What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Controls Specialist I position at Salas O'Brien?
Nelson Engineering, a Salas O’Brien Company, is an employee-owned engineering and facility planning firm. The local office is in Merritt Island, Florida immediately south of Kennedy Space Center with approximately 100 employees. We serve a variety of markets and employ engineers in the civil, chemical, mechanical, electrical, aerospace, industrial, environmental, and fire protection disciplines.
We have performed work in most of the United States and many international locations. We have a significant aerospace heritage and provide an ever-expanding mix of engineering services to federal, county and city governments as well as commercial customers. We are focused on providing client value and exceeding our customers’ expectations.
Summary
The Project Controls Specialist I will provide general project setup, contract life cycle management, planning,
scheduling, cost analysis, billings, subcontracting, and monitoring for engineering projects and programs.
Essential Functions
Oversight, administration, and management of new and existing engineering projects throughout the
project life cycle.
Plans and establishes cost and schedule work breakdown structures (WBS) and metrics, collects
performance data (expended labor hours and additional progress measurement indicators), tracks data,
productivity and risk analysis, and reports findings to technical, project managers, and management.
Contract Support
Work with project leads for project setup.
Data entry of funding modifications and value.
Works with contracting officers as needed for contract admin support.
Charge code management.
Invoicing
Contract modification coordination.
Subcontract creation/management
Administrative Support
Assisting with phones or reception as needed.
Planning meetings and taking detailed minutes.
Other administrative support to managers, other employees, and office visitors by handling a variety of
tasks to ensure that all interactions between the organization and others are positive and productive.
Competencies
Solid organization and time-management skills.
Effective interpersonal skills and strong communication (written and verbal).
Detail oriented.
Confident and ambitious problem solver.
Creative, innovative & resourceful.
Qualifications
Associates of Arts (AA) Degree in Business, Finance or other similar business trade or equivalent
combination of education and experience.
Basic understanding of the contract lifecycle preferred not required.
Should have good experience with MS Excel.
Must be proficient in other MS Office products, Acrobat, e-mail applications.
Experience in using Deltek Vision and or Costpoint is a plus.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
Valid/Unrestricted FL driver license
Work Authorization/Security Clearance
Must be a US Citizen
Ability to obtain and maintain a clearance from the Defense Security Service and other Federal
Government Agencies.
Work Environment
Most work is performed in an office environment. This is a hybrid position.
Salary: $55K yearly
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.
Regularly spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers.
Regularly move from sitting to standing positions effortlessly.
Regularly work on repetitive tasks.
Nelson Engineering, a Salas O'Brien Company, provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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Salary : $55,000
