One of our major oil and gas clients is seeking a Project Controls Coordinator III to work on a 12-month assignment in their facilities in Duluth, MN.


Summary:
The role involves interfacing with contractors to support and validate EcoSys LEMs (Labor, Equipment, and Materials), assisting Project Controls Advisors in managing LEMs, and serving as a Field Cost Analyst for complex projects. It includes generating analytical reports and visualizations, supporting scope and financial management, preparing forecasts and cost comparisons, analyzing incurred and indirect costs against budgets, tracking KPIs, and delivering project status updates with variance analysis to senior management.

Responsibilities: Interface with contractors to deliver training and support for EcoSys LEMs (Labor, Equipment, and Materials), while ensuring they provide correct rates and estimates Support a team of Project Controls Advisors (PCAs) to set up, receive, and attest LEMs Assist as a dedicated Field Cost Analyst (FCA) resource for high risk, high complexity projects Generate regular and ad hoc analysis including graphs, summary tables, and presentations Assist the Project Engineer/Manager in Project Scope Management by providing insight into scope definition, verification, change control and financial health of projects Prepare expenditure profiles, work force histograms, comparative capital cost estimates for projects and total program monthly forecast summaries Work with internal team to understand incurred field costs and Stakeholders for indirect costs and compare against budget and monthly forecast values Track Key Performance Indicators and work with support groups to improve overall execution of projects Prepare project status with variance analysis and reasoning for Senior and Project Management
  Requirements: University Degree or Technical Diploma in Engineering or Finance/Accounting related fields. Other Post-Secondary education may be considered. Minimum of 3 years of Project Controls or Project Management experience is required. General understanding of pipeline operations. Extremely high proficiency in MS Excel required (v-lookups, pivot tables, graph generation, sumifs, etc.). An ability to distill large sets of data into easily understandable analysis. A working understanding of PowerBI and Power Pivot. Software experience with MS Office Suite and Oracle/SAP. Strong experience with EcoSys. Predict obstacles, challenges, and risks to proactively determine mitigation strategies and innovative solutions to problems. Excellent oral and written communications skills. Problem solving, decision-making, organization, planning and leadership skills. Collaborative, team- and service-oriented work style. Motivated self-starter who works well independently in a fast-paced team environment Valid drivers license. Project Management Professional designation. Ability to manage multiple tasks and to work with a reasonable level of supervision; Ability to communicate and interact effectively in a team environment; Excellent organizational skills; Computer skills using Microsoft Office products; specifically Microsoft Project and Microsoft Project Server;