Lead Project Controls Specialist, Project Controls & Reporting

National Grid; Northborough (MA); Hybrid; USD 147,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

National Grid in Northborough, MA is seeking a Lead Project Controls Specialist to oversee schedules and costs for a multi‑billion-dollar portfolio of electric transmission, distribution, and substation projects. You will drive earned value management, monitor monthly progress, prepare analyst comments, and partner with project teams to optimize performance within a hybrid work model.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree (Masters preferred), 5+ years in project controls, Primavera P6 or MS

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, Master's preferred.
• 5+ years in Project Controls or related field.
• Experience with utility/construction projects is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain project schedules across a portfolio of electric transmission, distribution, and substations.
• Monitor monthly progress and analyze costs to identify variances and opportunities.
• Prepare earned value data and project commentary for stakeholders.
• Lead project status meetings and coordinate with PMs to forecast and adjust schedules.
• Perform SPI/CPI variance analysis and support cost optimization.

Skills

Project Controls

Cost Management

Earned Value

Data Analytics

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

SAP

Procore

Excel (Pivot Tables)

Job description

About us

National Grid is hiring a Lead Project Controls Specialist for our Project Controls & Reporting department in Northborough, MA.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live.

The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business

Job Purpose

The Project Controls team is accountable for the development, management, update, and analysis of project schedules and costs for a $9B-$10B dollar portfolio of complex, capital, electric projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Accountable for building and developing project schedules across a portfolio of Transmission Line, Distribution Line and Substation projects. The schedules will be built using the agreed work breakdown structure to support key stakeholder groups. And/or proactively analyze project costs to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for cost optimization.
• Progress each project every month to ensure all projects are monitored for project controls in line with the monthly reporting cycle, checking accuracy and consistency of data.
• Report milestones, planned value and earned value data, % complete on projects and provide project commentaries.
• Attend project status meetings - report on major material status; update forecast and schedule per progress discussion.
• Summarize project performance metrics and provide specialized direction and recommendation to project teams and management for the resolution of diverse project controls issues.
• Earned Value Management by working with the project manager to:
  • Develop of the budget/planned value of work based on the scope of work.
  • Determine the actual value of work completed by the project team based on milestones and objectives.
  • Calculate the earned value of the physical work completed.
  • Perform variance analysis including schedule and cost variances using indices such as the schedule performance index (SPI) and cost performance index (CPI).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, Masters degree preferred.
• 5+ years of work experience in Project Controls, Project Management or Data Analytics/Logic
• Utility/Construction experience is preferred
• Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or Extensive Cost Management experience required.
• SAP & Procore experience would be ideal but not required
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel-VLOOKUPs, pivot tables)
• Experienced working under tight deadlines
• Experienced in influencing, persuading, communicating, challenging, and negotiating.
• Valid driver's license required with a safe driving history that meets National Grid's Safe Driver policy.

More Information

#LI-Hybrid #LI-ES1

Salary

$147,000 - $172,000 a year

National Grid will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

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This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

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