Project Controls Administrator

Company: Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Location: Washington
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?In the role of Project Controls Administrator, we'll count on you to:

• Provide support with development, monitoring, and execution of constructability/biddability reviews, construction schedule, schedule impact analysis, contract change/work order, project risk analysis, NOI/claims analysis and coordination, project records and contract administration, and other assigned elements by Area Construction Engineer or designee.
• Manage project information, including hard-copy and electronic files.
• Coordinate information flow between project participants, including subconsultants, and if appropriate, between project team and client.
• Attend project meetings and prepare detailed minutes of meetings.
• Develop presentations based on input from project team members.
• Prepare new project start-up documents per HDR project and quality procedures, including development of schedules and level of effort estimates.
• Develop and track project schedules for meetings and deliverables.
• Monitor, update, and review financial data.
• Prepare drafts of monthly progress reports.
• Track and ensure compliance with contract requirements.
• Use processes and tools established on projects.
• Develop and assist in preparation of schedules.
• Prepare various reports.
• Demonstrate understanding of project control tools.
• Assist in cost estimate development and review.
• Perform other duties as needed.Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in related field
  • Previous experience with a consulting/engineering firm
  • Local candidates preferred
  • Familiarity with scheduling software
  • Ability to interpret construction schedules
  • The Project Controls Administrator is expected to have years of progressive experience on schedule, cost, and quality controls for highway construction projects.
  • The Project Controls Administrator is expected to have a working knowledge with progressively higher demonstrated experience with direct involvement on complex construction projects as appropriate in the following:
    • VDOT Scheduling Specifications, Federal and State guidelines, and Industry standard practices
    • Construction schedules fundamentals (including CPM), progressively complex scheduling technique as well as scheduling software including Primavera.
    • Claims avoidance/mitigation, cost estimating, Work/Change order practices and requirements, project record administration, and reporting.
    • The Project Controls Administrator is expected to have the following progressively higher demonstrated skills:
      • Claims avoidance/coordination, Work/Change order cost estimating, project record administration, development and monitoring of CPM construction schedules using Primavera software.
      • Development of Contract Time Determination Reports (CTDRs).
      • Conduct constructability and bid ability reviews, and cost and schedule analysis.
      • Develop and monitor construction schedules, as-built schedule updates, and schedule impact analyses.
      • Apply methods of quality assurance and quality control.
      • VDOT scheduling specifications, Federal and State guidelines.
      • CPM schedules, claims avoidance, claims mitigation, cost estimating and reporting.Required Qualifications
        • Associate's degree or equivalent experience
        • A minimum of 2 years' experience in project coordination
        • Proficiencies with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat
        • Strong oral and written communication skills
        • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
        • Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple long- and short-term tasks simultaneously
        • Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving abilities
        • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a mustThis position is subject to a governmental background check and pre-employment drug test.Primary LocationUnited States-District of Columbia-Washington DC, United States-Virginia-Glen Allen, United States-Virginia-ViennaIndustryConstruction, Project Controls & Design/BuildScheduleFull-timeEmployee StatusRegularBusiness Class: Construction Services (HDRE)Job PostingJan 27, 2025At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.Ready to learn more? Let's work together to make great things possible.We design solutions to the world's greatest challenges. We're always looking for great talent to join our global teams.
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