Sr. Project Controls Specialist
Apply NowCompany: Arcadis
Location: Chicago, IL 60629
Description:
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Arcadis is seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist to join our dynamic and rapidly expanding project management team within our Water business line based in our Chicago, IL office
Role description:
This position will support our clients and our project teams with project controls from the design phase through construction phase on various construction and/or reconstruction projects for municipal water and wastewater treatment, power generation, manufacturing facilities or other heavy construction projects. This position will provide cost estimates, perform CPM scheduling analysis and reports, perform document, and contract management and provide construction management assistance to our project teams as needed.
Role accountabilities:
CPM Scheduling services:
Develop Master, Design and Construction CPM schedules from project documents.
Utilize Oracle Primavera P6 and MS Project scheduling software.
Analyze and provide reports based on reviews of contractor's CPM schedule submittals.
Track and report on planned v. actual schedule and construction performance
Develop and provide CPM schedule reports and graphics from Primavera P6.
Review and present CPM schedule reviews to the project team (client, designer, and contractor)
Perform Time Impact Analysis (TIA)
Cost Estimating services:
Perform cost estimates for projects from conceptual design through bid documents.
Performs cost estimates for civil, structural, architectural, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical disciplines.
Perform cost estimates for construction change orders and support negotiations.
Perform cost validation and quantity surveying on an as needed basis.
Track and monitor market conditions for materials and equipment.
Develop cost estimate excel based templates or utilize provided cost estimating software.
Develop and provide cost estimate reports for the basis of costs, assumptions, and risks.
Present cost estimates and reports to clients
Document and Contract Management:
Support construction managers in document control and communication
Become proficient in the use of Project Management Information System (PMIS) software
Provide project related reports and tracking logs from PMIS.
Support management of documents in the PMIS by clients, designers, and contractors for each project
Construction Management support:
Perform onsite construction management support as required to support our project teams.
Provide onsite coverage assistance to our construction managers.
Funding
Support funding team in all areas of State Revolving Fund planning, applications, and compliance reporting
Support Grant applications
Assist with compliance reporting
Work with various clients to coordinate funding initiatives
Required Qualifications:
Additional Skills and Attributes:
Preferred Qualifications:
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $104,920 - $157,380. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.
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We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Arcadis is seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist to join our dynamic and rapidly expanding project management team within our Water business line based in our Chicago, IL office
Role description:
This position will support our clients and our project teams with project controls from the design phase through construction phase on various construction and/or reconstruction projects for municipal water and wastewater treatment, power generation, manufacturing facilities or other heavy construction projects. This position will provide cost estimates, perform CPM scheduling analysis and reports, perform document, and contract management and provide construction management assistance to our project teams as needed.
Role accountabilities:
CPM Scheduling services:
Develop Master, Design and Construction CPM schedules from project documents.
Utilize Oracle Primavera P6 and MS Project scheduling software.
Analyze and provide reports based on reviews of contractor's CPM schedule submittals.
Track and report on planned v. actual schedule and construction performance
Develop and provide CPM schedule reports and graphics from Primavera P6.
Review and present CPM schedule reviews to the project team (client, designer, and contractor)
Perform Time Impact Analysis (TIA)
Cost Estimating services:
Perform cost estimates for projects from conceptual design through bid documents.
Performs cost estimates for civil, structural, architectural, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical disciplines.
Perform cost estimates for construction change orders and support negotiations.
Perform cost validation and quantity surveying on an as needed basis.
Track and monitor market conditions for materials and equipment.
Develop cost estimate excel based templates or utilize provided cost estimating software.
Develop and provide cost estimate reports for the basis of costs, assumptions, and risks.
Present cost estimates and reports to clients
Document and Contract Management:
Support construction managers in document control and communication
Become proficient in the use of Project Management Information System (PMIS) software
Provide project related reports and tracking logs from PMIS.
Support management of documents in the PMIS by clients, designers, and contractors for each project
Construction Management support:
Perform onsite construction management support as required to support our project teams.
Provide onsite coverage assistance to our construction managers.
Funding
Support funding team in all areas of State Revolving Fund planning, applications, and compliance reporting
Support Grant applications
Assist with compliance reporting
Work with various clients to coordinate funding initiatives
Required Qualifications:
- 10+ years of relevant construction and project controls experience. Preferred civil/utility project type experience.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (Engineering, Construction Management) or equivalent work experience
- Proficient Cost and scheduling knowledge
Additional Skills and Attributes:
- Strong oral and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to analyze and organize vast amounts of data.
- Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions to problems, along with a high level of math aptitude.
- Ability to multi-task several priorities and possess solid time management skills.
- Proficient in MS Office Suite (particularly MS Excel, MS Word, MS SharePoint, and Outlook).
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5+ years of project control controls experience.
- Experience in cost estimating software and BIM.
- Experience in document and contract management software.
- Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) certification of a Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP), Certified Estimating Professional (CEP) or Certified Cost Professional (CCP).
- OSHA 10 Safety Training.
- Active participation in a regional or national professional association.
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $104,920 - $157,380. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.
#LI-RT4
#Resillience-NA
#Water-NA
#Water-NA-CM/PM