OPEN: Project Controls Officer - Darlington, County Durham, United Kingdom - in Lancaster

Description

OPEN: Project Controls Officer –

Darlington, North East, United Kingdom

CPUS Engineering Staffing Solutions Inc.

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1. Front End Planning(FEP): Project team member responsible for coordinating, facilitatingand driving the

Front End Planning processes. Initiate andfacilitate Risk Profiling, Project Breakdown Structure development.

Review and provide input into project scoping and Basis ofEstimates. Initiate and co-ordinate scoping, and risk

workshops. Obtain labour estimates from resource providers. Withsupport of project team members develop

integrated, logicallytied, resource loaded project schedules (Primavera P6) whichincorporate identified scope, risks,

estimates/budgets andconstraints to the individual task level for field execution. Withsupport of project team

members, establish project plans,schedules and milestones. Preparation of Project Execution Plan Obtain

concurrence on project plan from applicable stakeholders (eg.Engineering, Design, CMO etc). Support and author

BusinessCase Summary development. Ensure detail, accuracy and quality isadequate to allow monitoring and

control of project to ensuresuccessful completion of cost, schedule and scope commitments.

2. Project Monitoring & Control: Develop and maintain updated andaccurate conceptual phase schedule.

Load approved projectplan/schedule into applicable project control systems (eg AS7, P6,etc). Maintain alignment

between source systems and projectcontrol systems throughout project life cycle. Perform weekly scheduleupdates.

Perform weekly schedule analysis. Update scheduleforecasts accordingly. Facilitate project metrics reporting and

variance analysis. Identify actual and potential deviations fromthe approved annual, release or life cycle schedules

to theProject Manager. Recommend corrective actions. With support of projectteam members, monitor project

risks against Risk ManagementPlan and update as required. Recommend corrective actions. ProvideProject team

with specific project information as required.

3. Change Management: Ensure approved change controlprocesses are followed. Prepare and obtain approval

ofapplicable change control documentation. Timely update of projectschedule once change approval or direction

has been approved.Perform "What if" analysis for project team. Maintain project baselineintegrity.

Ensure all baseline changes are documented,appropriately approved and auditable. Maintain accurate historicalproject

performance throughout change control process.

4. Cost & Schedule Quality: Maintain the project schedule suchthat it accurately reflects the current project

plan,including field execution. Remediate any discrepancies and maintainalignment. Ensure accurate schedule

updating/statusing.Maintain project schedule quality and accuracy. Critical path, float,predecessor and successor

tasks identified, activitieslogically tied, minimal restraints etc. Monitor/verify standardproject reports for accuracy.

5. Interface with CrossFunctional Groups: Interface with all stakeholders to ensure projectplans are accurately

updated and maintained. Interface withstation work control for execution of field work. Obtaining cost and

schedule commitments from applicable resource providers (eg.CMO, Design , FE). Obtaining cost and schedule

status andforecasts from resource providers.

6. Purchase Order Analysis& Reporting: Ensure applicable source systems are set up correctly tomaintain

alignment between forecasts and budgeted labour.Populate project control systems to accurately capture and allow

monitoring of schedules and project deliverables. Monitorcontractor schedule performance against project plan and

identify actual or potential discrepancies to Project Manager.Recommend corrective actions. Monitor project PO's

(actuals,forecasts, payment status) and identify actual or potential issues toProject Manager. Recommend corrective

actions. Liaise withContractors' project controls function to obtain project controlinformation.

7. Closeout Phase: Facilitate and supportproject financial close out process. Final reconciliation and

finalize/close out project controls and source systems (AS7, P6, SAP,etc).

8. Miscellaneous: Assist with continuous improvement ofPMO processes and procedures. Assist in the

development andcontinuous improvement of the project controls information system.Maintain document project

file which provides an auditabletrail throughout the project lifecycle including project approvals (ieBCS &PEP),

change control (ie PCRAF, SSBCS, Baseline Changeforms) and close out.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

Requires knowledge of engineering/scienceencompassing subject area relevant to the project planning,scheduling,

risk management, and control service needs of thedivision. Requires strong interpersonal and communication skills,

including relevant business and computer applications knowledge,to develop and maintain computerized project

information,costs and forecasts. This knowledge is considered to be normallyacquired through the successful

completion of a four-yearuniversity education in an appropriate field such as Business, Financeor Engineering, or by

having the equivalent level ofeducation.

EXPERIENCE

Requires experience to becomefamiliar with project controls principles, theories, and concepts suchas project

scoping, risk management, estimating, budgetingand scheduling. Requires experience of project management within

a Nuclear, Hydroelectric or Thermal generating facility within aproject management support capacity. Requires

experience tobecome familiar with engineering and construction management concepts,methods and techniques.

Requires experience to becomefamiliar with the development and operation of various computerizedsystems and

databases, including business unit financial andwork management systems, including scheduling systems such as

Primavera P6. Requires experience to become familiar with corporatefinancial processes. Requires experience to

become familiarwith departmental and divisional interfaces with other areas of theCorporation. A period of over 6

years is considered necessaryto gain this experience.