Senior Project Controls Specialist

Qualus•Baton Rouge, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Power your future with Qualus in our Program Management department as a Lead Project Controls Specialist. This position requires strong scheduling integration abilities of project team members and other departments. Electrical utility and substation project experience is preferred. Competencies required involve strong communication skills, ability to influence (without authority), and relationship/team building.

Requirements

Must have 8+ years of experience with scheduling and work planning.
Large capital project experience
Rotating equipment/facility experience
Specific software experience using tools such as: MS Project or P6 Primavera for scheduling and resource management and proficient in Excel.
Degree in Project Management, Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management or in a related field (equivalent work experience will be considered in lieu of)

Nice To Haves

Electrical utility and substation project experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform project support and work planning scheduling services for the System and Protection Department.
Provides management and oversight to current project controls staff.
Learns and uses written and/or historical knowledge procedures, processes, and workflows to develop reports that communicate the System Protection department’s work plan near, mid, and long-term internally and externally.
Maintain department’s work plan and continue to integrate other departments, other data sources such as the Engineering Department’s Project Status Report (PSR).
Seeks inputs and changes affecting the work plan and ensures these are reviewed, accepted and then updates work plan appropriately.
Monitors and communicates department’s project specific tasks, inputs required, and durations needed of work plan Project Managers during Project Plan development.
Develops process for collecting data related to department trends and provides input to continuous improvement ideas.
Creates dashboards and program reports for System Protection department manager.
Review communication of department’s status and assists with the communication of this status with project managers, stakeholders, and management.
Provides accurate and timely dissemination of information based on inputs developed and received.
Provides a high level of customer service and fosters team building. Builds strong relationships with peers, stakeholders and management.
Works with the project stakeholders to capture and document the business requirements of the department and desired end-state.
Builds schedule templates specifically for System Protection’s use (not Project Team templates).
Utilizes staff integration of inputs required, durations of tasks, and resources required for specific tasks to be communicated to project teams.