Project Controls Training Coordinator

Job Details
Job Location:    Irving, TX
Position Type:    Full Time
Salary Range:    Undisclosed
Travel Percentage:    Up to 10%
Job Category:    Planning

Description

CEC is an innovative specialty services trade provider that is committed to its employees and their career growth. With the rapid expansion of our company, we need passionate and motivated individuals to join our team.

Position Summary

The Project Controls Training Coordinator manages, integrates, coordinates, reviews, and trains all individuals involved in the Project Lifecycle to develop, implement, and maintain valuable program control software, tools, and databases and reports to the Dean of CEC University and the Director of Project Controls.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following accountabilities are primary for this position but do not preclude management from assigning other or related functions if such functions are a logical assignment for the position.

• Manages and ensures the implementation of all project lifecycle related software, tools, technology, and databases.

• Coordinates with the Department of Information Technology (IT)

• Coordinates with CEC University via the Dean to support integrated training programs for technology, processes, and procedures within the Project Life Cycle

• Coordinates and provides ongoing training/implementation solutions to Project Teams and Leaders to optimize project data and documentation

• Gathers and tracks quality data used for budgets, contracts, change orders, trends, and actual costs.

• Develops, implements, and maintains a management reporting data base to produce program controls reports

• Ensures regular and timely reporting of the projects progress to advise of any conditions that would affect timelines or costs

• Provides feedback to ensure adjustments are made on a timely basis with minimal disruption to project

• Promotes open communication and collaboration between all parties to ensure that projects are completed with minimal disruptions and delays

• Supports Project Team Leaders in maintaining computerized project reports as dictated by the project and by the contractual obligations

• Reviews, evaluates, and recommends changes to project documents as required by project needs

• Develops and maintains program controls procedures consistent with Company and client needs.

• On-Site Project Support as needed.

• Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure efficient and effective processes, completion of projects and smooth operation of department.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• A minimum of one to two (1-2) years experience as a Trainer, APM, Cost Controller, or Project Controls Manager in a construction environment

• B.S. in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business, or related field. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted as appropriate

• Must have experience in calculating and reporting on Earned Value Management

• Must have experience in Project Cost controls/analysis/reporting

• Must have experience in Risk Management

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Requires knowledge of the principals of cost estimating, scheduling, finance, and contract administration

• Must have strong time and cost management skills, as well as strong quality management and procurement management skills

• Ability to accurately interpret construction contractual documents and contract modifications.

• Must possess strong communication management skills including proficient oral and written communication and presentation skills, as well as the ability to communicate effectively with wide variety of people with diverse background of all levels and disciplines

• Must be able to develop and maintain positive, cooperative, team-oriented relationships with co-workers, supervisors, managers, clients, and others in contact with the job.

• Must have strong customer service orientation and assess customer needs and ensure delivery/receipt of service when appropriate

• Able to handle efficiently and effectively multiple and shifting priorities

• Strong working knowledge of MS Office products including Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Must also possess a demonstrated proficiency with project management tools (relational databases), such as Prolog, Procore, Primavera (P6), etc.

• Periodic travel to locations outside of Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job may work inside or outside with possible exposure to extreme hot or cold temperatures and weather elements in restricted or confined spaces, and on slippery or uneven surfaces. This job may have exposure to working on ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, and other exposures typical of heavy construction. This job also operates in an office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Must be able to traverse and inspect all areas of jobsite in all types of weather; this may include walking, climbing reaching, bending crawling, standing, or stretching.

2. The employee must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, lift and /or move up to 50 pounds

3. Move about on the feet regularly. Sit for extended periods of time.

4. Requires the ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time.

5. May require travel.

6. Exposure to characteristic construction site dangers.

7. Talk and hear, ability to communicate with others both written and orally and by telephone.

8. Possess good vision, normal or corrected. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision to discern color coded wires, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 

9. Possesses good hearing, normal or corrected.

10. Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, safety vest), as needed. 

11. Must be able to work 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week, and overtime as required and night shifts, as needed. Must be on-call to address delays, emergencies, bad weather, and other issues at the jobsite.

12. Must be able to work in the presence of customers and their representatives with little or no interference or disruption to the customer while maintaining a professional and courteous image.

CEC Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We are committed to attracting and retaining the best-qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

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