Project Controls Specialist II

Los Angeles, CA
West – West Buildings /
full-time /
On-site
At Anser Advisory, part of Accenture, we strive and succeed by creating smart, dynamic, and professionally skilled teams to deliver extraordinary projects for our clients. You will work on interesting projects that will expand your expertise and hone your technical skills through the ability to access the most advanced technology on the market. Your successful impact will help us obtain our goal of being the nationwide go-to professional services provider. Anser provides our clients with advisory, compliance, program, and project construction management services at the highest level of dedication.

Our relationships are based on our credibility to deliver on our commitments, with unbeatable service levels to our clients which has resulted in our rapid growth, nationwide.

We are looking for a project controls specialist II to join our growing buildings team!

Description

    • Monitor the overall integrity of the project budget and forecast in accordance with approved standard operating procedures
    • Provide quality assurance to College functional staff regarding all financial tracking and cost performance
    • Conduct cost variance analysis of reported data to identify trends and mitigate potential budget impacts
    • Review, analysis and oversight of monthly cost reports and monthly progress reports
    • Evaluate contract change orders and amendments for impact on budget/timetable
    • Review financial section of the Proposed Board Actions for accuracy
    • Review invoices for compliance and proper coding in accordance with encumbrances
    • Review task order requests, change orders and amendments to ensure budget availability, accurate cost coding and reporting
    • Interact with various technical discipline leads to understand and communicate issues and conflicts that may impact the budget
    • Ensure implementation of client policies, procedures and plans regarding cost management of capital projects with multiple funding sources
    • Provide interface support and respond to all College requests for all financial information
    • Serve as central receiving point for all financial matters for assigned College(s)
    • Travel to offsite project locations as required
    • Exceptional communication skills required
    • Ability to adapt to changing requirements and situations
    • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
    • Ability to work as part of a team
    • Ability to perform in a business environment, maintaining professionalism in all communications and demeanor
    • Other job related duties or projects as assigned

Required Qualifications

    • 3-5 years professional experience in program and/or project controls on a construction program.
    • BS/BA Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or related degree. Additional qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.
    • Experience working through the entire project life cycle
    • Knowledge of theories, principles and practices of cost/schedule management, earned value management, change management, forecasting, and risk assessment

Preferred Qualifications

    •  Experience utilizing Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel Skills, Proliance, Data-Warehouse or other systems used by a large capital program, and any educational facility experience. 
$84,000 - $99,000 a year
Pay may be more or less dependent on education, skills and experience.
We are offering a sign-on bonus for this role commensurate with relevant years of experience and education.
We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. Each of us contributes to our inclusive environment in the way we act, our level of commitment, encouragement to others to share their ideas, and our everyday, outstanding teamwork to support our clients.

Simply put, our firm is better...because of the people we work with.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Anser Advisory is a drug free workplace.