Project Controls Engineer

Brunel is currently seeking skilled individuals to join the project controls support team for our major mining client. In this role, you will play a vital part in aiding under moderate supervision, contributing to cost and schedule analysis, reporting, and overall project controls as directed by the Project Controls Manager.

Introduction

Embark on an exciting career journey with Brunel as we actively seek skilled individuals to join the project controls support team for our major mining client. In this role, you will play a vital part in aiding under moderate supervision, contributing to cost and schedule analysis, reporting, and overall project controls as directed by the Project Controls Manager. This is your opportunity to make a substantial impact within the mining industry, supporting our client's team and delivering excellence in analysis, reporting, and project management.

Responsibilities

• Validate the reported progress percentage based on the rules of credit established within the project with the contractors through spot checks of the design documents and/or construction progress. Develop progress measurement process for required scopes of work and update on a regular basis.
• Review contractor schedules for accuracy and alignment with the overall master schedule. Reviews project documents, including design sets, to determine project milestones and sequencing and validate that the construction schedules comply with the project documents.
• Assist in processing of project change notices, maintain change logs as required and report on changes through company's Change Management System.
• Assist in compilation of all weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports for the project.
• Based on design reviews, identifies any out-of-scope changes and documents quantity variances based on material take offs (MTOs) from design documents.
• Utilizes engineering knowledge and experience to review and process engineering submittals and track the progress of the same and coordinate submittal and reviews with the project manager, project team members and any other stakeholders as directed by his/her supervisor.
• Assess the cost and schedule impacts of design or construction changes and associated cost growth and/or schedule slippages. Evaluates proposed process improvements, requests for information (RFIs), and differing site conditions for impacts to the project in terms of cost and/or schedule.
• Identifies and resolves project control issues through various methods and provided proposed solutions to address problems. Works closely with other project controls team members on resolving issues identified building on technical knowledge, designing innovative short cuts, and reviewing engineering alternatives.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and forecasts status against an established baseline schedule on complex scopes of work. Understands detailed construction methodology, assisting in identification of potential issues and impacts and proposes corrective actions.
• Estimates quantities and cost of materials, equipment, or labor to validate project estimates, change orders and scope changes through the review of design drawings, sketches, calculations, or other information supplied by the engineering or construction company. Prepares estimates on minor scopes of work for review by Project Controls Manager.
• Understands and interfaces with engineering, procurement and construction on concepts and relationships to the scope of work and ensures adherence to safety and quality standards.
• Analyze survey reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, aerial photography, and other topographical or geologic data to assist in project planning.
• Review and audit contractor equipment logs, time sheets, supplier invoices and contracts to check that equipment and personnel are being utilized as specified.
• Perform other duties as required. Reports to the Project Controls Manager.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED and twelve (12) years' experience in engineering, construction, project controls or business-related field OR
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related fields and eight (8) years' experience in project controls
• Experience with ERP system, SAP, P6 and EcoSys is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
• Ability to multi-task in a high paced project environment
• Understanding of accounting functions and systems
• Experience with cost control including project estimating, forecasting and cost management including reporting.
• Construction experience with an ability to maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety precautions in a construction environment.
• Experience with heavy industrial construction projects

What We Offer

Why work with Brunel? We are proud to offer exciting career opportunities from over 100 offices globally in 42 countries. Advancing your career takes time and effort - let us match you to your ideal position.

About Us

Brunel has a reputation for working with some of the best in the business. That's what we continually strive for. Brunel provides the global recruitment and workforce services you need to lead your industry. With 45 years of market experience in Renewable Energy, Automotive, Oil & Gas, Life Sciences, Mining and Infrastructure, we help you finish major projects safely, compliantly, on-time, within budget and at the highest quality, so you can keep growing - anywhere in the world.

• Twelve (12) years' experience in engineering, construction, project controls or business-related field OR
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related fields and eight (8) years' experience in project controls
• Experience with ERP system, SAP, P6 and EcoSys is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Understanding of accounting functions and systems
• Experience with cost control including project estimating, forecasting and cost management including reporting.
• Construction experience with an ability to maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety precautions in a construction environment.
• Experience with heavy industrial construction projects