New Job Opportunity!!  Project Controls Specialist 

NES Fircroft is actively seeking an experienced Project Cost Professional with a background in Project Planning & Scheduling for our client's Green Hydrogen Project in Massena, NY just south of the Canadian Border near Montreal!

This position will be a full-time long-term contract opportunity which could potentially convert into a permanent position within the organization.  Our client is looking for individuals who bring a combination of Project Controls, Project Planning, and Project Scheduling experience as this will be a critical role in leading this project from the ground up.  

All interested candidates are encouraged to send their resumes directly to gabriel.fox@nesfircroft.com along with their availability.  





The Project Controls Specialist helps to ensure competitiveness, efficient project execution, productive internal / external interfaces, and proactive risk management.  The scope of work includes planning for all phases of the projects from bid development through engineering, procurement, construction, and startup.
 
The Project Controls Specialist shall provide hands on project planning services to one or more projects, as part of a broad portfolio, with each project ranging from ~$20Million to several $Billion.
 
The Project Controls Specialist shall provide guidance and deliver planning execution plans and schedules to suit the project execution strategy and needs from both and internal and external aspect. They shall produce accurate and timely reporting input and analysis to the project and work within the project applicable procedures and process workflows.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Responsible for developing and maintaining the baseline and monthly schedules for the Air Separation, Process Gas Product Lines, Gasification, and other custom projects.
• During Execution, produce weekly / monthly reports in line with the project reporting calendar, providing details on progress, actuals, forecast and explanation of variances. 
• Motivated to support an industry-leading regional project planning team capable of managing internal/external customer projects including EPCs, within both the office and construction site environments.
• Use planning IT systems and work processes to provide reliable and consistent reporting and analysis to ensure that we can meet the project, regional/global project portfolio and business requirements.
• Collaborate with the Product Line and Project Execution teams to develop and deliver competitive project schedules aligned to the execution scope and strategy during the bid phase through award and execution, promoting the growth of  businesses while consistently delivering on project commitments in terms of cost and schedule.
• Develop and maintain accurate progress & earned value measurement systems for engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and commissioning to provide credible control throughout the project execution phase.
• Help maintain and improve the capabilities of the regional team to support the business needs across the broad portfolio of offerings.
• Provide close collaboration with and support across the other regional and global teams to ensure effective resource sharing, lessons learned, best practices and the development of appropriate work processes and procedures across the global execution teams.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
 
Education:  Bachelor’s Degree Required, preferably in Engineering, or an Industrial field

Experience:  Minimum - 5 years’ project planning experience. Sound knowledge, proven skills and competencies in application of project planning principles, methodologies and tools, supporting all phases of project execution, particularly around schedule development, progress measurement/reporting and earned value, within a large project-oriented EPC or Owner Organization. Must have a track record of delivering accurate schedule information, reporting and guidance to senior management. Experience within an Oil & Gas, Chemical processing or related business and equivalent projects a further benefit.

Tools:  Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project experience is a must.  Experience using risk and schedule quality analysis software desirable. 

Global Project Planning Experience: Proven skills and experience of planning of projects on global basis, executed by multiple engineering offices. Understanding of a variety of project types, structures and contract terms.

Travel:  Potential to travel internationally to other regional engineering offices as well as domestically to support project / organizational needs.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.