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Senior Project Controls Specialist - Water (Kansas City)

Burns & McDonnell
full-time
Kansas City, MO
Posted 10/22/2026

Job Description

Description

The Senior Project Controls Specialist leads project controls processes and consults with the project management team to ensure client satisfaction.

  • Presents schedule and budget status reports to project management team and client.

  • Validate proper set-up and management of the Enterprise Planning & Controls software.

  • Analyze data, logs, and reports in the Enterprise Planning & Controls software or other tools.

  • Validate proper Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is utilized.

  • Develop effective scheduling reports, cost reports, cash flow reports and forecasts for multiple projects.

  • Develop, implement, and manage the reporting data warehouse to produce valuable program controls reports and data for multiple large projects.

  • Provide leadership and training to team members ensuring the resolution of difficult project control issues.

  • Develop and implement project execution plans.

  • Develop and maintain effective relationships with existing and potential clients, customers, and contractors.

  • Responsible for engineering, procurement, and construction planning, scheduling, logistics and cost control.

  • Serve as a point of contact for technical questions from the project team.

  • Validate the accuracy of cost management and forecast reporting.

  • Interface with the Project Management Team and Accounting Department to review project costs and contingency costs and support external audits.

  • Experience in negotiation of prime agreements, construction contracts/subcontracts agreements.

  • Review upstream (prime contract) / downstream (purchase orders & subcontract) change orders.

  • Analyze cash flow reports.

  • Lead the Interactive Project Planning Meetings (IPPM).

  • Lead the presentation of Project Controls reporting.

  • Validate schedule progress.

  • Analyze and evaluate schedule management involving the critical path method of scheduling techniques, estimating, project cost management, forecasting and document control.

  • Perform schedule what-if scenarios.

  • Validate the accuracy of earned value management system reporting.

  • Analyze progress measurement.

  • Analyze progress curves.

  • Perform and review material takeoffs.

  • Identify and oversee the Risk Management process.

  • Perform quality checks and inspections on project controls deliverables.

  • Perform field audits to validate accuracy of reporting and processes.

  • Perform Project Forensic Analysis.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

  • Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field, and 7 years direct project controls experience required.

  • Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.

  • Experience with critical path scheduling, project cost management, estimating and document control required.

  • Experience with Oracle Primavera P6 preferred.

  • Ability to facilitate and produce detailed construction schedules and interface those construction schedules with engineering and procurement activities preferred.

  • Excellent presentation skills.

  • Excellent attention to detail.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Excellent interpersonal skills.

  • Proficient with Microsoft Office.

  • OSHA 10-hour safety certification, ability to obtain.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Project Controls

Primary Location US-MO-Kansas City

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 20 % of the Time

Req ID: 260515

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-KD #CDB

About the job

Job Type

full-time

Location

Kansas City, MO

Categories

Water / EnvironmentalPlanning

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