Senior Project Controls Engineer at Newmont Goldcorp Corporation

Job Description

• Follow regional and corporate approved Guidance to support project management
• Work requires coordination and integration of information provided by multiple stakeholders – suppliers, contractors, and owner’s functions – into summary reports representing the overall project as defined in the owner’s Authorization for Expenditure (AFE).
• Provide project controls input and coordinate overall development and QC of documentation to advance projects through Investment System and Stage Gate Process.
• Act as Owner’s primary liaison and primary interface with Project Accounting.
• Provide controls input and analysis for monthly reports as well as project and contract closeout reports.
• Prior to award, review agreements for work to be performed by suppliers, consultants and contractors, to ensure that project controls requirements are clearly stated and are appropriate to level of contract risk.  During project execution, audit third party reports to ensure adherence to these requirements.
• Participate in annual business planning cycle. Ensure that project controls systems can generate reports relative to either annual or life-of-project budgets.
• Actively participate in key project planning sessions: opportunity framing, interactive planning, risk analysis, formal forecast updates, and project reviews conducted by corporate and third party benchmarking consultants.
• Maintain an active risk register and communicate gaps and corrective action identified to the Project Director and Regional Project Controls Manager and implement corrective action as agreed with project stakeholders

Requirement/Skills

• B.S. degree in Engineering and/ Accounting, Project Management or equivalent experience. Alternatively equivalent combination of training and experience are necessary.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in the engineering and construction management with at least 3-year experience in project controls including successful completion of a project assignment.
• Project management training.
• An understanding of construction techniques, methods, productivity, and costs.
• Practical experience with SAP.
• Knowledge of Newmont’s stage gate procedures
• Intermediate to advanced level of software applications and tools for scheduling and cost management
• Good organizational skills.
• Effective communication skills (in English).
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• A flexible attitude and a willingness to learn.