Project Controls Engineer

Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the future of transport and well help you go all the way.

Who are we looking for

Were looking for a Project Controls Engineer to support transportation projects across roadway transit and aviation. Youll bring together scheduling cost controls and construction-phase knowledge to give our project teams clear insight into project performance.

Youll work alongside project managers engineers and construction professionals applying your technical experience to complex infrastructure assignments. The role combines detailed project controls work with opportunities to spend time in the field and see how projects are progressing firsthand.

Working with an energetic and high-performing team you will:

• Develop project baseline schedules and perform schedule reviews time impact analyses and cost impact analyses.
• Review construction contractor baseline schedules and monthly updates providing clear technical recommendations.
• Perform critical path method (CPM) schedule analyses to identify measure and report schedule performance.
• Develop and maintain monthly technical project monitoring reports.
• Review Time Impact Analysis (TIA) claims and develop alternative analyses recommendations and negotiation positions related to schedule and cost claims.
• Visit construction sites periodically to observe and document project schedule performance.
• Develop Engineers Estimates and Independent Cost Estimates including quantity take-offs and unit pricing.
• Support project managers with cost analysis cost tracking earned value management and change-management cost risk assessments.
• Perform inspection activities as part of construction-phase services.
• Support construction administration through reviews of requests for information (RFIs) submittals and change orders.
• Contribute to other assignments and special projects based on project needs.

What you will bring to the team:

• Bachelors degree in civil engineering construction management or a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant US experience in project controls construction management and design supporting large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Experience managing competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated project and time management skills.
• Experience with scheduling cost estimating or cost-management software such as Primavera P6 Microsoft Project RSMeans and Bluebeam.
• Transportation project experience in cost estimating and scheduling is preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licence in Texas Preferred
• Relevant certification through the Project Management Institute (PMI) or Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) Preferred
• TxDOT precertifications related to scheduling estimating or construction Preferred

Travel

This role requires up to 20% travel.

Benefits

GHD offers benefits designed to support your health well-being and future including:

• 401(k): Eligible employees may participate beginning the first day of the month following three months of service.
• Paid Time Off: PTO begins at 16 days per year and increases with years of service providing time for vacation illness and personal needs.
• Holiday Pay: Eligible employees receive holiday pay for GHDs nine observed holidays each year based on their regular work schedule.
• Wellness Benefit: Eligible regular full-time employees can receive reimbursement of 50% of qualifying wellness expenses up to $250 annually. Eligible expenses may include gym memberships home exercise equipment bicycles race entry fees smoking cessation programs weight-management programs and fitness-tracking devices.

About GHD

As a multicultural organization we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race color religion genetic information national origin sex (including same sex) sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions age disability or handicap citizenship status service member status or any other category protected by federal state or local law.

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