[Hiring] Project Controls Specialist @Granite Construction

Role Description

Responsible for maintaining the overall cost system in conformance with established policies, procedures, & standards to effectively and proactively manage, control, and report on cost and schedule for concurrent projects throughout Granite and its subsidiaries.

• Administer job master (via the Cost Accounting Portal Database), from project startup to closeout, to maintain accurate job history and reports.
• Maintain project cost codes in adherence with established standard cost code structures to facilitate proper tracking of project expenses.
• Analyze and enter project budgets, budget and contract change orders, and project forecasts to ensure accuracy and conformance to established project requirements.
• Collect critical job performance data (e.g., expended labor hours, installed asphalt volume, subcontract work installed, etc.) and track against budgeted metrics to enable early discovery of potential project losses.
• Review and verify invoices, and supporting documents, from vendors and subcontractors to ensure accuracy (i.e., materials/labor was delivered to, or installed in, the job as required in the vendor contract).
• Integrate cost and schedule data and reporting with the company’s accounting and management information systems to facilitate meeting company’s performance and financial goals.
• Identify and track all changes, or potential changes, to the project scope to provide Project Management (and the Client) visibility subsequent cost and schedule changes.
• Provide support for monthly and quarterly large project forecasting to ensure accuracy of quarterly financial forecasting.
• Develop and maintain process manual (containing Standard Operating Procedures and Process Narratives) to ensure consistent tracking of all in-process projects.
• Administer Project Cash Flow, Cost Summary and Key Performance Indicators reports to distribute to Project Managers and Project Controls Engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business (or comparable discipline) or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• 5 to 10 years’ experience in a related position.

Requirements

• Demonstrated proficiency of MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerBI, etc.) and HCSS HeavyJob.
• Experience using Autodesk Forma (Build) preferred.
• JD Edwards (E1) experience preferred.
• Basic knowledge of construction industry.
• Good written and oral communication skills to effectively disseminate information.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with a close attention to detail.
• Self-starter; able to seek out resources and structure own workflow.
• Ability to work well with all levels of staff, as well as external customers.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk and hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard.
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Requirements/Skills

• Comply, understand, and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment.
• Ability and willingness to abide by Granite’s Code of Conduct on a daily basis.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive for extended periods of time.
• Some travel required.

Benefits

• Broad benefits package including paid holidays, sick leave, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending plans, and special programs for musculoskeletal health, mental wellness, and more.
• 100% of the premium paid by Granite for eligible employees and dependents for two PPO medical plans through Anthem BlueCross.
• Option to opt into a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• 100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation that salaried employees defer into their 401(k) plans, which vests immediately.
• Benefits may vary for positions located outside of the continental United States.

Base Salary Range

$91,944.00 - $144,813.00. Pay may vary based upon relevant experience, skills, location, and education among other factors.