Junior Project Controller

Job title:

Junior Project Controller

Company:

AECOM

Job description

Company DescriptionWork with Us. Change the World.At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.We’re one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.Job DescriptionThe role is responsible for performing a variety of project control assignments with limited scope including developing and implementing cost control support, working on invoicing and billing activities, and providing planning and scheduling services to assigned projects, in accordance with company standards and contractual requirements.Opportunity phase

• Support opportunity entry and updating in the company’s opportunity tracking system.
• Support Go/No Go preparations, forms, and gathering information and process, as directed by the Project Manager.
• Review project controls requirements of RFP/opportunity. Provide or obtain project control support for proposal deliverables, as appropriate for project complexity.
• Understand proposal pricing approach and support as appropriate. Develop basic capabilities with company standard pricing tools and support as directed.

Planning phase

• Coordinate with PM/Project team/contract administration in coordinating the contract review process for new contracts, modifications, and job closures. Understand and support the insurance verification process as necessary.
• Develop familiarity with support review of contract risk types and methods to identify and support the management of risk on projects.
• Understand revenue recognition on projects.
• Investigate/elevate financial project issues such as segmentation, work at risk, and revenue recognition during project setup.
• Review scope definition documents and support PM with development of Work breakdown structure development (and maintenance during execution), to support proper job setup for cost and schedule development, progress tracking, risk analysis, and client billing.
• Assist in preparing, updating, and monitoring schedules and preparing status reports and staffing curves, in alignment with the scope of work and resources, including subcontractors and consultants, planned to execute scope.
• May coordinate/assist other Project teams/procurement in coordinating documentation to support procurement of required sub-consultants and vendors.
• Support PM in the development and review of project cost and revenue baseline, based on the above elements.
• Develop knowledge and support coordination of performance measurement and earned value plan and updates during execution. Elevate for review by PC Lead as required.
• Understand contractual invoicing requirements. Understand project/organizational and client interfaces. Review invoice support requirements, during execution, with the Project Manager.
• Understand necessary components of project setups and be able to initiate and set up projects with Project Manager supervision.

Execution phase

• Report development through unique independent reports based on the project’s and PM’s needs.
• Integrate cost and schedule data/baseline with the company’s enterprise system to facilitate Project financial goals.
• Support PM in the coordination of preparation of project reviews.
• Review actual costs and commitments, coordinate cost adjustments, reviewing for coding accuracy.
• Identify cost (and schedules as needed) variances, investigate root calls, and elevate to Project Management. Discuss corrective action and role in supporting.
• Assist the Project Manager, as directed, with tracking budget, project costs, labor hours, schedule updates, installed quantities, and progress measurements for work to include direct hire and subcontracted work.
• Measure progress and review performance trends. Support accumulation of and access to historical data, such as performance experience, for use in maintaining a realistic basis for future planning, forecasting, and estimate at complete development (EAC).
• Support Exposure to progressive performance data and associated concepts and principals.
• May coordinate/review/support the development of invoices for consistency with contract requirements and rates. May interface with Billing and accounting staff to support positive cash flow.
• Assist the Project Manager with reporting on accounts receivables and unbilled issues as assigned.
• Support the Project team, with the change control management process and gain insight into the rationale and importance of change events.
• Assist PM with support on gathering information to develop trending, forecasting, and estimates to complete the process. May assist PM with WAR (work at risk) and RAR (Revenue at Risk) forms.

Closeout phase

• Review project scope and determine all contractual deliverables have been met, discuss with PM.
• Coordinate with PM/procurement for closeout of sub-agreements.
• Support PM with input of final EAC.
• Support with coordination of final invoice as directed.

QualificationsMinimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, accounting, finance, or other associated degree.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office tools

Attributes:

• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with a varied audience and internal and external customers. (Communication)
• Ability to maintain good customer relationship with the ability to proactively support customer needs and requirements. (Customer Service)
• Ability to be thorough and meticulous in completing assigned tasks and identifying errors, duplicates, & discrepancies through defined methods. (Attention to Detail)
• Ability to identify and resolve simple to moderate with the ability to provide resolution alternatives by following defined policies and procedures. (Problem Solving)

Additional InformationAbout AECOMAECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.Freedom to Grow in a World of OpportunityYou will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Expected salary

Location

Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud

Job date

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 05:36:55 GMT

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