Senior Project Controls Leader: Planning & Scheduling

Jobtailor; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Eversource seeks a seasoned Lead, Regional Project Controls to guide the Planning & Scheduling Team across Transmission and Engineering projects. You will lead baseline development, monitor performance, and drive risk-based forecasting to keep capital programs on track.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in project controls, mastery of Primavera P6, Maximo, Ariba, and Power BI, plus PMP and Primavera certifications. Willingness to travel in MA/CT/NH and engage in emergency assignments is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent degree or experience
• PMP and Primavera P6 certifications are desirable
• Experience with project controls, scheduling, and cost analysis

Responsibilities

• Lead the regional Project Controls Planning & Scheduling Team
• Provide project controls, planning, and scheduling services to Transmission and Engineering organizations
• Direct development of baseline schedules and controls for capital program projects from authorization through close-out
• Ensure projects are completed on time, on budget, safely, and in line with performance targets while minimizing risk and exposure
• Track and report monthly project performance against baseline schedule milestones
• Analyze schedule network logic, critical paths, schedule risks, and forecasts
• Produce complex reports, analyses, specialized cost reports, performance tools, metrics, and dashboards
• Streamline and oversee the use of Primavera scheduling processes across Transmission and Engineering organizations
• Assign work, provide coaching and training, resolve problems, and evaluate team performance
• Develop and maintain accurate project schedules with Transmission and Engineering leaders and stakeholders
• Coordinate vendor schedule status and performance for external engineering and construction vendors
• Ensure schedules are agreed upon and approved before baselines are set
• Monitor schedule variances, support change control, and validate revised project baselines
• Review engineering performance, trends, and impacts on project schedules
• Oversee EOC and COC vendor schedule and cost-reporting performance
• Coordinate vendor schedule disputes, contract change requests, claims, and stakeholder reviews
• Monitor, close out, and archive schedules, including actual-versus-baseline analysis
• Ensure compliance with corporate procedures and regulatory requirements and develop corrective action plans
• Travel between Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire as necessary
• Participate in emergency restoration assignments outside normal responsibilities, hours, and location when required

Skills

Project controls

Planning

Scheduling

Team leadership

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent

PMP certification (desirable)

Oracle Primavera P6 Certification

Tools

Primavera P6

Maximo

Ariba

EBuilder

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Eversource seeks a seasoned Lead, Regional Project Controls to guide the Planning & Scheduling Team across Transmission and Engineering projects. You will lead baseline development, monitor performance, and drive risk-based forecasting to keep capital programs on track.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in project controls, mastery of Primavera P6, Maximo, Ariba, and Power BI, plus PMP and Primavera certifications. Willingness to travel in MA/CT/NH and engage in emergency assignments is required.