Sr Program Controls Specialist

Job Description

As a Sr Program Controls Specialist at Honeywell, you will be responsible for providing cost analysis, process improvement, and metrics for the UPT Equipment execution team. This role will partner with the Integrated program team to develop program plans, create cost baselines and a monitoring/tracking system for large complex programs across multiple sites. This role will also recommend improvement actions for process and tool implementation and will interact with global program management team, business leaders, and customers.

You will report directly to the Sr Program Controls Manager and you’ll work out of our Arvada, CO location on a Hybrid work schedule. In this role, the Sr. Program Controls Specialist delivers cost analysis, process improvements, and performance tracking for complex, multi‑site programs, partnering with cross‑functional teams and supporting global program management and business leaders.

• Provide support in project planning processes, define scopes, establish Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and budgets on allocated projects.
• Accountable for accuracy & timely delivery of all project & management reports & forecasts for costs, revenue, and billing on allocated projects.
• Support the implementation of cost monitoring and control standards, techniques, systems, and reports, including the following activities:
  • Assisting with budget allocation and reporting/cost control for the assigned portions of the project/programs.
  • Supporting the project Risk & Trend Management programs.
• Ensure that all project control activities such as cost management and control are executed in a timely fashion and in accordance with all company standards and contractual requirements.
• Support the development of program plans and establish contract baseline budgets, plan milestones and apply earned value methods.
• Analyze and validate project costs and project performance status.
• Possess in‑depth knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and reporting cycle, including experience in EAC and variance.
• Analyze projects Incurred to Date (ITD) costs and estimate to complete (ETC) costs. Support the quality of projects Estimate at Completion (EAC) cost forecast analysis.
• Support Project Managers in managing and maximizing project margins.
• Support the Project Management team in maintaining timely and effective change management processes, procedures, and systems.
• Identify and troubleshoot problems with Business Forecaster and SAP Project System for equipment forecast and project execution.
• Coordinate invoicing milestone payments with the Project Manager, Customer Care, & Logistics groups. Ensure GAAP requirements are met when invoicing.
• Invoice Resolution Coordination:
  Coordinate with project management personnel, engineers of record, procurement, and accounts payable to resolve supplier invoice issues to support timely payment.
• Status Tracking:
  Coordinate with procurement personnel, expeditors, engineers of record, and Project Managers to verify that PO delivery dates within SAP are maintained and reviewed on a monthly basis.
• Manage the receivables and payables balance on allocated projects, checking accuracy of invoices.
• Work with Program/Project Managers to incorporate approved change orders in cost baselines.
• Actively participate in project review meetings & provide clear, accurate project cost assessment & give proactive advice to drive successful project completion.
• Participate in development of project controls tools & methodology.
• Responsible for project control procedures compliance on allocated projects.
• Participate in internal and external audits.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Management, Business, or Finance with 5+ years of Project Controls (cost management) industry experience; or 10+ years of Project Controls (cost management) industry experience in lieu of a degree.
• 5+ years’ experience in oil & gas, petrochemical, automation, or electronics industry.
• MS Office and SAP applications (Project Accounting module) experience.
• 5+ years’ experience with finance & cash flow – concepts, processes, planned, actual, forecast.
• 5+ years of knowledge of cost estimating,…