopes of work

Understands detailed construction methodology, assisting in identification of potential issues and impacts and proposes corrective actions

Estimates 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

Prepares estimates on minor scopes of work for review by Project Controls Manager

Understands and interfaces with Engineering, Procurement and Construction on concepts and relationships to the scope of work and ensures adherence to safety and quality standards

Analyzes survey reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, aerial photography, and other topographical or geologic data to assist in project planning

Reviews and audits contractor equipment logs, time sheets, supplier invoices and contracts to check that equipment and personnel are being utilized as specified

Qualification

Project ControlsCost ManagementConstruction ManagementMicrosoft OfficeERP SystemsMulti-taskingAccountingConstruction ExperienceProject DevelopmentCommunication

Required

High School diploma or GED and seven (7) years of experience in Engineering, Construction, Project Controls or Business related field; OR

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or related fields and five (5) years of experience in Construction Management, with at least two (2) years of experience in Project Controls

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Outlook

Strong communication skills both verbal and written

Ability to multi-task in a high paced project environment

Understanding of Accounting functions and systems

Experience with cost control including project estimating, forecasting and cost management including reporting

Construction experience with an ability to maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety precautions in a construction environment