Senior Project Controls Cost Engineer

Freeport-McMoRan es una empresa minera internacional líder con sede central en Phoenix, Arizona. Operamos grandes activos, de larga vida, geográficamente diversos con importantes reservas probadas y probables de cobre, oro y molibdeno. La compañía tiene una cartera dinámica de proyectos de operación, expansión y crecimiento en la industria del cobre. Freeport-McMoRan es uno de los mayores productores mundiales de cobre que cotiza en bolsa, el mayor productor mundial de molibdeno y un importante productor de oro.

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**Description**:
Under limited supervision, provides project controls support to Engineering and Construction in cost and schedule analysis, reporting, and general project controls support as directed by the Project Controls Cost Lead. This may include but is not limited to the preparation, analysis and presentation of reports, charts, tables and information along with analysis of trends, project risks and forecasts.

**Functions and Responsibilities**:

- Validate the reported progress percentage based on the rules of credit established within the project with the contractors.
- Review contractor schedules for accuracy and alignment with the overall master schedule.
- Assist in processing of project change notices, maintain change logs as required and report on changes through company’s Change Management System.
- Based on design reviews, identifies any out of scope changes and documents quantity variances based on material take offs (MTOs) from design documents.
- Coordinate and perform submittal and reviews with the project manager, project team members and any other stakeholders as directed by his/her supervisor.
- Assess the cost and schedule impacts of design or construction changes and associated cost growth and/or schedule slippages.
- Identifies and resolves project control issues through various methods and provided proposed solutions to address problems.
- Analyzes, evaluates, and forecasts status against an established baseline schedule on complex scopes of work.
- Understands and interfaces with engineering, procurement and construction on concepts and relationships to the scope of work and ensures adherence to safety and quality standards.
- Perform other duties as required. Reports to the Project Controls Cost Lead.

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or related fields and eight (8) years’ experience in project controls **OR**:

- High School diploma or GED and twelve (12 years’ experience in engineering, construction, project controls or business related field.
- Experience with ERP system, SAP, and EcoSys.
- Spanish/English language fluency.
- Availability for domestic and foreign travel.

**Other necessary skills**:

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Outlook, and P6 planning.
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
- Ability to multi-task in a high paced project environment.
- Understanding of accounting functions and systems.
- Experience with cost control including project estimating, forecasting and cost management including reporting.
- Construction experience with an ability to maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety precautions in a construction environment.
- Experience with heavy industrial construction projects.

Minera Freeport-McMoRan South America Limitada es una empresa inclusiva con una política activa en igualdad de oportunidades y en virtud de la Ley 21.015 y demás leyes aplicables, las postulaciones a cargos son consideradas sin discriminación alguna, ya sea por motivo de raza, color, religión, país de origen, ciudadanía, sexo, edad, discapacidad o cualquier otro fundamento que sea motivo de discriminación. Todas las decisiones de contratación de Minera Freeport-McMoRan South America Limitada se basan exclusivamente en la idoneidad del/la postulante para el cargo al que aspira.