Lead Project Controls Architect — Hybrid + Flexible Work

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation; Dover (DE); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangement

Annual bonus

Career growth opportunities

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is seeking a Lead Project Controls Specialist to drive cost, schedule, and risk controls across major capital programs. You will establish enterprise standards, perform portfolio-level forecasting, and challenge project forecasts with senior leaders.

The role emphasizes governance, development of procedures, and mentoring Project Controls Specialists while delivering risk-adjusted forecasts and Monte Carlo insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, Accounting, Project Management, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of project controls or related experience.
• Standard Drivers' License.
• Expert-level Primavera P6 proficiency.
• Extensive forecasting, risk analysis, and performance measurement experience.
• Demonstrated experience conducting and interpreting Monte Carlo analyses.
• Experience supporting large complex capital projects or programs.
• Preferred Experience: Utility, regulated infrastructure, transmission pipeline, LNG, or major energy project experience.
• PSP, CCP, EVP, PMI-SP, PMP, or equivalent certification.
• Experience developing enterprise project controls standards and operating models.

Responsibilities

• Establish enterprise standards for cost forecasting, performance measurement, contingency management, and executive cost reporting practices.
• Lead portfolio-level cost forecasting reviews and forecast challenge processes.
• Review and challenge project forecasts, assumptions, recovery plans, and contingency requirements.
• Establish enterprise standards for schedule development, schedule quality, critical path analysis, recovery planning, and project controls technical assurance practices.
• Lead portfolio-level schedule reviews and schedule quality assessments.
• Perform independent assessments of project controls maturity and effectiveness.
• Lead enterprise implementation of risk-adjusted forecasting methodologies.
• Establish Monte Carlo analysis standards and confidence-level reporting practices.
• Develop portfolio-level P50, P70, and P90 forecasting methodologies.
• Review project risk assumptions, forecast ranges, contingency requirements, and recovery plans.
• Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for project controls methodologies and best practices.
• Develop and maintain enterprise project controls procedures and governance frameworks.
• Support executive leadership, steering committees, and capital governance boards.
• Mentor and develop Project Controls Specialists at all levels.
• Evaluate and implement project controls software, reporting tools, and process improvements.
• Provide technical leadership for major capital programs and strategic initiatives.
• Assist the Manager, Project Controls with workforce planning, talent development, and capability assessments.
• Depending on organizational need, the Lead Project Controls Specialist may lead cost controls, schedule controls, or risk / forecasting controls capability development while ensuring consistent project controls standards across the enterprise.
• Responsible for developing risk-adjusted forecasts and communicating forecast ranges through integration of schedule risk analysis, cost risk analysis, contingency management, and Monte Carlo simulation outputs.

Skills

Project controls

Forecasting

Risk analysis

Monte Carlo analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, Accounting, Project Management, or related discipline

PMI-SP/PSP/CCP/EVP/PMP certifications (preferred)

Tools

Primavera P6

Enterprise project controls software

Job description

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is seeking a Lead Project Controls Specialist to drive cost, schedule, and risk controls across major capital programs. You will establish enterprise standards, perform portfolio-level forecasting, and challenge project forecasts with senior leaders.

The role emphasizes governance, development of procedures, and mentoring Project Controls Specialists while delivering risk-adjusted forecasts and Monte Carlo insights.