Job Summary

This position will be filled at either the mid or senior level. This position will be filled at the level commensurate with the successful candidate’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Work with the project management team to develop, implement and coordinate planning, estimating and cost controls for electric distribution construction projects. Review cost estimates and monitor detailed electric distribution construction project schedules. Develop and maintain cost plan based on approved estimates and schedules. Monitor actual project cost and/or work status data to ensure project is proceeding on schedule and within budget. Develop a document management platform to track and store all project related documents (drawings, worksheets, procedures, spend) generated during the lifecycle of a large construction project. Assists with the maintenance of the consolidated project dashboard for the organization. Ensure projects are correctly setup in the work management system. Prepare budgets and analyze monthly cost reports. Implement, evaluate, and monitor controls systems. Communicate with contractors and company personnel on cost control matters. Ensure project invoicing is compliant with current contracts and the most economical options are billed. Interface with other departments to coordinate and integrate support requirements for the project budget. Evaluate project field and scope changes for impact on cost and/or schedule and update project budgets. Assist with spend analysis for Purchase Order increases. Ensure Electric Distribution stays in an audit ready position.

Candidates hired at the Controls Specialist and Senior Controls Specialist levels are expected to work more complex assignments while demonstrating strong leadership and mentorship abilities.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

Controls Specialist (Mid-Level)

• 2-3+ years of relevant experience in directly related field
• Knowledge of cost controls principles
• Good verbal/writing/presentation skills
• Effective work and project management skills
• Effective decision making and problem solving
• Effective math and computer skills
• Effective analytical skills
• Works effectively with employees at all levels and external personnel
• Consistently applies good business judgment
• Applies analytical abilities to diverse issues
• Manages multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Ability to verify data and present statistical reports and documentation

Senior Controls Specialist

• 5-6+ years of relevant exempt experience in directly related field
• Strong knowledge of cost controls principles
• Strong Verbal/writing/presentation skills
• Strong work and project management skills
• Strong decision making and problem solving
• Strong math and computer skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Works effectively with employees at all levels and external personnel
• Consistently applies good business judgment
• Applies analytical abilities to diverse issues
• Manages multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Must be able to verify data and present statistical reports and documentation

**For all levels, the following is preferred:

• High level of proficiency with MS Excel, Word, Power Point, and SharePoint

• Ability to analyze large amounts of data

• Team player with strong customer focus skills, must be able to effectively interface with the project team, other ED business groups and vendors

• Understanding of cloud-based user applications and other analytical software such as Power BI, Alteryx, PowerQuery is a plus

Education Requirements

For all levels of position:

Degree or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience may be accepted in lieu of preferred level of education:

Bachelor

Preferred Disciplines: Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, Business, Information Systems

Other disciplines may be substituted for the preferred discipline(s) listed above

Other: Technical

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