Lead Project Control Specialist

What You’ll Be Working On

• Establish enterprise standards for cost forecasting, performance measurement, contingency management, and executive cost reporting practices.
• Lead portfolio-level cost forecasting reviews and forecast challenge processes.
• Review and challenge project forecasts, assumptions, recovery plans, and contingency requirements.
• Establish enterprise standards for schedule development, schedule quality, critical path analysis, recovery planning, and project controls technical assurance practices.
• Lead portfolio-level schedule reviews and schedule quality assessments.
• Perform independent assessments of project controls maturity and effectiveness.
• Lead enterprise implementation of risk-adjusted forecasting methodologies.
• Develop portfolio-level P50, P70, and P90 forecasting methodologies.
• Review project risk assumptions, forecast ranges, contingency requirements, and recovery plans.
• Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for project controls methodologies and best practices.
• Develop and maintain enterprise project controls procedures and governance frameworks.
• Support executive leadership, steering committees, and capital governance boards.
• Mentor and develop Project Controls Specialists at all levels.
• Evaluate and implement project controls software, reporting tools, and process improvements.
• Provide technical leadership for major capital programs and strategic initiatives.
• Assist the Manager, Project Controls with workforce planning, talent development, and capability assessments.
• Develop and communicate risk-adjusted forecasts through integration of schedule risk analysis, cost risk analysis, contingency management, and Monte Carlo simulation outputs.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, Accounting, Project Management, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of project controls or related experience.
• Standard Drivers’ License.
• Expert-level Primavera P6 proficiency.
• Extensive forecasting, risk analysis, and performance measurement experience.
• Demonstrated experience conducting and interpreting Monte Carlo analyses.
• Experience supporting large complex capital projects or programs.
• PREFERRED: Utility, regulated infrastructure, transmission pipeline, LNG, or major energy project experience.
• PREFERRED: PSP, CCP, EVP, PMI-SP, PMP, or equivalent certification.
• PREFERRED: Experience developing enterprise project controls standards and operating models.

Benefits/what’s in it for you

• Flexible work arrangement.
• Competitive base salary.
• Fantastic opportunities for career growth.
• Coooperative, supportive and empowered team atmosphere.
• Annual bonus and salary increase opportunities.
• Monthly recognition events.
• Infinite wellness initiatives and community events.
• Robust and customizable benefit packages-choose what works best with your life.
• Options include generous 401k, medical, dental and life insurance, tuition reimbursement, compensated volunteer hours and MORE!
• Paid time off, holidays and a separate bank of sick time!