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Project Controls, Principal

M.C. Dean, Inc
  • Burlington, Texas
  • Full-time
20 days ago

Job Description

Overview:
About M.C. Dean
M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises.  With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.
 
Why Join Us?
Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment.  At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries. 

 

The Project Controls, Principal is responsible for overseeing comprehensive project scheduling activities, ensuring alignment with project objectives, timelines, and resource allocations. Pivotal in facilitating efficient project execution and fostering strategic decision-making within our organization. Help develop and train project scheduling techniques and procedures and personnel for M.C. Dean.

Responsibilities:
  • Advises on and leads the development and refinement of project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) to ensure comprehensive alignment with project scope and deliverables.
  • Strategizes the coordination and establishment of work areas to optimize project workflow and efficiency, integrating them seamlessly into project plans.
  • Mentors teams on validating quantity take-offs for accuracy and reliability in project estimates, providing expert guidance.
  • Transforms project documents by reviewing means, methods, and compliance with technical and contractual requirements, minimizing risks and enhancing project clarity.
  • Spearheads the input and maintenance of pending and approved change orders in project schedules, ensuring smooth integration without adverse impacts on timelines.
  • Orchestrates the timely incorporation of Addenda changes and completeness of quote matrices, reflecting updated project requirements and optimizing resource utilization.
  • Advises on bid items, numbers, and time estimates to support accurate project scheduling and resource allocation decisions, leveraging advanced project management expertise.
  • Mentors and resolves ambiguous items in contract documents, minimizing risks and ensuring clarity for effective project execution.
  • Strategizes the resource loading of project schedules and integrates resource-loaded activities into the master schedule, optimizing efficiency and resource management.
  • Transforms project forecasting and tracks resource demands including materials, equipment, labor, and staff hours, ensuring proactive management of project resources.
  • Spearheads the creation and maintenance of logical relationships within project schedules, defining appropriate predecessors and successors for all activities.
  • Advises on the production of baseline vs. actual schedule reports and analyzes schedule performance metrics such as costs and earned value, providing actionable insights.
Qualifications:
Required:
  • 12+ years of experience with a High School Diploma / GED OR 10+ years of experience with an Associate's Degree OR 7+ years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree OR 5+ years of experience with a Master's degree
  • Preferred but not required: Project Management Software (PM Online) – In-house Software. AS400 (internal) CMMS software Primavera P6 software
Preferred:
  • Working knowledge of finance systems as it relates to project budgets and cost codes
  • Understanding of earned value analysis as it relates to project management
  • Exposure to Database Systems
  • PMI certification in project management (PMP) and/or project scheduling (PSP)
Abilities:
  • Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
  • Sitting for extended periods of time.
  • Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
  • Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
  • Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
  • Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  • Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Numbers & Facts

LocationBurlington, Texas
Job TypeFull-time
IndustryConstruction - Industrial Facilities and Infrastructure
Company Size2,500 to 4,999 employees
Year Founded1949
Websitehttps://www.mcdean.com/index.htm

About Company

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence™. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most recognizable mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises.

The company’s capabilities include electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life-safety, instrumentation and control, and command and control systems.

M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia and employs more than 4,000 professionals engineers,technicians, and staff who deploy worldwide automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

Skills

  • Audiovisualunmatched
  • Automationunmatched
  • Budgetingunmatched
  • Change Requests/Ordersunmatched
  • Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)unmatched
  • Contract Requirementsunmatched
  • Cyber-Physicalunmatched
  • Database Technologyunmatched
  • Electrical Engineeringunmatched
  • Electricityunmatched
  • Energy Efficiencyunmatched
  • Financial Systemsunmatched
  • Forecastingunmatched
  • High School Diplomaunmatched
  • IBM AS-400 Serverunmatched
  • Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
  • Internet Securityunmatched
  • Keyboardsunmatched
  • Life Safety Systemsunmatched
  • Manual Dexterityunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • Performance Analysisunmatched
  • Performance Metricsunmatched
  • Pivotal CRMunmatched
  • Primaveraunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Project Controlunmatched
  • Project Developmentunmatched
  • Project Estimatesunmatched
  • Project Executionunmatched
  • Project Management Certificationunmatched
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)unmatched
  • Project Management Softwareunmatched
  • Project Planningunmatched
  • Project Scheduleunmatched
  • Project Trackingunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Resource Managementunmatched
  • Resource Utilizationunmatched
  • Risk Managementunmatched
  • Schedule Developmentunmatched
  • System Integration (SI)unmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Telecommunicationsunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Value Analysisunmatched
  • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)unmatched

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