Senior Project Controls Specialist - Nashville TN

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Nashville, TN

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Project Controls Specialist supports North and West Transmission Field Operations with project scoping, planning, scheduling, and cost management; earned value management; change control; and problem identification and resolution support. The role requires strong communication skills and a positive, customer-oriented attitude. The position is hybrid near Nashville, Tennessee. The specialist monitors project costs and schedules, analyzes project performance against plans, prepares budgets and accruals, and produces project status reports and forecasts. The role also supports work orders, project creation and funding requests, project closeout, change requests, and coordination with customer and stakeholder organizations. It interfaces with engineering, construction, procurement, operations, and senior management, and may require travel to project sites for management reviews. Recurring work includes updating P6 activity status and data-date riders, preparing contract plans and work-order closures, producing look-ahead schedules and resource curves, supporting P1 and P2 outages, aligning P6 and ITOA data, and providing schedule and estimate inputs during scoping and JPTs. The specialist participates in project and planning meetings as scheduling and other commitments permit.

Requirements

Associate or bachelor’s degree in a technical, financial/business, or related field is desired.
At least 3 years of progressively responsible project control experience.
Detailed knowledge of project control practices, methods, and procedures.
Demonstrated application of project control concepts, processes, methodology, and techniques.
Experience with cost engineering practices, including performance analysis, business planning, budgeting, economic analysis, cost control, and forecasting.
Ability to query the company financial accounting system for detailed cost analysis.
Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of management, including executive management.
Ability to schedule work activities in Primavera P6.
Ability to use PC-based software including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
Working knowledge of business planning processes and supporting budgetary, financial, and workforce planning processes.
Problem-solving and analytical ability.
Working knowledge of resource, cost, and schedule integration.
Familiarity with risk management tools and how they are used and applied on a project.
Must undergo a criminal background check and pre-placement drug screening.

Nice To Haves

PMP certification from the Project Management Institute or AACE certification.

Responsibilities

Plan and monitor project cost performance.
Develop monthly project budgets and analyze costs for risks and opportunities.
Review project status by comparing actual progress and costs with the project plan.
Prepare and analyze accruals.
Prepare status reports and detailed project analyses using earned value management techniques and tools.
Conduct change control in accordance with established procedures.
Prepare work orders as needed for the project team.
Assist with project creation, funding requests, and project closeout processes.
Plan, schedule, and monitor schedule performance.
Coordinate with customer and stakeholder organizations regarding work status and process change requests affecting project completion dates or budgets.
Prepare summary- and detail-level reports to monitor project progress and identify problems.
Document project progress and changes, forecast cost and schedule impacts, and communicate updates and projections to team members.
Interface with engineering, construction, procurement, operations, and senior management project-team members.
Travel to project sites to support management reviews, as needed.
Update P6 activity status for capital and program work daily.
Prepare data-date riders for capital and program work weekly.
Prepare contract plans as needed and close work orders weekly or as notified.
Prepare one-, three-, and six-month and one-year look-ahead schedules, as appropriate for the respective areas.
Prepare resource curves for each TSC based on crew, annually, normally in August.
Support P1 and P2 outages.
Use the P6 and ITOA data alignment tool monthly, biweekly, or as updated by others.
Provide estimate and schedule inputs at scoping and JPTs, helping reduce unnecessary schedules or activities.
Attend West and North PMTM meetings weekly, PCS meetings with all transmission PCSs monthly, and West and North Program Meetings monthly; attend weekly TSC planning and scoping meetings when time permits.