Project Controls Specialist I

The Tsui Group is seeking a candidate who is qualified and experienced in educational facility construction projects to serve as a Project Controls Specialist I for a large educational client within Los Angeles County. With training and supervision from the Program Management Cost Analyst the successful candidate will:

• Provide cost coding and budget verification for contract change orders and amendments for impact on budget/timetable
• Review and analysis of budget and expenditures against projects based upon various funding sources
• Review staffing plans, identify any excessive peaks or potential cost impacts and make recommendations for peak leveling
• Review task order requests, change orders and amendments to ensure budget availability, accurate cost coding and reporting
• Participate in monthly EAC meetings to validate and review current EAC’s, including providing justification of variances
• Work with the Project Managers on project budget issues (verifying budgets for additional Task Orders needed for IOR, LOR, additional services, etc.)
• Monitor the overall integrity of the project budget and forecast in accordance with approved standard operating procedures
• Other job-related duties or projects as assigned
• Participate in Risk Assessment workshops, providing input as needed to potential impacts
• Create budget transfers, produces financial closeouts
• Participate in change management meetings to identify trends and risk exposure
• Coordinate with Project Managers to establish and maintain data coding structures, project controls tools, and quality data for budgets, contracts, change orders, trends and actual costs
• Collaborate with schedulers to review cost and schedule performance to determine cost overruns/underruns, cash-flow, issues with project durations, or variances in spend analyzing plan versus expenditures over period of time
• Review and analysis of monthly cost reports and monthly progress reports
• Develop and maintain change management logs per standardized processes and procedures
• Allocate, monitor and manage ETCs for each project.
• Perform necessary data entry for budget and forecast impacts
• Conduct cost variance analysis of reported data to identify trends and mitigate potential budget impacts
• Verification of charge codes for purchase requisitions and change orders to ensure proper cost accounting

Requirements

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Ability to adapt to changing requirements and situations
• 1 - 3 years of experience as a cost analyst
• Ability to perform in a business environment, maintaining professionalism in all communications and demeanor
• Ability to present data to management in an organized manner
• Knowledge of theories, principles and practices of cost management
• BS/BA Degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Business or related degree. Additional qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Exceptional communication skills required
• Ability to work as part of a team

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience utilizing Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel Skills, and any educational facility experience.

Benefits

• Salary Range:$71,000-$76,000
• 3% Non-Match (After 1 year of service)
• 10.5 days of Vacation pay (Accrued)
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Medical, Vision, & Dental – 100% covered for the employee*
• Monthly Stipend for Cell Phone
• Laptop for work purposes
• 10 days of Holiday pay (9 Holidays, 1 Personal Day)
• 6 days of Sick pay (Available Immediately)