Project Control Specialist Job Listing at Kelly Services in Athens, GA (Job ID 9370332)

Description

Kelly Services is actively searching for a Project Control Specialist for a long term (1+ year) engagement with one of our global clients working onsite in Athens, Georgia. 

Pay rate:  $50/hour + benefits

Job Description Objective: Effectively manage and integrate project schedules with cost control processes, ensuring that financial and timeline objectives are met with high accuracy and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage comprehensive project schedules, incorporating engineering, procurement, construction, and IT automation tasks.
• Align project schedules with cost estimates and accounting practices to ensure seamless cost and schedule management integration.
• Provide detailed analysis and review of project estimates, scope definitions, and financial forecasts.
• Performance Evaluation and Risk Management: Evaluate contractor and subcontractor performance, focusing on adherence to cost control measures and schedule commitments.
• Identify critical and near-critical paths in project schedules; develop mitigation plans to handle potential delays.
• Analyze change orders, validate subcontractor claims, and review cost trends to manage project financial health.
• Reporting and Compliance: Update and report to management on project status regularly, highlighting key accomplishments, critical issues, and areas of concern.
• Ensure compliance with contract terms and commercial conditions, particularly during payment application processes.
• Monitor project contingency budgets, cash flow, and safety statistics against the project plan.
• Stakeholder Management: Attend strategic meetings throughout the project lifecycle, providing crucial scheduling and cost management inputs.
• Communicate effectively with project teams and stakeholders, ensuring accurate and timely information is shared.
• Documentation and Tools Maintenance: Maintain essential project management tools and documents, such as the 21-Tab / ESR, to reflect the status against funding authorization and target schedules.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree Required
• 5 + years of experience required. 

For immediate consideration, please apply online.   This position is recruited for by a remote Kelly office and not your local Kelly branch.  

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Why Kelly® Engineering/Technology – Project Services?

Looking to work with leading project management organizations at top companies around the world? That's where we come in. At Kelly Engineering and Kelly Technology, our Project Services Teams create expert talent solutions to solve the world's most critical challenges. We connect you with opportunities to work on intriguing, innovative, and high-visibility projects—all with a schedule that works for you. Do you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects? Or are looking for a long-term opportunity? Either way, our connections and expertise will help you take your career exactly where you want to go. That's just good planning.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

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