Technical Specialist

the Client•Fresno, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position will function as a Real Estate Technical Specialist (RETS) supporting project financial controls, governance, and reporting within a large California-based energy utility organization.

Requirements

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Local candidates only — must be within the service territory.
Personal or vendor-provided cell phone required.
External monitors must be provided by the vendor.
Any other home office tools must be provided by the vendor.

Nice To Haves

Project controls experience
Financial reporting and forecasting
Cost management
SAP
FRISBE
Smartsheet
Microsoft Excel
Experience working within established project-governance processes

Responsibilities

Provide budget and forecast oversight to support alignment between approved funding, current forecasts, commitments, and actual costs.
Create, maintain, and update project records in FRISBE.
Manage SAP Planning Orders and Specific Orders, including applicable order attributes and settlement rules.
Support the Project Stage Gate Authorization and Project Financial Authorization processes.
Perform QA/QC reviews of job estimates, authorization packages, financial records, and supporting documentation.
Populate and reconcile actual cost data within applicable forecasting and reporting tools.
Identify budget, forecast, commitment, and actual-cost variances and coordinate follow-up with the appropriate project stakeholders.
Support compliance with established Project Management procedures and financial governance requirements.
Assist with Project and Program Authorization, Cost Management, Schedule Management, Actual and Payment Application, and Integrated Change Control processes.
Maintain accurate project documentation, records, approvals, and change-control logs.
Monitor assigned projects for data quality, process compliance, and completion of required monthly activities.
Monitor, track, analyze, and report project budget, forecast, commitment, accrual, and actual-cost information.
Administer the monthly project accrual process through Smartsheet and support the posting of Goods Receipt in Progress entries.
Prepare Portfolio Executive Reports, spend reports, purchase-order commitment reports, and other recurring project-control reports.
Perform QA/QC reviews of CapEx report updates.
Complete monthly Data Quality Assurance activities to help ensure project reporting is accurate, complete, and submitted on time.
Coordinate with Project Managers, Planners, Project Controls, Finance, and other stakeholders to resolve reporting or data discrepancies.