Project Controls Specialist

About the opportunity

SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking Project Controls Specialists to support our West Region operations in Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada.  This position has the potential to be remote or be based out of any one of our West Region offices, but the ideal candidate will be located within the region.  The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic culture where we’ve created a climate where people are motivated to bring their best work to help us to grow and prosper.

This is a fulltime, hourly position and the candidate will typically work 40 hours per week, depending on workload.  Some projects will include overtime to meet deadlines.

What you will accomplish

You will:

• Support Project Managers and Company Leadership in project financial tracking, accounting, and record keeping.
• Assists in project setup and review.
• Contract review and execution.
• Subconsultant contracting and management.
• Resource allocation and multi-project scheduling.
• Oversee forecasting, budget tracking (i.e., labor, and other expenses, account receivables and payables, overruns and change orders), progress reports, invoice review, subcontract, and vendor invoice review.
• Be responsible for file organization and documentation management, and project closeout.
• Collaborate, communicate, and coordinate with project managers, other project control specialists and coordinators, and senior staff to proactively anticipate project needs.

Experience and qualifications for success

Key Skills

• Team and customer service oriented, detail oriented, self-motivated, flexible, and results driven.
• Strong people skills and reasoning ability to solve practical problems.
• The ability to work independently and with project managers, staff, client, and agency representatives.
• Able to ‘multi-task’ regularly with multiple deadlines
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS-Office, MS-Outlook, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Smartsheet, and Internet/Intranet technologies.
• Experience in project planning.
• Excellent organizational and administrative capabilities.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.

Required Qualifications

• At least one year of experience in an administrative/organizational role involving contract/subcontract review, budget tracking, and invoice review.

Preferred Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in biology, geology, anthropology, archaeology, history, environmental science, accounting, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Deltek Vision or similar software.
• Familiarity with environmental protection laws including National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services.  Our Vision (the North Star) is to make SWCA the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership. We live our core values: we collaborate as #OneSWCA; we are #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle, and we #GiveBack.

We are 100% employee-owned, and we build our success together. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms. We offer a supportive, team-oriented work environment and competitive wages and benefits, including an 100% employee stock ownership plan (retirement).

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms.

If you would like to contact SWCA regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please email accomodations@swca.com or call 480-581-5378. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

SWCA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.

Seniority Level

Associate

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