Project Controls Specialist

Salary Range: 150000 to 190000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

THE WORK:

 
•    You’ll demonstrate project controls expertise gained through experience on large capital projects, with a preference for Utility New Gas Generation projects, and support project teams in the successful planning and execution of assigned projects.
•    You’ll develop and maintain integrated project schedules, plans, and WBS structures and apply fundamental scheduling and cost control techniques throughout the project lifecycle.
•    You’ll identify, analyze, and document schedule and cost variances between planned, earned, and actual performance and assess potential impacts to project milestones, completion dates, and overall project outcomes.
•    You’ll perform schedule analytics to evaluate schedule quality, critical and near-critical paths, progress, contractor performance trends, and compliance with contractual scheduling requirements.
•    You’ll work collaboratively in an integrated project environment consisting of client personnel, engineering firms, EPC contractors, OEMs, construction contractors, and other project delivery partners.
•    You’ll promote safe behavior and ensure adherence to all applicable safety requirements and project site rules.
•    You’ll implement Accenture and client Project Management Standards across cost, schedule, scope, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), risk, change, and reporting to support consistent and predictable project delivery.
•    You’ll support Stage Gate reviews by developing and analyzing cost, schedule, progress, risk, and project controls information needed to assess project readiness and performance.
•    You’ll analyze contractor schedule and progress data to identify key project issues, validate reported progress, assess performance trends, and support Project Administration and Accounting in the review of contractor invoices.
•    You’ll assist in project and portfolio analysis, optimization, and reporting, including assessments of cost, schedule, and risk associated with completing planned scopes of work in alignment with approved budgets and multi-year capital plans.
•    You’ll develop project and portfolio performance metrics, dashboards, and reports that provide project leadership with timely visibility into project performance, trends, risks, and emerging issues.
•    You may conduct training on client Stage Gate Processes, project management standards and implementation guides, and project controls disciplines such as Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA).
 
Onsite at client site: The work location for this role is onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery and cultivate our client relationships. 
 

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

•    Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field, OR 6 years of equivalent/related work experience in addition to the minimum experience requirement in lieu of a degree.
•    Minimum of 4 years of capital project scheduling experience on process industry projects such as power generation, oil and gas, refining, chemicals, or mining, with project values of $500 million or greater.
•    High proficiency with Primavera P6 and demonstrated ability to develop, maintain, and analyze integrated project schedules.
•    Experience performing project controls analysis across schedule, cost, progress, change, risk, and reporting disciplines.
•    Strong written and verbal communication skills, a sense of urgency, self-starter behaviors, and a demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced project environment.
•    Ability to communicate complex technical and project controls information clearly to project managers, project leadership, contractors, and other stakeholders.
•    Ability to perform field walkdown observations/inspections on foot across moderate to rough terrain and the ability to lift 25 lbs. overhead.

BONUS POINTS TO HAVE:

•    Direct capital project scheduling experience on Utility New Gas Generation projects, including Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) and/or Simple Cycle Gas Turbine projects.
•    Project scheduling experience working directly for a utility/owner, EPC contractor, engineering firm, or Owner’s Engineer on major power generation projects.
•    Experience working with EPC contracts and projects executed under various contracting strategies, including EPC and multi-prime delivery models and experience evaluating contractor schedules, validating contractor progress, analyzing schedule performance trends, and supporting invoice review.
•    Experience with Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA), project risk management, change management, cost management, contract management, and performance reporting.
•    Experience creating project and portfolio performance metrics using standardized dashboards and reports.
•    Demonstrable experience working at construction sites, engineering offices, fabrication facilities, and other project delivery locations in support of major capital project teams.
•    Certifications from PMI and/or AACE International (AACEi).