ReqID: NEW0001SE **Joining Arup** At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve. Dedicated to sustainable development and digital transformation, Arup is a collective of designers, advisors and experts working globally. Founded to be humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology, and rigor to shape a better world. **The opportunity** We are currently looking for a Project Controls Specialist to join our team to work on various exciting projects in our New York City office including the private sector, federal and state-funded projects. The focus of this role is to provide strong commercial support to project managers, directors, and business administrators. In particular, in the areas of financial management of projects, general commercial support on projects, contract administration, sub-consultant management, bid support, and scheduling. Willingness to take on direct ownership and responsibility for tasks is a strong plus. In this role, your responsibilities would include: **Responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:** + Lead the Commercial Management of projects, implementing of project-specific cost control processes to ensure project profitability and other commercial goals are met + Lead budget estimation, resource planning, contract review and assessment during project proposal and/or delivery stages. + Use the financial system to review, monitor and analyze financial performance, project costs and other performance parameters, collaborate with project and business leadership in determining corrective actions to address poor financial performance + Track actuals against budgets, conduct variance analyses, carry out reporting of project financials and respond to queries from project teams + Review the updating of project forecasts and collaborate closely with Project Managers, Directors, and Finance on a regular basis to ensure current and accurate reporting of project performance + Monitoring and handling scope changes; maintaining change and risk registers, issuing fee proposals; manage contract change orders + Coordinating monthly payment request process including invoicing, contract compliance, and monitoring accounts receivable + Lead the preparation of various monthly client reports + Sub-consultant management including preparation of sub-consultant agreements, tracking costs, and reviewing invoices and payments + Collaborate with the design team to track and compile engineering progress information to assist EV analysis **Qualified professionals will have:** + Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering, construction management or financial discipline + Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; prior experience in Architecture/ Engineering/ Construction industries preferred + Knowledge of commercial management and experience in contractual matters + Significant experience in the areas of budgeting, financial reporting, cost tracking + Advanced knowledge of Excel, data manipulation and spreadsheet design to communicate results is strongly preferred + Experience in Microsoft Power Platform (e.g. PowerBI, Power Automate) and/or other digital skills is preferred + Experience in project scheduling software Primavera P6 is an asset + Ability to prioritize and manage workload effectively + Strong interpersonal and communication skills crucial for team-based working + Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and completeness of work product Please note that all applicants must apply directly via the job portal. If this role is not quite what you are looking for, but you are interested in other opportunities for a future with purpose, please sign up to our is where you will be kept up to date with roles suitable for you to shape a better world. **The Benefits – What we offer you** At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do. We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts. **Benefits that Work** - At Arup, we have a comprehensive and valuable benefits program that works for our employees and their families while keeping costs low. These benefits provide health and welfare security for you as well as paid time off for rest and renewal. As a member of Arup, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme (payments are dependent on the firm’s financial performance). Our Global Profit Share Plan (paid bi-annually) provides an opportunity for you to share in the success of the Firm. As a valued employee of Arup, you can also choose to participate in our 401(k) plan with up to 10% company match to help you save for your future **Flexible Working** - We believe that flexible arrangements create a more inclusive way of working that supports our diversity and the wellbeing of our people. Options for alternative schedules and the ability to work outside of the office for a portion of your workweek are available **Hiring Range** - The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in New York is $140,000 to $160,000 per year. This range is commensurate with experience, educational background, and skill level. Benefits are not included in the base salary. Please note hiring ranges for candidates performing work outside of New York will differ. **Life at Arup – Different People, Shared Values** Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. 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Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture – from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender, LGBTQ+ and disability – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference - Discover more about life at Arup at . **Our application process** We will be reviewing our candidates for this position on a rolling basis. Once you have applied you will be evaluated and potentially moved on to the next round, at which point a member of the talent resourcing team will reach out to you directly. Arup is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability. Stay safe online. Recruitment fraud is on the rise, and Arup’s name, logo, and branding have been used in fraudulent job advertisements. 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