.**We're Hiring!**Our company is seeking a **Project Controls Specialist** for our Mexico City office.**About Knight Piésold**Knight Piésold is a specialized international consulting firm offering engineering and environmental services in Mining, Environment, Hydropower and Water Resources. We are proud of the longstanding relationships we have with our clients and delivery of exceptional services on a global scale.**Why Join Knight Piésold?**- You will be joining a reputable, well-established global consulting firm with nearly 100 years of industry experience.- We believe in the One Team approach, with everyone working together toward achieving a shared goal. Our knowledge-sharing culture, career mentoring program and collaborating with top professionals in the industry.- We offer unique opportunities to work supporting projects from around the world to give you a career enhancing experience.**The Role**:This position takes ownership and accountability to work with Project Managers with duties that include the development, implementation, and management of project estimates, schedules, document control and project performance standards. This position will be accountable for establishing appropriate (fit for purpose) levels of project controls to ensure projects are completed on time and on or under budget, providing direction for planning, scheduling and estimating the scope of work for individual projects, and managing the performance of the resources. This position also includes reviewing projects and financial trends ensuring uniform tracking, analysis, and reporting. Additional accountabilities include providing management with project health summary, reports arranging audit oversight, and utilizing and developing tools to support the consistent management of the projects.This position requires strong leadership capability teamed with an in-depth knowledge of project controls, high degree of technically skilled experience, and proven ability to develop and implement policies that support project controls objectives.**Responsibilities**:- Work under the direction of the Project Manager and/or Project Controls Manager to support the planning, coordination, and evaluation of project financial reporting.- Support Project Controls team: assess and provide recommendations to resolve schedule, scope changes or delays to the Project Team and Executive Management- Facilitate change management processes to ensure changes are processed in an accurate and timely manner.- Participate in development of project estimates, budgets, forecasts, estimates to complete, and cost trends.- Develops, maintains, and monitors performance baselines, including the change control process.- Develop and maintain MS Project or Primavera P6 schedules to include full loading of resource requirements and integration with other company systems.- Monitor remaining project scope and needed resources to develop accurate Estimate to Complete