Regional Project Controls Manager

Overview

The Regional Project Controls Manager will play a key role in the successful delivery of PMO projects valued between $10 million and $250 million. Work supports routine outages, planned maintenance, expansions, and emergency work, with a primary focus on cost control as a billable resource.

Reporting to the Project Controls Director, this role partners with stakeholders across the business.

Responsibilities

• Create and update large PMO project detailed schedules L3 and L4.
• Manage budget loading, track actuals, and estimate at complete (EAC) cost on 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 sites to audit costs, meet with project teams and vendors.
• Support site planners and other remote planners and cost resources as a subject matter expert.
• Mentor and cross-train team members on scheduling and cost tracking.
• Indirectly manage and scope third-party resources (approximately 4–6 resources).
• Work directly with Project Managers, procurement, regional resources, and management to track vendor cost 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.
• Support preparation of regional monthly cost, schedule, and cashflow reviews.
• Ensure project dashboard KPIs are complete and accurate in accordance with the company’s calendar.
• Run team calls and meetings when necessary.
• Contribute to Post Outage Review summaries, including improvement actions, best practices, and lessons learned.

Requirements

Education

• A 4-year college degree is desirable; at least 2 years of direct experience may be considered in lieu of a 4-year degree (High School Diploma or equivalent required).

Experience

• Strongly preferred: direct experience in outage planning, outage cost tracking, and a good understanding of power plant operations.
• Also acceptable: experience in an industry with large scale planned maintenance cycles with similar project sizes.
• Demonstrated Project Controls experience, including building cost-loaded schedules and tracking prior outage cost.
• Prior experience with onsite tracking of large complex outages in both cost and schedule.
• Prior experience reporting outage performance to senior management.

Skills

• Highly skilled and proficient in planning tools such as Primavera or Microsoft Project.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office applications, especially Excel (spreadsheets, modeling, and pivot tables). Higher proficiency in Access is preferred.
• Strong 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 at all levels across corporate offices and operating facilities.
• Understanding of cost implications on changes to the schedule critical path, including ability to explain key drivers related to impacts on cost.
• Ability to compile planning documentation for review and implement revisions.
• Good presentation skills for communications to PMO Project Managers and the Project Control team.
• 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 other team members.

Preferred Qualifications

• Access to higher-level proficiency in Access.

Travel

• Must be willing 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.
• Must be able to 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.
• In addition to salary, this role is eligible for benefits, including:
  • Medical, prescription drug, vision, and dental plans
  • 401(k) plan
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid time off
  • Paid holidays

Location

Primary location for the pay range is the posting location (base pay range provided above).