Advanced Project Controls from the Owner's Perspective

July 22-24, 2025 (Tue, Wed, Thu)

1.2 CEUs

$500 member / $600 non-member

This live, instructor-led seminar will be held virtually over 3 consecutive days, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern (US).

Instructor: Paul G. Williams

Paul is a Senior Vice President with Pathfinder, LLC and is responsible for the Chemical, Food & Beverage and Pharmaceutical Industries. Paul has 30+ years of Project Management and Project Engineering experience working for Owner and Contractor organizations in the Petroleum, Chemical Process, Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Microelectronics, and Food and Beverage industries. He has extensive multi-disciplined hands-on engineering and construction experience along with demonstrated competencies in planning, budgeting, contracting, project controls and management of personnel. Paul has worked on both international and domestic projects and has broad-based experience in the development of projects from concept through start-up.

Mr. Williams earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and his MS in Engineering Management from Drexel University. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and is a registered Professional Engineer (PE).  Paul’s professional affiliation memberships include the Project Management Institute (PMI), Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACEI), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME);  Participates in Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), Construction Owners Association of Alberta (COAA).

Description
This session will build off the basic concepts of “Project Control from an Owner’s Perspective.” Advanced Project Control issues will be addressed including Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis, Engineering and Construction Productivity Evaluation and Influences, Schedule Analysis and recover options, Reporting and Contractor Oversight. Discussion will be conducted on project control requirements and language required in owner contract documents. Facilitators will also demonstrate some of the more common software tools for scheduling, risk analysis, cost estimating, etc. Participants will be tasked with various workshop exercises that will challenge their skills in project control and project recovery techniques.

Attendees will gain a hands on application of:
• Advanced methods for cost risk analysis
• Advanced methods of schedule risk analysis
• Execution Productivity Analysis Tools and Techniques
• Planning/Schedule Analysis Techniques
• Effective reporting methods/tools
• Advanced recovery techniques
• Standard Project Control Tools

Who would benefit by attending this seminar?
Owner Project Team Representatives, primarily Owner's Project Managers, Project Controls Specialists and Managers, Project Engineers with at least 5 years experience

Content:  Advanced

Key Learning Objectives

• Schedule Risk Analysis and Assurance
• Cost Risk Analysis and Assurance
• Engineering/Construction Productivity Evaluation
• Advanced Recovery Techniques

Knowledge Areas
Project Controls:
• Planning & Scheduling (Risk Analysis)
• Cost Estimating/Budgeting (Assurance)
• Risk Analysis/Management, Contingency Setting & Management
• Change Management
• Project Reporting/Communication (Productivity Analysis)