Calgon Carbon A Kuraray Company is growing - and so can your career. Be part of a global leader in environmental solutions, where your work directly impacts the quality of air and water around the world.
Position: Project Controls Specialist
Location: Headquarters - Moon Township, PA
Excellent Benefits : Medical, dental, prescription & vision, HSA & retirement savings (401k) - Generous Company Match.
Perks : Incentives/bonus plans, competitive pay, dress for your day, hybrid schedules, paid time off (vacation starting at 3 weeks), tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, fun events, learning & development opportunities.
Hours of work: Mondays - Fridays, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 40 Hours/Week
The Project Controls Specialist leads minor capital improvement projects ( $1MM) capital projects. The Project Controls Specialist assigns project responsibilities including Lotus Notes Database management, SAP project setup, invoice management, and project closeout. The Project Controls Specialist supports the Project Managers and will include tasks integral to the execution of major projects, including schedule management, document control, expediting, cost accounting, and contracts management. The experienced Project Controls Specialist is expected to interact with internal and external stakeholders in the US and global organizations and at all levels of the Company.
Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to)
- Provide general administrative support including support with organizational charts, spread sheets, presentations, group travel arrangements, and all additional items needed to be added to the Project File for records keeping pertaining to any Capital project
- Executes assigned R&D and IT capital projects or similar projects in size and complexity including APP creation/management in the AR database, SAP activities including requisitions, goods receipts, WBS element creation/management, and processing invoices through IQ backoffice
- Track all project costs, provide periodic status reports, cost reports and financial projections over the course of the project
- Identify and value asset base at completion of project. It's expected the individual will perform these project management duties with minimal direction based on established policies, procedures, and best practices
- Responsible for the Construction-In-Progress (CIP) report distribution and obtaining updates by the Project Managers in support of monthly reporting to Kuraray including monthly internal meetings and minutes
- Responsible for monitoring, reporting progress, and assisting in the preparation of Facilities Engineering and Maintenance department budgets including extracting information from SAP as needed
- Assist in the management, coordination, and administration of Facilities Engineering major projects.
- Maintain and update multiple major project schedules in Microsoft Projects and Excel with periodic updates obtained from project stakeholders and/or add new tasks including producing variance reports between updates
- Receive, distribute, and return vendor submittals across multiple projects utilizing the Adobe simultaneous review tool (or equivalent)
- Responsible for tracking vendor submittal return and equipment delivery dates and expediting stakeholders through email, telephone, and vendor visit inquiries to ensure completion dates are respected
- Assist in cost accounting by extracting actual cost information from SAP at regular intervals and consolidating project budget revisions, updates, and estimate at completion forecasts including changes in scope
- Work closely with the Project Managers in support of project execution to ensure compliance with the budget and schedule rules and consistency across the Facilities Engineering department
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.), or equivalent from four-year college or university is required
- Organizational Management, Project Management, Project Controls, and/or Accounting, or equivalent years of experience is preferred
- 2-3 years Experience in a project execution environment is required
- Project Controls, SAP, and MS Project experience is preferred
About Calgon Carbon
At Calgon Carbon, we are scientific innovators with a proud legacy of over 80 years and more than 205 patents to our name. Since pioneering the first activated carbon products from bituminous coal in the 1940s, we've been at the forefront of developing cutting-edge technologies and solutions to meet the world's evolving air and water purification needs.
Today, our portfolio includes more than 700 direct market applications across a wide range of industries. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Calgon Carbon employs approximately 1,685 professionals and operates 20 facilities worldwide dedicated to manufacturing, reactivation, innovation, and equipment fabrication. In Europe, we operate under the name Chemviron.
In March 2018, Calgon Carbon became part of the Kuraray Group. Together, we offer complementary products and services, united by a shared commitment to delivering the highest quality and most innovative activated carbon solutions to customers around the globe.
Calgon Carbon is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled/veteran
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