Associate Project Analyst, Cost, Transmission (Hybrid Schedule)

Eversource Energy • Westwood, MA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Project Cost Analyst monitors, maintains, and reports on budgets, contracts, and other financial matters for Eversource Transmission projects within the Transmission Project Management Organization. The role provides information and recommendations to help meet project goals and influence project direction. It performs cost forecasting, monitoring, and control, including cost performance and productivity reporting, supporting-data analysis, variance reporting, and special studies. The analyst works with project estimates, cash flows, and budgets to track and communicate project and contractor status and completion costs; evaluates the cost effects of scope or productivity changes; and recommends corrective actions as needed.

The position is hybrid, with current guidelines requiring at least three office days each week, including Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and a third day arranged with the supervisor based on department needs. Employees must be able to work in the office up to five days per week when business needs require it or if the policy changes. The position may also be assigned to assist with emergency restoration outside normal responsibilities, hours, and location. Eversource will not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• At least one year of experience in cost.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate estimates, budgets, cash flows, plans, and schedules for cost control.
• Sound knowledge of cost and schedule specification requirements, contract administration techniques, contract types, and contract applicability.
• Ability to interface, communicate, and coordinate activities efficiently with Eversource management, project management, and support personnel.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise reports using written, oral, or graphical means.
• Must be able to work in the office up to five days per week when needed.
• Applicants requiring visa sponsorship to start employment with Eversource will not be considered.

Nice To Haves

• A degree in finance is strongly preferred.
• Competency in Eversource accounting methods, budgeting processes and systems, including UVLs and Microsoft software, especially Excel, is desirable.
• Familiarity with the Project Management Institute's Body of Knowledge is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work with project estimates and cash flow/budgets to monitor and communicate status, variances, trends, and completion costs for projects and individual contractors.
• Report corrective actions as necessary.
• Assist in reviewing bid specifications, change orders, invoices, and vendor, contractor, and material-contract performance.
• Evaluate and report cost impacts of scope and/or productivity changes.
• Coordinate preparation of project work orders or purchase orders as required.
• Provide cost-engineering liaison and interface for projects with financial and tax departments, Plant and General Accounting, and Eversource Purchasing and Stores.
• Compare and evaluate costs of similar projects with other utilities to benchmark Eversource performance.
• Provide actual man-hour, quantity, and productivity input to Planning and Scheduling to help identify forecasted project activity durations.
• Establish and maintain a Project Cost Commitment Program that monitors actual versus estimated purchase-order costs.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards program.
• Potential incentive.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level