Project Controls Advisor leading project scope and cost consolidation efforts while ensuring compliance with governance processes for large-scale projects.
Responsibilities
The Project Controls Advisor leads the effort to consolidate scope and cost for projects ranging from ~$25M to $1B+.
Ensure projects follow the governance process and assist the Project Manager with receiving executive approval for projects throughout their lifecycle.
Develop responses to regulatory and legal data requests as it pertains to the estimated costs.
Work with Project Management, Project Controls, Engineering, Finance, Law, Regulatory, and others to plan, schedule, and manage the process for gathering scope and cost for project aggregations at each stage gate from all disciplines.
Analyze cost estimates to verify that they are in-line with historical benchmarks for projects with comparable scope.
Manage supporting documentation for stage gate updates and regulatory filings.
Peer review project aggregations.
Develop Cost Estimates for new Transmission & Distribution Substations, Rebuild/Expansion of Substations, Major Equipment Replacements, Protection Upgrades/SA3, and new Customer Substations.
Prepare scope take‐off based on Design Specification, Meeting Minutes/Scope of Work, and Electrical & Civil drawings.
Estimate material & labor costs applied estimating standards for direct & indirect costs and prepare estimates into Cost Estimating Tools i.e., SCMT and InEight.
Collaborate among cross functional impacted stakeholders and utilize Engineering, Cost Estimating, Scheduling and Project Management knowledge to review cost estimates and obtain approvals.
Perform detailed variance analysis for cost estimates at various stages of project life cycle.
Complete multiple Peer reviews of Cost Estimates prepared by different Estimating team members to validate accuracy, scope, jurisdictional splits, and cost elements.
Requirements
Minimum of one year construction industry experience.
Understanding of civil engineering principles, practices, and tools.
Proficient in computer-assisted design (AutoCAD) and other design, data recording, and analyzation software.
Ability to read, interpret and understand engineering plans and schematics, and soils reports.
Capability to visualize the finished grade production.
Knowledge of Best Management Practices (BMP).
Understanding of materials, methods, and tools involved in the construction or repair of buildings.
Understanding of safety regulations related to assigned projects.
Ability to identify and solve complex problems.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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