Project Controller

GE Vernova • Oakbrook Terrace, IL

3d

About The Position

As related customer equipment, facilities or infrastructure projects: responsible for project delivery, profit & loss accountability, and customer satisfaction through management of project related activities and resources. Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team. Executes standard operational/technical tasks typically subject to instructions and work routines. There is latitude to rearrange the sequence to complete task/duties based on changing work situations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 3 years of experience in Job Family Group(s)/Function(s))
• Demonstrate strong proficiency in English language (oral and written).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Minimum of 2 years planning projects
• Minimum of 2 years providing cost controlling on projects
• Ability and willingness to travel 10% of the time, and must comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies
• Team player with a proactive, collaborative approach and strong attention to details.

Nice To Haves

• Lead planner on 2+ turnkey projects
• Basic knowledge of Primavera P6 & SAP
• Excellent time management, organizational and data driven skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems

Responsibilities

• Builds tender integrated schedules and cost estimates
• Build project schedule and project budgeting in cost and schedule tools
• Ensures compliance to the Global Standard process for Project Controls
• Support PM to align project budgets to as sold in appropriate systems
• Maintain project schedule and cost forecast throughout project
• Analyze schedule and cost trends and provide forecasted cost and schedules to project team
• Maintain a register of potential schedule and cost risks
• Maintain a register of actual and committed costs
• Checks and controls cost movements, compares with current scope and progress as well as with previous forecast. Also Compares with productivity factors and validates accuracy of estimates
• Communicates schedule and cost status/forecasts/risk to functional cost owners and drives/supports risk mitigation
• Provides internal and external project reporting of project status
• Collaborate with 3rd parties on project cost and schedules
• Provides change order calculations to ensure schedule and cost estimates are accurate
• Updates change in appropriate systems to ensure costs are aligned to the current situation
• New Orders booking and maintaining (New Customer creation request, customer type validation, Change Orders, Billing plan updates etc.)
• Responsible for timely and accurately processing of project financials (Margin as Sold, current as sold, and current forecast) from order booking to project completion.
• Ensure that project data reporting is in line between SAP and approved Project Reviews in Unifier according to budget deviation approved.
• Prepare and participate in cash sessions: identification of invoicing triggering events, invoice format, steps from invoice generation until payment, preparation of project cash instruction.
• Ownership of timely invoicing with documentation and cash collection on the project.
• Coordinate and effectively manage all internal financial interfaces on the project such as participating units.
• Support project close out and claims
• Lead the team of Project Cost Control analysts on larger projects

Benefits

• GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.
• Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.
• GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program.
• This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

What This Job Offers

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