Project Controls Manager

United Utility; New Orleans (LA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

United Utility, headquartered in New Orleans, LA, seeks a Project Controls Manager to lead cost controls and scheduling across complex power infrastructure projects. You will partner with project teams and accounting to drive monthly closes, develop EAC forecasts, and keep stakeholders informed on risks and opportunities.

You will leverage Primavera P6 and Excel to deliver accurate reporting, variance analyses, and PSR updates, ensuring projects stay on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Experience with project scheduling and cost controls.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders to diagnose and solve problems.
• Proficiency using Primavera P6 and Excel for planning and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Drive monthly close with cost and revenue accruals per policies; extract actuals vs forecast and perform variance analysis.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to develop EAC templates and forecasts.
• Identify risks and opportunities from forecast analyses and communicate to stakeholders.
• Support process improvements for financial systems, project controls, reporting, and dashboards.
• Prepare variance analyses and reporting for internal reviews.
• Lead weekly/monthly PSR processes for internal/external stakeholders.
• Ensure invoices align with contract requirements and reconcile billings.
• Prepare ad hoc reports as requested.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Stakeholder collaboration

Data analysis

Primavera P6

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor of Science in Project or Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About Us

Welcome to United Utility, a dynamic player in the electric utility industry, headquartered in the vibrant city of New Orleans, LA. As a trailblazer, we provide comprehensive and innovative offerings that bolster power infrastructure investments across the U.S. We proudly serve as the parent company to industry-leading utility service contractors specializing in transmission, substation, distribution, and grid hardening projects. Our Core Values are clear and simple: Safety, Quality, Integrity, and Professionalism.At United Utility, we craft power delivery solutions - built safe, engineered smart, and driven by what customers demand - fueling communities with reliable energy. We are the best-in-class, trusted partner delivering customer-centric Power Delivery Construction and Engineering solutions.

About The Role

As a Project Controls Manager at UU, you will play a crucial role in the successful execution of our diverse and transformative projects. The successful candidate will work within stakeholders. The Project Management Office coordinates and collaborates with other functional departments of the organization, providing schedule and cost controls, data capture and analytics, along with process improvement and tools development for all projects. The Project Controls Manager will work collaboratively on cross-functional project teams to provide controls functions for assigned projects throughout the entire duration of the project life cycle. Frequent interaction and coordination will be required across various departments and personnel. Your impact on the business will be significant, as you will work collaboratively with various teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Your expertise in project management, analysis, and coordination will directly contribute to the continued growth and success of our dynamic organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with Project team and Accounting to drive monthly close, ensuring cost and revenue accruals, and revenue adjustments are prepared and processed in a timely manner in accordance with established policies and procedures. Upon close, extract actuals data against forecast/budget/guidance to complete variance analysis for relevant time periods.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to develop Estimate at Completion (EAC) templates and forecasts.
• Identify potential risks and opportunities as part of recurring forecast analysis and communicate them to stakeholders.
• Support process improvement initiatives to drive effective changes in financial systems, project financial control, reporting, and dashboarding.
• Perform analytical review and arithmetic checks of cost reporting documentation.
• Prepare accurate and complete variance analysis and reporting.
• Prepare and support Internal Project Review presentations for management.
• Monitor costs and manpower on a weekly basis, ensuring that actuals are within budget and charged to the correct job number.
• Assist with the preparation, processing, and tracking of contract Change Orders.
• Proactively lead the weekly/monthly Project Status Report (PSR) process for internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure invoices are billed in accordance with contract requirements and reconcile billings, addressing open issues immediately.
• Process cost transfers as required.
• Prepare ad hoc reports as requested.
• Other duties as assigned.

Key Qualifications

• Detail-oriented individual who proactively pursues and investigates underlying details of information being reported to construct a comprehensive understanding of project-related risks and issues.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders to diagnose and solve problems within limited time frames.
• Highly capable of working constructively and maintaining good relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Efficient at data capture and analysis exercises using various enterprise systems.
• Proficiency in Primavera Project Planner (P6).
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Bachelor of Science in Project or Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field; or bachelor’s degree equivalency with practical experience and knowledge of relevant technical systems.
• 2+ years of project scheduling experience preferred.
• 5+ years of project cost controls experience.

Key Nice-To-Haves

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Certified Cost Professional (CCP) or Earned Value Professional (EVP) designation.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.

Key Info

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand, and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and reach with arms. We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive work environment, embracing diversity and promoting equal opportunities for all.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact

Email: HRSC @unitedutility.com

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