Project Controls Specialist

Role summary / purpose This role will support a Project Management and Construction (PMC) project at a brownfield site in Rowan County, NC. The project is an 850 MW Simple Cycle Power Plant Construction project. Mobilization is occurring in the summer of 2027, and completion is expected to be late 2029. This position reports to the Project Controls lead and supports the Project Managers and Project Directors. This position will be expected to lead and direct the setup and maintaining of the Project Schedule. This position will support the site project teams with schedule updates through field observations of project progress, tracking of quantities, interaction with vendor project staff, change order impact evaluations, and support regular project status updates. Mobilization to the site is expected. Principal Project Controls Specialists (PPCS) provide day-to-day analysis and evaluation of data associated with portfolios, programs and projects. PPCSs serve as a role model and expert in project controls (cost, contract, WBS, schedule, resource, etc.). PPCS perform complex aspects of individual project estimating, scheduling, change documentation and cost control while communicating program or portfolio status. PPCSs provide mature technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) support where demonstration comes from extensive and diverse work experience and/or formal education. PPCSs apply advanced project controls principles to establish and maintain rigorous performance standards. As team leader, PPCS demonstrate advanced levels of application, analysis and evaluation of data. PPCSs are essential to 1) day-to-day coaching and mentoring of Project Control colleagues, 2) training and associate development in project and project controls aspects, 3) oversight of unit process and procedures, 4) understanding and application of complex project controls principles, and 5) continuous improvement and development of Project Controls systems for communicating forecasts and trends. PPCSs assure project control data collection tools, analysis, communication and reporting systems are accurate and functioning according to Enterprise policies (e.g. Financial, Risk, Supply Chain, etc) and Project Management Center of Excellence (PMCoE) requirements. The PPCS position may lead assigned PC teams in absence of the Site Project Controls Lead. PPCSs support multiple management and project teams of varying size and complexity simultaneously. PPCS will lead or direct communication for portfolio, program and project reviews. PPCSs is a proficient expert with computer applications for analytics related to schedule, cost, and risk. PPCSs support communication of project, program and portfolio performance including interpretation of trends and forecasts. PPCSs contribute to analysis and results of project cost, forecasts, contracts, schedules, resources etc. This position is critical to mentoring the Project Controls and Project Management teams. Key responsibilities • The Scheduler will be responsible for incorporating the developmental/ implementation details into the schedule (once implementation contracts are awarded), integrating with other site work activities that either impact or is impacted by the new project, and for defining the implementation baseline dates. • The Scheduler will maintain and update all field implementation work. These updates may be obtained from the vendor schedule submittals, manual updates provided by on-site / responsible vendo…