Description:
Project Controls Specialist (PCS)
Operate software applications based on business/system requirements, with a primary focus on Microsoft Office, Deltek Cobra, and Oracle Primavera P6.
Gather, validate, and analyze monthly project performance data for accuracy and completeness.
Support the project team in developing, implementing, and maintaining project controls systems aligned with EVMS standards.
Develop and maintain fully integrated, resource-loaded schedules using standard project management scheduling and earned value methodology.
Input schedule and activity-level data into scheduling and earned value systems based on input from Control Account Managers (CAMs).
Ensure data integrity across all project controls systems, verifying consistency between cost, schedule, and scope data.
Monitor and control the integration between the project schedule and earned value reporting tools.
Develop, maintain, and update time-phased budgets, schedules, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), WBS Dictionary, change control log, and Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM).
Support development and documentation of project resource needs and Basis of Estimates (BOEs).
Perform Estimate to Complete (ETC) and Estimate at Completion (EAC) updates in coordination with project controls and CAMs.
Conduct variance analysis (cost and schedule), assess impacts, and support the development of corrective actions.
Maintain configuration management for project documentation including schedules, baseline changes, change control logs, and work authorization documents.
Perform critical path and float analysis, including updates due to project changes or performance impacts.
Monitor the ripple effect of schedule changes and ensure proper forecasting and reporting of milestone impacts.
Participate in risk analysis by monitoring schedule impacts and implementing risk response strategies.
Interface with technical staff, financial analysts, project managers, functional managers, and subcontractors on cost, schedule, risk, and earned value topics.
Participate in meetings with subcontractors regarding progress updates, schedule maintenance, and revisions.
Generate and distribute performance measurement reports, schedule updates, and earned value data to support monthly reporting cycles.
Develop presentations and dashboards that communicate project schedules, cost performance, and resource utilization to stakeholders.
Identify problems, perform root cause analysis, and propose effective, data-driven solutions to project-related issues.
Work independently and as part of a team to complete assigned tasks accurately and on time.
VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status