K&A Engineering Consulting · 1 day ago
Project Scheduler & Cost Controller
K&A Engineering Consulting is a privately held company specializing in consulting, engineering, and project management for power utility and industrial clients. They are seeking a highly motivated Project Scheduler & Cost Controller to produce reports, manage project costs, and develop schedules to ensure project success in the energy and utility sectors.
Business Information SystemsEnergy Efficiency
Responsibilities
The Scheduler and Cost Controller is required to produce a variety of regular and ad-hoc reports in support of our project planning and control initiatives
Working closely with all functional departments, the Cost Controller plays a key role in ensuring that policies, procedures, and standards are adhered to
Verifying the accuracy of all cost information – including confirmation that costs have been properly coded and allocated to the project budget
Producing required accounting and project cost reports
Producing reports on deviations, under-runs and over-runs
Preparing forecasts and cost trend reports
Reviewing and evaluating trends and their impact on project costs
Monitoring project costs and commitment to budget and forecast
Maintaining change control and the change order
Assessing progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress reporting
Responsible for EVM during all project stages
Develop an Integrated Master Schedule of the project according to Customer standards and approved scheduling tool
Develop and evaluate the activities in the Integrated Project Schedule that affect the project and be able to capture work that can be completed in six (6) month Look-Ahead increments including work on critical path, work with less than 2 weeks float, work that can be consolidated, and work required to support that which is compatible with other projects
Develop Project Sequence/Logic – preparation of project schedules that accurately identify the interrelationship of activities to be performed by the various disciplines and Third-Party involvement in the project
Perform Current Schedule and Cost (EV, AC) vs. Performance Measurement Baseline, compare and highlight major activity deviations between the original baseline and the current plan based on monthly updates
Perform Critical Path Analysis, identify and analyze critical paths/activities to ascertain project completion in time and in budget, including forecasting delays and evaluation of alternative scenarios
Overall responsibility for providing guidance to other project personnel on good scheduling practices and techniques
Customer Manager Planning and Control will coordinate Scheduler-Cost Controller Group to ensure the accomplishment of the Portfolio planning and control goals
Scheduler-Cost Controller Group will work under Manager Planning and Control who will provide direction and oversight
Produce a variety of regular and ad-hoc reports in support of our project planning and control initiatives
Work closely with all functional departments, the Controller/Cost Analyst plays a key role in ensuring that policies, procedures, and standards are adhered to
Responsible for developing, implementing, feeding, reconciling and maintaining valuable project control databases and reports for projects
Manages and ensures the reconciliation of program controls data with financial and performance systems, coordinating with Project Managers
Verifies the accuracy of all cost information including confirmation that costs have been properly coded and allocated to the project budget
Producing required accounting and project cost
Producing reports on deviations, under-runs and over-
Preparing forecasts and cost trend
Reviewing and evaluating trends and their impact on project
Monitoring project costs and commitment to budget and
Maintaining change control and the change order
Assessing progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress reporting
Responsible for EVM during all project stages
Qualification
Required
Minimum 3 years of experience in Project Controlling
4 years of experience in Construction Project Scheduling required
CAPM or PMI-SP Certificate or equivalent (requires Avangrid approval)
SAP experience required
Experience in the functional area under which it will be contracted: Substations, T&D, Gas-Hydro and OSG
Preferred
Bachelor's degree preferred
Primavera (preferred) and/or MS Project experience required
Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
FSA, HSA, and Dependent Care Spending Account
401K (Traditional and Roth with Company Match)
Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA)
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Holidays and Flexible PTO
Tuition Reimbursement, Parking and Transit Reimbursement, and Pet Insurance
Long-Term Disability, Short-Term Disability, and Life Insurance
EAP (Employee Assistance Program)