Lead Project Controls, Planning & Scheduling (Hybrid Schedule)

Eversource Energy•Westwood, MA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Eversource is seeking a Lead Project Controls, Planning & Scheduling to support Transmission in Westwood, MA. This role is responsible for the group that provides project controls, planning & scheduling services to the Transmission and Engineering organizations. The position plans and directs the development of baseline schedules and controls for capital program improvement projects from initiation to close-out. The Lead will lead a regional Project Controls Planning & Scheduling Team to ensure capital program improvement projects are completed on time, on budget, safely, and in line with performance targets while minimizing risk and exposure. Responsibilities include monthly project performance tracking and reporting, focusing on schedule accuracy, critical paths, risk identification, and forecasting. The role will also be responsible for complex reports and analyses, streamlining the scheduling process using Primavera, and providing leadership and oversight to the Transmission & Engineering Planning & Scheduling Team, including work allocation, training, and problem resolution.

Requirements

Minimum of ten (10) years of related experience including a minimum of five (5) years’ experience supervising and/or leading dynamic and cross functional teams supporting project execution, process improvements and group facilitation.
Demonstrated experience as an Oracle Primavera P6 advanced user, administrator, and trainer preferred.
Experience in Electrical Transmission and Distribution planning and scheduling preferred.
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent degree or experience desired.
Knowledge of scheduling modeling, risk management, project information systems.
Proven leader in team building, development and execution of department goals and objectives and the implementation of corporation goals and objectives.
Ability to monitor and analyze cost and scheduling information, provide forecasts, oversee the development of performance tools, make recommendations, and communicate effectively at all levels.
Demonstrated ability to influence group culture.
Experience using and managing the use of Maximo, P6, Ariba, eBuilder, Power BI and Excel software.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) desirable.
Oracle Primavera P6 certification desirable.

Responsibilities

Builds and leads a dynamic, cohesive team to meet the department and strategic needs of Eversource.
Provides direction and coaching as needed to the Transmission & Engineering Planning & Scheduling Team.
Evaluates team performance, training needs and provides development opportunities as appropriate.
Responsible for producing project schedules, specialized cost reports and development and utilization of performance tools.
Responsible for working closely with Transmission and Engineering leaders to develop and maintain an accurate, credible schedule and status of assigned activities.
Works with Transmission & Engineering Contracts and Controls for the development of the Primavera Schedules required for supporting Desktop Requisitions to develop and execute external engineering, material purchased and construction services work.
Monitors and reports on external engineering and construction vendor schedule performance and coordinates with external vendors obtaining schedule status.
Ensures project schedules are agreed and approved by key project stakeholders before baselines are set.
Produces, maintains, and reports out of transmission and engineering metrics/dashboards including schedule performance, productivity, resource loading and other key metrics that will continue to drive efficiency and transparency for Transmission and Engineering execution.
Works with key project stakeholders, such as Engineering, Transmission Business, Distribution Business, Station Operations, Procurement and others as required to ensure project activities are in alignment with overall project, department, and company objectives.
Ensuring the accuracy of all scheduling information including confirmation that schedules have been properly coded.
Overseeing the production of required schedule reports that identify schedule variances and participate in the change control process and validation of the revised project baseline.
Reviewing, evaluating, and reporting on engineering performance, trends, and their impact on project schedules.
Planning, assigning, and checking the quality of work of team members.
Responsible for quality of Engineer of Choice (EOC) vendor resource pool and Contractor of Choice (COC) vendor resource pool – defines and oversees contractor performance expectations for schedule and cost reporting.
Responsible for the effective partnering and communication between Project Management, Engineering, Project Controls, Transmission Business, Distribution Business, Station Operations, Procurement, Legal, and other groups as appropriate for managing cross-functional relationships.
Ensures that all EOC and COC vendor schedule submissions are processed timely, with quality and in accordance with contract requirements.
Supports the internal analysis of EOC and COC contract change requests to determine the merit of out-of-scope claims and reasonableness of the compensation.
Coordinate’s EOC and COC vendor schedule disputes with responsible project stakeholders as needed to review potential disputes and claims before they become legal issues.
Directs the process to monitor, close out and archive schedules, including analysis of actual schedule vs. baseline schedule and appropriate changes to procedures.
Ensures compliance with corporate procedures consistent with regulatory requirements.
Performs periodic self-audits to ensure compliance.
Develops reporting and corrective action plan to resolve/mitigate findings.