ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Assist project manager to develop project scope of work
- Study and understand all relevant project documents pertaining to the preparation of plans and schedules
- Work with all relevant project and discipline personnel to prepare plans and schedules
- Convert scope of work document into logically linked, resourced project schedule
- Prepare realistic, achievable schedules as logical networks and where necessary integrate engineering, procurement and construction schedules.
- Develop progress curves and manpower histograms
- Monitor progress against project schedule and prepare progress reports
- Collect expended man-hours and prepare Earned Value analysis reports
- Gather accurate progress and expended man hours information at relevant time intervals
- Prepare, review and ensure the timely issue of all relevant reports to stakeholders
- Verbally and in writing advise project management and discipline personnel on impacts, contingencies and generally guide the scopes towards the earliest possible finish
- Provide realistic resource forecast data at a project and corporate level
- Maintain realistic future work forecast plans for resource management
- Provide input into the budget forecasting process
- Mentor other, less experienced schedulers.
- Train, encourage and provide guidance to schedulers, junior and assistant personnel
- Manage cost discipline to ensure accurate and timely control and forecasting of man-hour budgets and ensure that the impact of all change requests are properly assessed and included in the schedules
- Participate in schedule risk analysis as required
- Analyze progress and effects on schedule and advise necessary corrective actions
- Track actual costs and prepare cost forecasts
- Participate in project risk analysis
JOB STANDARDS:
- Requires a High-School Diploma or Equivalent; Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Requires a minimum of 7 years experience in a project controls role
- Requires an excellent working knowledge of project management software, specifically Primavera P6 and Excel.
- Must have a proven record and experience leading the project controls effort on assigned projects
- Requires the ability to manage multiple projects and determine priorities
- Must have an excellent understanding of the basic principals of project management
- Requires an excellent general understanding of Cost Management, Estimating and Change Control
- Must have a high degree of computer literacy
- Must have experience implementing corporate and contract specific planning procedures
- Must have a working knowledge of relevant scheduling software
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Work is primarily conducted in an office environment (Private or Semi-Private office) but also requires occasional travel to off-site work locations.
- Field duties require outdoor work in a plant or offshore platform atmosphere;
- Interaction with other team members, as well as supervisors and client personnel;
- Working offshore or in plant and/or shop areas around production machinery with extreme noise levels;
- Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection;
- May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes;
- May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits employee to communicate effectively;
- Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodations, which permits employee to conduct analysis and investigations;
- Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation, which permit the employee to perform routine office duties;
- Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodations to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations.
This job description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.
Send your resume to careers@edg.net, using the Subject "Application for Job Requisition #: 889"
EDG Inc.
3900 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 700
Metairie
Louisiana United States
www.edg.net
Drug Free Workplace:
EDG Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to a drug free workplace.
Applicants are subject to both pre-employment hair and urine drug screens.
Post-hire, employees are subject to random, periodic, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug testing which may include both hair and urine drug screens. In addition to the requirements of EDG's drug free workplace program, employees may be required to sign, acknowledge and comply with drug free workplace policies or programs required by clients.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
