Lead Project Controls Specialist

Responsibilities

• Perform project support and work planning scheduling services for the governance group.
• Provides oversight and mentorship to current project controls staff.
• Learns and uses written and/or historical knowledge procedures, processes, and workflows to develop reports that communicate the department’s work plan near, mid, and long-term internally and externally.
• Maintain department’s work plan and continue to integrate other departments, and other data groups.
• Seeks inputs and changes affecting the work plan and ensures these are reviewed, accepted and then updates work plan appropriately.
• Makes sure to monitor and communicate 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.
• Reviews 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.
• Utilizes staff integration of inputs required, durations of tasks, and resources required for specific tasks to be communicated to project teams.

Qualifications

• Must have 10+ years of experience with scheduling and/or work planning and cost.
• Specific software experience using 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 equivalent work experience is preferred.

Benefits & Compensation

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• EAP
• Parental Leave
• Paid time off
• Holidays

About the Role

Power Your Future with Qualus as a Lead Project Controls Specialist in our Program Management organization supporting governance, oversight and risk projects. This position requires scheduling integration abilities of project team members and other departments. Experience in the utility experience is preferred.

Skills

• Strong communication skills
• Ability to influence (without authority)
• Relationship/team building

Company Overview

Qualus is a leading pure-play power solutions firm and innovator at the forefront of power infrastructure transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has over 1,800 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

EEO

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on any grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation across Canada and the US.