Mgr Project Controls

Primary Purpose

Overall responsibility for the management and execution of project controls implementation, systems, processes and personnel, for development, forecasting and monitoring of projects and programs costs, schedules, and estimates for transmission, substation, distribution, and gas (PECO and BGE).

Manage team consisting of Project Control's employees and contractors which may include cost analysts, project schedulers, and project estimators or a combination of roles.

Responsible for managing financial and schedule risks and opportunities and providing detailed analysis of variances to budget, quarterly plan, and month over month expenditures.

Accountable for scheduling and estimating development for all centrally managed projects and programs with all stakeholders.

Accountable for development of tracking mechanisms for dollars, resources and risks to the P&CM budgets/projects.

Responsible for the implementation and monitoring of Project Control functions to include associated policies, programs, processes and key performance metrics.

Responsible for developing and maintaining an environment that promotes diversity and inclusion and high performance.

Primary Duties

• Provide guidance and direction for budget development process, forecasting, re-forecasting and monitoring of project / program budgets for project actual and forecast accuracy to ensure compliance with annual internal and external Sarbanes Oxley Audits
• Manage financial and schedule risks and opportunities and providing detailed analysis of variances to budget, quarterly plan, and month over month expenditures.
• Ensure alignment of work plan with regional budget, business performance goals, regulatory priorities and reliability objectives.
• Implement and monitor the Cost policies, programs and processes key performance metrics, and EU reporting.
• Apply a standardized model to drive cost performance and provide decision-making and accountability to team.
• Interface with other departments in Exelon and represent Project Controls regarding process and procedural issues.
• Develop and maintain a learning organization that fosters a high performance culture and promotes diversity.
• Serve as a change agent for business initiatives and assures the human element is understood and considered including timely recognition of employees.
• Use effective performance management to provide accurate and timely feedback and identify opportunities for growth and learning.
• Communicate project financial status to the project team with overview reports to management.
• Management of all spreadsheets and cost tracking databases including training of all employees in their use.

Job Scope

Operates independently with little or no supervision

Reports a Manager or Director

Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions

Coincides with stakeholders with identified dependencies

Interfaces routinely with all departments and has a high level of independent decision making while performing typical job duties

Led a group of employees and contractors

Ensures timely and planned work tasks provided to ensure all key performance measures can be attained in Operations

In scheduling, consider prioritization, system needs and construction resource work levelization to minimize overall costs

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Business or Engineering or related fields.
• Job Related/Experience: 7-10 years of relevant experience.
• Specialized Skills, Knowledge, License Requirements/Registrations, etc. In lieu of Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree with 9-12 years of relevant experience.
• Proven leadership ability in a high performance culture.
• Proven high level management skills in coaching and facilitating business competency.
• Proven performance management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build consensus, establish trust, communicate effectively and foster culture change.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement process enhancements and efficiencies including technology and performance.
• Demonstrated business acumen, customer awareness and ability to create value.
• General proficiency in standard software applications (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project), specialized business technologies and applications (e.g., workforce management, project management, Asset Suite 8, Brio, CIS, EPS, Business Objects, SAP planning, business modeling, forecasting, work management, outage management) to retrieve and analyze data in support of business needs.
• Expert understanding and ability in Excel, good understanding of WinEst (ComEd/PECO) and the estimating component of Asset Suite 8.
• Extensive knowledge of utility operations.
• Experience in working with contract vendors.
• Strong understanding and working knowledge of utility industry financial strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve results, build consensus, establish trust, communicate effectively and foster culture change within a matrixed organization.