WIVERSE provides specialized staffing solutions for the Telecommunication Industry and wants to help you find your path! Our client is looking to hire an Project Controls Specialist

**This is a project role located in Augusta, Maine**

• Demonstrates the capability of leading the project control function of a project and able to influence internal and external clients.
• Lead facilitator of project forecasts.
• Recognizes issues and advises project team or JV partners on matters affecting project execution.
• Supports proposal efforts.

Cost:

• Leads project cost controls team to prepare baseline cost deliverables.
• Leads and analyses monthly/quarterly reports.
• Leads quantity mgmt reporting.
• Leads change mgmt program.
• Applies key scheduling processes.

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Schedule/Planning:

• Leads project controls scheduling team in plan & schedule preparation.
• Interfaces with JV partners for Planning and Scheduling activities.
• Ensures constructability is part of the planning process.
• Applies in key cost control processes.

PJC Management:

• Leads a team of project control professionals.
• Coordinates planning and cost control functions on less complex projects after baseline in place.
• Ensures systems are in place to know work status and identify issues proactively. Interfaces with management team to identify issues.
• As applicable advises field teams and HO PCM on matters affecting project success.
• As applicable able to lead/direct PJC activities with JV and S/C construction partners.
• Acts in capacity of a ''lead person.'' Does not have management responsibility for the people to whom they provide work direction.

Minimum Qualifications

• Four-year Bachelor's degree with six or more years of relevant Cost Control of Planning & Scheduling experience OR no four-year Bachelor's degree required with eight years or more of relevant Cost Control or Planning & Scheduling experience in Home Office or Field Office.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications
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Prefer a four-year Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management. Preferred Non-Technical Competencies: Planning, Process Management, Building Effective Teams, Directing Others, Confronting Direct Reports, Motivating Others

Preferred Technical Competencies:

• Computer skills
• Leadership skills
• Knowledge in key scheduling processes
• Knowledge in key cost control processes

May involve fieldwork. Sitting, talking, grasping, hearing, keyboard input, seeing, writing, reaching, climbing, kneeling, stooping, crouching, walking and standing for extended periods of time.

Job Type: Contract

Salary: $38.00 to $40.00 /hour

Experience:

• Project Planning: 5 years (Preferred)
• Cost Control: 5 years (Preferred)
• Scheduling and planning: 5 years (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)