Senior Associate, Project Controls Cost & Scheduling

Invenergy•Chicago, IL

1d•$108,000 - $124,000

About The Position

Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure. With 25 years of trusted execution, we deliver reliable, affordable energy through a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, we develop, own, and operate large scale projects that power communities and support the energy future. This position will be open for application for at least 3 calendar days from the posting date. This position will remain open for application based on business need, which may be before or after the 3-day posting window. Job Description Position Overview As the Sr. Associate Project Controls Cost & Scheduling, your tasks will include, but are not limited to, creation of detailed construction schedules, critical path analysis, variance reporting, analysis of earned value, and compiling other performance data analyses for reporting. The Sr. Associate, Project Controls will work hand in hand with the project management team and will support the team with other project controls functions as needed.

Requirements

BA/BS degree in a relevant field (Construction Management or Engineering preferred)
7+ years work experience in construction or construction related position
Experience with large-scale projects
Advanced proficiency in scheduling software Primavera P6 or Oracle Primavera Cloud
Experience in critical path schedule analysis, integrated cost-schedule planning, schedule performance assessment, and reporting.
Strong expertise in CPM (Critical Path Method) scheduling
Experience with high volume quick turnaround projects
Ability to work collaboratively during interactive planning sessions making changes in real time
Advanced MS Office skills
Excellent written and oral communications skills and analytical abilities
Excellent interpersonal skills
Able to travel up to 5% of the time
Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future

Nice To Haves

Experience in network schedule development working in a project team environment, using advanced scheduling techniques such as resource loading, and critical path analysis.
Experience in Work Breakdown Structure development.
Experience with cost-schedule change control processes.
Experience in Solar, Wind or Thermal Construction
Utility experience; specifically, transmission, distribution, and/ or substation

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain project schedules, identifying relationships, logic, milestones, durations, the critical path, and constraints for the portfolio of projects
Act as a subject matter expert for scheduling within the organization
Implement quality checks for schedule accuracy and consistency
Monitor and proactively identify schedule risks and develop mitigation strategies
Evaluate impacts of change orders and delays on project timelines
Support claims analysis and dispute resolution
Provide Earned Value analysis and other progress reporting functions
Communicate and coordinate between individuals and departments to manage the program schedule and update process
Work independently with project managers to design project scope and report on costs and schedules
Own the baseline schedule and work with the clients on updates providing strategic and intuitive information for the team
Maintain schedule integrity and version control
Utilize AI tools to support scheduling responsibilities
Perform QA/QC on project schedules to ensure alignment and compliance with program goals and initiatives
Prepare ad-hoc reports, as directed by management
Contractor and subcontractor interface and review of their schedules
Run and manage schedule review meetings
Coordinate and liaison across multiple departments to ensure stakeholder buy-in to the project schedule