Scheduler/Cost Controller (Augusta, ME)
- Augusta, ME
- $76,000-102,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
The specific salary offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location.The Scheduler and Cost Controller is required to produce a variety of regular and ad-hoc reports in support of our project planning and control initiatives. Working closely with all functional departments, the Cost Controller plays a key role in ensuring that policies, procedures, and standards are adhered to.
- Verifying the accuracy of all cost information – including confirmation that costs have been properly coded and allocated to the project budget.
- Producing required accounting and project cost reports.
- Producing reports on deviations, under-runs and over-runs.
- Preparing forecasts and cost trend reports. Reviewing and evaluating trends and their impact on project costs.
- Monitoring project costs and commitment to budget and forecast.
- Maintaining change control and the change order register.
- Assessing progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress reporting.
- Responsible for EVM during all project stages.
- Develop an Integrated Master Schedule of the project according to owner standards and approved scheduling tool.
- Develop and evaluate the activities in the Integrated Project Schedule that affect the project and be able to capture work that can be completed in six (6) month Look-Ahead increments including work on critical path, work with less than 2 weeks float, work that can be consolidated, and work required to support that which is compatible with other projects.
- Develop Project Sequence/Logic – preparation of project schedules that accurately identify the interrelationship of activities to be performed by the various disciplines and Third Party involvement in the project.
- Perform Current Schedule and Cost (EV, AC) vs. Performance Measurement Baseline, compare and highlight major activity deviations between the original baseline and the current plan based on monthly updates.
- Perform Critical Path Analysis, identify and analyze critical paths/activities to ascertain project completion in time and in budget, including forecasting delays and evaluation of alternative scenarios.
- Overall responsibility for providing guidance to other project personnel on good scheduling practices and techniques.
- Owner Manager Planning and Control will coordinate Scheduler-Cost Controller Group to ensure the accomplishment of the Portfolio planning and control goals.
- Scheduler-Cost Controller Group will work under Manager Planning and Control who will provide direction and oversight.
- Produce a variety of regular and ad-hoc reports in support of our project planning and control initiatives.
- Work closely with all functional departments, the Controller/Cost Analyst plays a key role in ensuring that policies, procedures, and standards are adhered to.
- Responsible for developing, implementing, feeding, reconciling and maintaining valuable project control databases and reports for projects.
- Manages and ensures the reconciliation of program controls data with financial and performance systems, coordinating with Project Managers.
- Verifies the accuracy of all cost information including confirmation that costs have been properly coded and allocated to the project budget.
- Producing required accounting and project cost reports.
- Producing reports on deviations, under-runs and over-runs.
- Preparing forecasts and cost trend reports.
- Reviewing and evaluating trends and their impact on project costs.
- Monitoring project costs and commitment to budget and forecast.
- Maintaining change control and the change order register.
- Assessing progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress reporting. Responsible for EVM during all project stages.
- Responsible for journal entries when requested.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in Project Controlling and 4 years of experience in Construction Project Scheduling required
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- CAPM or PMI-SP Certificate or equivalent (requires client's approval)
- SAP experience required
- Primavera (preferred) and/or MS Project experience required
- Experience in the functional area under which it will be contracted: Substations, T&D, Gas-Hydro and OSG.
- Flexible Work Schedule
- Health/Dental Insurance
- 401k Plan with Employer Match
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Profit Sharing
- Paid Time Off
- Leadership Development Program
- Fitness Reimbursement
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Referral Bonus Program
- Wellness Program
- Team Building Events
- Community Service Events