Senior Project Controls Specialist

ReqID: NEW0001SEJoining ArupAt Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.Dedicated to sustainable development and digital transformation, Arup is a collective of designers, advisors and experts working globally. Founded to be humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology, and rigor to shape a better world.The opportunityWe are currently looking for a Project Controls Specialist to join our team to work on various exciting projects in our New York City office including the private sector, federal and state-funded projects.The focus of this role is to provide strong commercial support to project managers, directors, and business administrators. In particular, in the areas of financial management of projects, general commercial support on projects, contract administration, sub-consultant management, bid support, and scheduling. Willingness to take on direct ownership and responsibility for tasks is a strong plus.In this role, your responsibilities would include:Responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:

Lead the Commercial Management of projects, implementing of project-specific cost control processes to ensure project profitability and other commercial goals are met

Lead budget estimation, resource planning, contract review and assessment during project proposal and/or delivery stages.

Use the financial system to review, monitor and analyze financial performance, project costs and other performance parameters, collaborate with project and business leadership in determining corrective actions to address poor financial performance

Track actuals against budgets, conduct variance analyses, carry out reporting of project financials and respond to queries from project teams

Review the updating of project forecasts and collaborate closely with Project Managers, Directors, and Finance on a regular basis to ensure current and accurate reporting of project performance

Monitoring and handling scope changes; maintaining change and risk registers, issuing fee proposals; manage contract change orders

Coordinating monthly payment request process including invoicing, contract compliance, and monitoring accounts receivable

Lead the preparation of various monthly client reports

Sub-consultant management including preparation of sub-consultant agreements, tracking costs, and reviewing invoices and payments

Collaborate with the design team to track and compile engineering progress information to assist EV analysis

Qualified professionals will have:

Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering, construction management or financial discipline

Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; prior experience in Architecture/ Engineering/ Construction industries preferred

Knowledge of commercial management and experience in contractual matters

Significant experience in the areas of budgeting, financial reporting, cost tracking

Advanced knowledge of Excel, data manipulation and spreadsheet design to communicate results is strongly preferred

Experience in Microsoft Power Platform (e.g. PowerBI, Power Automate) and/or other digital skills is preferred

Experience in project scheduling software Primavera P6 is an asset

Ability to prioritize and manage workload effectively

Strong interpersonal and communication skills crucial for team-based working

Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and completeness of work product

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