Brandi Edwards
Houston, Texas **************@*****.***
Organized…Motivated…Personable…
Seeking Position As:
Project Controls Specialist
Self-motivated, detailed-oriented, team player, excellent with eighteen years of project controls experience. Brings a proven ability to coordinate projects and keep them on CPI/SPI.
•Project Coordination/Excellent Computer Skills
•MS Project/P6 Scheduling/SAP/EcoSys
•Organization
•Project Management Experience
•EVM
Professional Experience
Charah Solutions August 2022-Current
Remote
Project Controls Analyst
•Enter new projects into Viewpoint once contracts are in place.
•Meet with the site managers and review accruals, project costs and monthly forecasting.
•Analyze cost and schedule risks with project managers and provide input.
•Maintain monthly billing sheets, fuel costs, and create invoices monthly.
•Create and submit weekly project updates and KPI’s to customers.
•Review CIE/BIE monthly with project managers.
H2O Midstream March 2019-June 2020
Houston, Texas
Project Controls Manager
•Develop and execute project controls procedures for the company.
•Meet with the project managers and construction to get monthly accruals.
•Execute and track all purchase orders and change orders.
•Hold biweekly meetings with project managers to review schedules, EV and project cost.
•Meet with accounting to review month end numbers and accruals.
•Present project controls information to board of directors quarterly.
Kelly Services December 2017-January 2019
Deer Park, Texas
Project Controls Specialist on assignment to Dow Chemical
•Maintain schedules in P6 for multiple projects through detailed engineering.
•Determine CEI and ESI on projects for 8.14 and 14.12.
•Generate project info for FEL 3 Toolbox meetings.
•Execute monthly cost reports and discuss with PJ’s, PM’s and manreps utilizing EcoSys.
•Implement EVM on projects that meet criteria.
ESI April 2017-December 2017
Multiple fields, California
Project Controls Specialist for various fields
•Lead alignment meetings for electrical work.
•Provide FE cost forecast and accruals.
•Maintain VOWP on all projects in multiple areas.
•Creation of maintenance manpower tracker and weekly submittal.
•Monitor KPI’s with electrical team and prepare and justify PCN’s if needed.
Edwards Project Controls October 2015-April 2017
Bakersfield, California
Project Controls Lead for various locations
•Lead schedule efforts from engineering to construction.
•Execute weekly team meeting.
•Review contractor milestone payment submittals.
•Spearhead cost forecast data and KPI tracking.
•Maintain vendor reports, weekly work plans, dashboards and schedules.
•Standardize process and procedures for all schedulers in the field.
Sturgeon Services Intl. October 2013-October 2015
Bakersfield, California
Project Controls Team Lead
•Ensured project controls team could meet deadlines.
•Executed schedules with an SPI and CPI within 10% of estimate consistently.
•Initiated schedule building and collaboration with other disciplines.
•Maintain vendor reports, weekly work plans, and project dashboards.
•Oversaw multiple field’s project controls throughout California.
•Devised process and procedures for all schedulers in the field.
Cenergy July 2012-October 2013
Bakersfield, California
Lead Project Scheduler/ Oxy California Heavy Oil Team
•Create and maintain master schedules for multiple areas under the heavy oil umbrella.
•Facilitate weekly meetings with various business partners for project updates.
•Quality check schedules for accuracy and site visits.
•Review weekly cost tracking sheets from engineering, mechanical, electrical and automation.
•Provide management with forecast data.
•Provide project managers with finish dates and assist tracking down equipment receipt dates.
•Create, maintain and publish weekly reports such as manpower, project status and design.
Midcom May 2010-July 2012
Bakersfield, California
Master Scheduler/ Chevron Kern River Field & TTA Area
•Create and maintain project schedules with engineers and business partners on a daily basis.
•Incorporate and track project impact notices, project change notices and supplements.
•Facilitate weekly New Construction meeting with business partners, engineers and construction.
•Ensure that business partners are providing the client with accurate schedule cost and data.
•Provide management with ADT/TT work forecast for the year on a monthly basis.
•Coordinate scheduling with mechanical and electrical design and construction.
•Assist ADT/POP teams with forecasting future rig work and availability of resources.
•Facilitate PHA and DRB meetings.
•Prepare schedule timeline for AFE submittal.
Education & Technical Skills
Cal State Bakersfield PMP Certificate MGMT 801-MGMT 805
OSHA 30
Passport Training and Safety Council. Proficient in Excel, Word, MS Project, Access, PowerPoint, P6 and Outlook.