Regional Project Controls Lead - Outages & PMO

Covanta; Tennessee; On-site; USD 91,000 - 121,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Reworld is seeking a Regional Project Controls Manager to ensure PMO projects valued between $10 million and $250 million are delivered on time and within budget. You will create and update large PMO schedules (L3/L4) and manage budgets and cost to complete, reviewing vendor terms and payment schedules.

You will travel to sites, mentor planners, and coordinate with project managers to track cash flows and progress, supporting outages and major maintenance across regions.

Qualifications

• 4-year college degree desirable; at least 2 years of direct experience may be considered with a High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Direct outage planning and cost tracking experience preferred; knowledge of power plant operations a plus.
• Experience building cost-loaded schedules and reporting outage performance to senior management.

Responsibilities

• Create and update large PMO project schedules (L3/L4).
• Budget load, track actuals and estimate at complete cost on large PMO outages.
• Review contractual payment terms with clients and develop schedule of payments; ensure invoices align with terms.
• Travel to sites to audit costs and meet with project teams and vendors.
• Mentor and cross-train planners and cost resources; manage 4-6 external resources.
• Track vendor costs and cashflows with PMs; update installments based on progress.
• Support development of standard scopes of work for Boiler outages, Turbine outages, and PMO projects.
• Prepare regional monthly cost, schedule, and cashflow reviews.
• Ensure project dashboards KPIs reflect calendar and progress.

Skills

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Excel

MS Office

Cost tracking

Budgeting

Outage planning

Vendor cost

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

High School Diploma or equivalent acceptable

Tools

MS Access

Job description

Reworld is seeking a Regional Project Controls Manager to ensure PMO projects valued between $10 million and $250 million are delivered on time and within budget. You will create and update large PMO schedules (L3/L4) and manage budgets and cost to complete, reviewing vendor terms and payment schedules.

You will travel to sites, mentor planners, and coordinate with project managers to track cash flows and progress, supporting outages and major maintenance across regions.