Principal Project Cost Analyst

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Analyzes key strategic issues facing the Project Management Group and assists in the development of strategic planning processes in support of capital execution plans. Provides project controls cost governance of capital spend portfolio supporting centrally managed work. Develops and monitors the strategic execution plan, annual budgets, and long-range plans for transmission, substation, distribution, and gas projects and programs. Develop strategies and perform analysis for achieving key financial goals.

Prepares comprehensive reports to support business operations including, forecast accuracy, category management of financials, spend recovery plans and interface with key internal and external stakeholders. Leads financial reporting meetings for internal PM's, external vendors and category owners. Responsible for Sr leadership reporting and interface on budget status, risk and impacts. Utilizes multiple existing Exelon systems to support current and future work with respect to budgeting, financial forecasting, actual cost tracking, project authorization, work management, contracts, and material tracking.

Position may be required to work extended hours for coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

• Support multiple projects to analyze and resolve key strategic issues facing Project Management as either a team participant and/or individual contributor.
• Provide strategic analysis and critical thinking to analyze issues that will have a major impact on Project Management's performance
• Conduct research on issues and serve as project analyst for strategy/planning initiatives
• Support the development of discussion materials at the Upper Management level
• Support the strategic planning process
• Develop, maintain, and communicate and execute strategies as it pertains to Project Management's continuing capital growth.
• Support and manage risk for a capital budget greater than $500M.
• Support business units in utilizing the information for strategic planning, creating a value proposition, prioritizing project portfolios, and other objectives to drive efficiencies, customer focus, competitive strategy, and growth as it relates to the strategy
• Develops data and analysis that can be translated into conclusions, implications, and recommendations for incorporation into the business portfolio
• Support effort to cascade the Vision down through the organization together with strategic business literacy issues
• Cascade the vision through the organization aligning and engaging employees
• Communicate key strategic issues by presenting at employee meetings across the company
• Survey external industry data and stay current on industry trends/developments of importance to Exelon.

• Independent contributor, with potential to have direct reporting relationships.
• Takes direction from VP, Directors, Key Managers, and/or project team leads.
• Frames and conducts analysis on strategic issues.
• Interacts regularly with key managers and executives on issues.
• Provides periodic written/oral presentations to key managers and executives on analysis of issues.
• Able to travel across Exelon sites and business units as required.

• Academic/Formal Training:
  Bachelor's degree in Business or Technical Field. In lieu of Bachelor's degree, 9-12 years of relevant experience.
• Job Related/
  
  Experience:
  
  7-10 years of industry/related experience Specialized Skills, Knowledge, License Requirements/Registrations, Etc.
• Excellent analytical skills; demonstrated financial/quantitative and qualitative analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to efficiently manage large capital construction portfolios
• Ability to frame ambiguous issues and structure appropriate…