at Stantec in CHICAGO, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Project Controls Specialist – Cost – ( 24000292 )
Description
We are strategizing, planning, and implementing projects that help clients achieve their organization’s objectives. Join our award-winning program management team and bring transformational project solutions to life.
By managing capital programs and projects as if they were our own, our project management business, and technical experts work with clients to strategize, plan, and implement projects that help them achieve their organization’s objectives. Our award-winning team has managed thousands of projects across all sectors?-?hospitals, airports, and entire university campuses; infrastructure like mass transit and water-treatment facilities; and energy and resource assignments, from mines to wind farms.
Your Opportunity
Stantec is currently looking for a Cost Controls Specialist to join our growing team! You will be reporting to the program controls lead, and will provide the program manager, program delivery manager, and project managers with viable information for effective management and cost control of the various projects and will be accountable for implementing robust processes, checks and balances to determine and maintain Budget, Actual Cost and Estimate at Completion (EACs) of projects. We are seeking an individual who must demonstrate an aptitude for efficiency, problem solving, and resourcefulness with a deep commitment to the Program goals.
Key Responsibilities
+ Develop and maintain program and project cash flows to support the delivery of the capital infrastructure program
+ Establish the overall funding/financing strategies for the program based on the program cash flow
+ Prepare all required budget requests and associated justifications to ensure the uninterrupted funding of program activities
+ Support all financial activities required to support issuance of revenue bonds; secure grant funding, loans and other forms of program funding
+ Support the preparation of program budgets, work with program controls and accounting staff to maintain program accounting information in compliance with all funding sources, oversee the tracking and management of all expenditures
+ Implement and maintain a compliance assurance program to support compliance with the terms and conditions of interrelated state and federal loans, manage and update a comprehensive inventory of loan requirements to enable program compliance, communicate state and federal loans requirements to interdisciplinary teams that may include design, construction, safety, permitting, land use, real estate acquisition, finance and controls, procurement, and public outreach personnel
+ Support Procurement and Contracts Administrator with procurement activities including but not limited to, bidding, change management, document management, and closeout
+ Administer updates and maintenance of the assigned Program
+ Work as part of an integrated consultant-client team
+ Regular travel to client sites
Qualifications
Your Capabilities and Credentials
+ Experience in Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan and State Revolving Finds (SRF) applications and compliance is desired
+ Experience on large capital infrastructure programs is desired
+ Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, and other normal business applications
+ Strong oral and written communication skills
+ Ability to concurrently manage multiple assignments and quickly adapt to new priorities
Education and Experience
+ Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or similar discipline
+ A minimum of 5 years of experience in developing and maintaining program and project budgets for complex capital construction projects and managing contract management information
+ 5-7 years of experience with developing processes and procedures related to cost and budget management for large capital infrastructure programs
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.
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Salary Range(s):
- $88,000 – $127,600 Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in CO and HI
The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Primary Location : United States-Illinois-Chicago
Other Locations : United States-Georgia-Atlanta, United States-Texas-Austin, United States-Colorado-Denver
Organization : BC-2249 Water-US PMCM
Employee Status : Regular
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Travel : No
Schedule : Full-time
Job Posting : May 30, 2024, 2:28:58 PM
Req ID: 24000292
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans