Manager – Project Controls
| Company | KBR |
|---|---|
| Location | Newark, DE, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, preferred within the Engineering, Construction Management, or Business Administration fields.
- 10+ years of EPC Project controls experience in the energy, chemicals, or manufacturing industries.
- Thorough knowledge of the front-end loading process utilized for the early development of capital projects.
- Familiarity with the engineering tasks performed and the deliverables produced during the front-end loading and detailed engineering phases of projects.
- Proficient in the earned value process for measuring and reporting project performance trends through all stages of project execution.
- Proficient in budget development, cost analysis, cost forecasting and variance reporting techniques.
- Familiarity with project cost estimating.
- Familiarity with the financial aspects of project performance reporting such as determining project revenue, cost, income, and margin.
- Experienced with P6 scheduling techniques, schedule risk assessments, and conducting interactive planning sessions.
- Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The ability to communicate effectively within a project team, across the KBR organization, and with clients.
Responsibilities
- Lead the project cost controls, performance measurement, change management, risk management, and scheduling functions on projects.
- Drive the effective execution of project control functions across a portfolio of capital projects.
- The position will require providing direct project controls services as well as leading & developing mid-level & junior project controls personnel.
- Evaluate project performance and recommend actions to proactively address negative project performance trends.
- Ensure the implementation of KBR’s project controls procedures on major projects or a portfolio of client projects.
- Evaluate project contractual terms and ensure that the project controls processes align with any project specific commercial requirements.
- Interdisciplinary communications with project management, engineering, construction, and procurement personnel to align-on project procedures, tasks, and inputs related to the project controls function.
- Review project cost, progress, and schedule reports prepared by others for completeness and accuracy.
- Perform project controls readiness reviews during project initiation.
- Perform quality audits of the on-going project controls processes and the deliverables produced by project controls personnel.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency with the SAP PS cost system
- Proficiency with the P6 Primavera Scheduling Software
- Experience with project performance metrics & benchmarking.
- Experience with advanced work packaging techniques and schedule integration.
- Experience with the EcoSys Project Management System.
- Experience with MS Power BI Data Analytics & Reporting Software
- Experience with implementing project controls on process unit turnarounds and construction projects.