Project Controls Compliance Lead

Project Controls - Regulatory Reporting & Compliance Lead Role summary / purpose The Project Controls - Regulatory Reporting & Compliance Lead is responsible for leading regulatory reporting, compliance activities, and information requests for major gas generation projects. The role serves as the primary liaison between project leadership, regulatory affairs, legal, finance, engineering, construction, contracts, procurement, and project controls organizations to develop accurate, timely, and defensible regulatory filings, audits, executive briefings, and business communications. The ideal candidate is an experienced Project Controls leader with expertise in large-scale EPC project execution, including cost, schedule, forecasting, risk, change management, and project performance reporting. This individual will leverage deep project controls knowledge to translate complex project data into regulatory and executive communications while leading cross-functional reporting efforts with significant independence. The successful candidate will integrate project information into clear, concise, and defensible regulatory and executive communications. The position requires exceptional written and verbal communication skills, strong organizational and communication capabilities, and the ability to influence and coordinate across multiple functional organizations. This position operates with significant independence and is expected to lead complex cross-functional reporting efforts with limited supervisory direction. Key responsibilities Project Controls Leadership & Integration • Serve as the project controls subject matter expert for regulatory reporting and compliance activities. • Provide independent review and challenge of project cost, schedule, forecast, contingency, change management, and risk information incorporated into regulatory submissions. • Integrate cost, schedule, risk, earned value, productivity, and performance metrics into executive and regulatory reporting. • Partner with project controls teams to ensure consistency between regulatory filings, project forecasts, business plans, and executive reporting. • Evaluate project performance trends and communicate risks, opportunities, and key drivers impacting project cost and schedule outcomes. • Support development and defense of project controls methodologies, forecasting assumptions, contingency usage, and project performance metrics during audits, prudency reviews, and regulatory proceedings. Regulatory Reporting & Compliance • Lead development, coordination, and delivery of regulatory reports, filings, audits, and information requests. • Serve as the primary coordinator for project-related regulatory reporting activities. • Lead cross-functional responses to regulatory data requests, ensuring completeness, consistency, accuracy, and timely delivery. • Prepare responses to commission inquiries, prudency reviews, rate cases, audits, and compliance-related activities. • Ensure reporting alignment with regulatory commitments, company policies, and approved project information. • Maintain supporting documentation, audit trails, and reporting records. Information Integration & Reporting • Gather, validate, and integrate project information from project controls, engineering, construction, contracts, procurement, finance, and other functional organizations. • Develop regulatory filings, executive reporting, responses, and supporting narratives using information provi…