Project Controls Specialist

NSB Omega is searching for a Project Controls Specialist for our MAJOR Oil & Gas Client in St. John's, NL.

Assignment Description

Reporting to Project Controls Lead, this role supports cost control and project financial performance for projects within the Client's East Coast office. The role contributes to the development, maintenance, analysis, and reporting of project cost data to support effective cost management and informed decision making throughout the project lifecycle.

This position is suitable for early career to developing intermediate professionals and provides the opportunity to build capability and progressively take on increased responsibility within Project Controls.

Key Accountabilities

- Responsible to adhere to safety compliance.

- Responsible to understand and follow the Standards, Procedures, Templates and Specifications.

- Responsible to raise any deviations to the PC Standards & Procedures.

- Responsible to support Quality Assurance by ensuring process compliance with the PC Standards & Procedures and expected behaviors.

- Responsible to support Quality Control by completing the PC deliverables with timeliness and accuracy, to meet expected outcomes.

- Supporting the management of commitments, actual costs and allocations.

- Supporting the calculation of incurred costs and development/maintenance of the incurred cost forecast (ICF).

- Supporting cost variance, trend analysis and root cause analysis.

- Supporting the project contingency and escalation management plans.

- Developing and producing project cost reporting requirements as required.

- Supporting the progressive closeout of cost closeout and benchmarking deliverables.

- Maintaining the project change log.

- Initiating, coordinating, and managing Project Change Notices.

- Supporting the Sr. Cost Analyst and/or Scheduler for the preparation of cost & schedule impacts to analyze potential PCNs.

- Supporting the coordinator or project management designate for change management.

- Develop an understanding of the project baseline and control budget including scope definition, estimate costs workforce hours, schedule dates and durations and execution strategies to facilitate immediate decisions on project change.

- Alerting the Project Controls Lead of potential or real deviations from the control budget as early as possible to enable development and implementation of mitigation or recovery measures.

- Providing supporting backup and explanations for all identified changes.

- Working closely with all Integrated Team members, being proactive to resolve any identified concerns or issues.

- Executing the PC Closeout plan, complete and obtain approval for the final Closeout

- Supporting our contractors to understand their obligations and how they will share in the success of the project. Elevating issues as they arise.

- Produce daily project status reports during execution.

- Collaborating with functional counterparts like PC Planning/Scheduling, Estimating, Engineering, Construction, Supply Chain, Finance, and Project Governance.

- Supporting Project teams with ad-hoc requests, covering for absences if required.

Required Qualifications

Experience and Education:

- 2-6 years of experience in Project Controls, cost management, or finance.

- Post-secondary degree, diploma or equivalent.

- Previous Oil & Gas experience with an Owner or EPC organization is an asset.

Skills and Knowledge:

- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.

- Knowledge of PowerBI is preferred.

- Apply a working knowledge of key project controls concepts, functions, processes, principles, standards, and policies.

- Can identify and resolve common problems and identify impacts of actions, risks, and opportunities by displaying analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

- Can apply skill to a range of tasks, working with supervision in routine, well-defined situations.

- Good interpersonal, analytical, organizational & communication skills; both written and verbal, and positive teamwork approach with cross-functional partnership and collaboration.

- Collaborate with others to develop competency, pursue learning opportunities, and share knowledge with others.

- Working knowledge of project controls and project management practices, including planning and scheduling, change management, field progress systems, and contractor performance management, is an asset.

- Working knowledge of SAP is an asset.

Duration

1 Year(With Possibility of Extension)

Location

St. John's, NL