Regional Project Controls Manager

Overview

The Regional Project Controls Manager supports the successful delivery of PMO projects valued between $10 million and $250 million, including routine outages, planned maintenance, expansions, and emergency work. Reporting to the Project Controls Director, this role acts as a billable resource for cost control and works with stakeholders across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Create and update large PMO project detailed schedules (L3 and L4).
• Perform budget load, track actuals, and estimate at complete (EAC) cost for large PMO outages.
• Review contractual payment terms with clients and develop a schedule of payments; ensure invoices are issued in accordance with contractual terms and project progress.
• Travel to job sites to audit costs, meet with project teams, and meet with vendors.
• Support site planners and other remote planners and cost resources as a subject matter expert.
• Mentor and cross-train team resources on scheduling and cost tracking.
• Provide indirect management and scoping for third-party resources (approximately 4–6 resources).
• Partner with Project Managers, procurement, regional resources, and management to track vendor costs and cashflows; update vendor installments based on project progress.
• Support development of Primavera standard scopes of work for Boiler outages, Turbine/generator outages, and PMO projects.
• Support regional planning refreshes 2 times a year.
• Prepare regional monthly cost, schedule, and cashflow reviews.
• Ensure project dashboard KPIs are complete and accurate in accordance with the organization’s calendar.
• Run team calls and meetings when necessary.
• Contribute to completing Post Outage Review summaries with improvement actions, best practices, and lessons learned.

Requirements

Education

• A 4-year college degree is desirable; candidates with at least 2 years of direct experience may be considered with a High School Diploma or equivalent.

Experience

• Direct experience in outage planning and outage cost tracking, with a strong understanding of power plant operations; consideration may be given for an industry with large-scale planned maintenance cycles with similar project sizes.
• Demonstrable Project Controls experience, including building cost-loaded schedules and tracking prior outage cost.
• Prior experience with onsite tracking of large, complex outages for both Cost and Schedule.
• Prior experience reporting outage performance to senior management.

Skills

• Proficiency with planning tools such as Primavera or Microsoft Project, and strong working knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel (spreadsheets, modeling, and pivot tables); Access higher proficiency preferred.
• High level of financial acumen, including creating budgets in a project costing role and tracking actual cost and forecasting estimates at completion.
• Ability to communicate effectively with management across corporate offices and operating facilities.
• Understanding of how changes impact schedule critical path and the resulting cost implications; ability to explain key drivers related to cost impacts.
• Ability to compile planning documentation for review and make revisions.
• Good presentation skills for communications to PMO Project Managers and the Project Control team.
• Experience and ability to plan multiple projects and coordinate them through various phases.
• Ability to delegate and deploy external resources and hold them accountable for defined KPIs.
• Ability to mentor and train team members.

Travel

• Willingness to travel to assigned plants for planning, cost tracking during execution, and reviews.
• Typical duration could last up to a month at a time; overall projects can last for several years.
• Average travel expectation is approximately 50%, with adjustments based on business need.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to climb ladders and scaffold, enter and traverse tight spaces and areas.
• Must be able to walk, sit, climb, balance, crawl, and kneel.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base pay range (primary location): $91,200.00 - $121,400.00 USD per annum.
• Benefits eligibility is provided in addition to salary. Benefits described include:
  • Medical, prescription drug, vision, and dental plans
  • 401(k) plan
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid time off
  • Paid holidays
• Additional benefits mentioned include (for eligible full-time employees based in the USA): comprehensive medical, prescription drugs, dental, and vision coverage; FSA, HSA; short- and long-term disability benefits; up to 7% company match on the 401(k) plan; company-paid life and AD&D insurance; EAP; educational assistance.
• Final salary may be determined based on factors including experience, education, geographic location, skills and competencies, travel requirements, and/or union contracts (if applicable).

Location

Primary work location determines the pay range as stated above (USA-based roles referenced). Travel to assigned plants is required as described.