Lead Project Control Specialist
About The Position
This role is responsible for establishing enterprise standards for cost forecasting, performance measurement, contingency management, and executive cost reporting practices. The Lead Project Control Specialist will lead portfolio-level cost forecasting reviews and challenge processes, as well as review and challenge project forecasts, assumptions, recovery plans, and contingency requirements. Additionally, the role involves establishing enterprise standards for schedule development, schedule quality, critical path analysis, recovery planning, and project controls technical assurance practices. The specialist will lead portfolio-level schedule reviews and assessments, and perform independent assessments of project controls maturity and effectiveness. The role also focuses on establishing enterprise implementation of risk-adjusted forecasting methodologies, Monte Carlo analysis standards, and confidence-level reporting practices. The specialist will develop portfolio-level P50, P70, and P90 forecasting methodologies and review project risk assumptions, forecast ranges, contingency requirements, and recovery plans. Furthermore, the Lead Project Control Specialist will serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for project controls methodologies and best practices, develop and maintain enterprise project controls procedures and governance frameworks, and support executive leadership, steering committees, and capital governance boards. The role includes mentoring and developing Project Controls Specialists, evaluating and implementing project controls software, reporting tools, and process improvements, and providing technical leadership for major capital programs and strategic initiatives. The specialist will also assist the Manager, Project Controls with workforce planning, talent development, and capability assessments. Depending on organizational need, the Lead Project Controls Specialist may lead cost controls, schedule controls, or risk / forecasting controls capability development while ensuring consistent project controls standards across the enterprise. The role is responsible for developing risk-adjusted forecasts and communicating forecast ranges rather than single point estimates through integration of schedule risk analysis, cost risk analysis, contingency management, and Monte Carlo simulation outputs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, Accounting, Project Management, or related discipline.
- 8+ years of project controls or related experience
- Standard Drivers’ License
- Expert-level Primavera P6 proficiency.
- Extensive forecasting, risk analysis, and performance measurement experience.
- Demonstrated experience conducting and interpreting Monte Carlo analyses.
- Experience supporting large complex capital projects or programs.
Nice To Haves
- Utility, regulated infrastructure, transmission pipeline, LNG, or major energy project experience.
- PSP, CCP, EVP, PMI-SP, PMP, or equivalent certification.
- Experience developing enterprise project controls standards and operating models.
Responsibilities
- Establish enterprise standards for cost forecasting, performance measurement, contingency management, and executive cost reporting practices.
- Lead portfolio-level cost forecasting reviews and forecast challenge processes.
- Review and challenge project forecasts, assumptions, recovery plans, and contingency requirements.
- Establish enterprise standards for schedule development, schedule quality, critical path analysis, recovery planning, and project controls technical assurance practices.
- Lead portfolio-level schedule reviews and schedule quality assessments.
- Perform independent assessments of project controls maturity and effectiveness.
- Lead enterprise implementation of risk-adjusted forecasting methodologies.
- Establish Monte Carlo analysis standards and confidence-level reporting practices.
- Develop portfolio-level P50, P70, and P90 forecasting methodologies.
- Review project risk assumptions, forecast ranges, contingency requirements, and recovery plans.
- Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for project controls methodologies and best practices.
- Develop and maintain enterprise project controls procedures and governance frameworks.
- Support executive leadership, steering committees, and capital governance boards.
- Mentor and develop Project Controls Specialists at all levels.
- Evaluate and implement project controls software, reporting tools, and process improvements.
- Provide technical leadership for major capital programs and strategic initiatives.
- Assist the Manager, Project Controls with workforce planning, talent development, and capability assessments.
- Lead cost controls, schedule controls, or risk / forecasting controls capability development while ensuring consistent project controls standards across the enterprise.
- Develop risk-adjusted forecasts and communicate forecast ranges rather than single point estimates through integration of schedule risk analysis, cost risk analysis, contingency management, and Monte Carlo simulation outputs.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangement
- Competitive base salary
- Fantastic opportunities for career growth
- Cooperative, supportive and empowered team atmosphere
- Annual bonus and salary increase opportunities
- Monthly recognition events
- Endless wellness initiatives and community events
- Robust and customizable benefit packages-choose what works best with your life. Options include generous 401k, medical, dental and life insurance, tuition reimbursement, compensated volunteer hours and MORE!
- Paid time off, holidays and a separate bank of sick time!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
