Project Controls Cost Senior Advisor

Benefits

• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Competitive salary

Terravanta is seeking an experienced Project Controls Lead to support complex energy and infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cost management, budgeting, forecasting, and project controls within the energy/infrastructure industry, with a proven finance/accounting background and ability to deliver accurate, timely, and actionable project performance insights.

• Works closely with Transmission and Distribution stakeholders to prepare cost estimates, develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts, and cash flows for T&D operations.
• Sets up cost monitoring and reporting systems
• Applies extensive technical expertise and full knowledge of other related financial disciplines. Challenges are atypical and require the regular use of critical thinking, creativity, and resourcefulness.
• Ensures the development and maintenance of accurate cost variances which support tracking of actual spend and volume units
• Ability to present clearly to Senior Management and advise/consult when recorded costs are either overrun or underrun as compared to the approved budget
• Prepares monthly, and year-end forecasts and advises management and stakeholders on risks and opportunities in meeting performance targets.
• Analyzes monthly variances from budget and latest forecast and identifies key cost and unit completion trends. Performs trend analysis and actively evaluates monthly project cost performance.
• Develops Operating plans for O&M (Operations & Maintenance) and Capital activities.
• Coordinates discussions with stakeholders to propose solutions for gaps to year-end and operating plan performance targets.
• Stays up to date on industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies in cost engineering and construction management.
• Leads review process to ensure project costs are accurate and structured in a manner that meets major and multi-year projects or program requirements (e.g., work breakdown structure, Continuous Property Records, FERC/CPUC jurisdictional splits, and cost elements/drivers)
• Performs highly complex analytics and prepares and presents results, alternatives, and recommendations to support business decisions, manage project costs and schedules, and mitigate potential risks
• Leads or prepares project controls data request responses and work papers in supporting corporate/Organizational Unit governance (e.g. Business Oversight Team and Capital Review Team), internal/external audits, General Rate Cases, and any pertinent regulatory filings.

• Bachelor’s Degree in applicable Financial/Accounting profession, business, technical discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 7+ years’ experience in financial cost controls for utilities
• Knowledgeable of California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC); understanding of accounting practices of Capital and O&M cost determination
• Experience using Microsoft Office software, Business Intelligence, SAS, and SAP
• Expert Excel experience, including Power Query
• Intermediate Power BI experience, including DAX programming

• Strong Communication Skills
• Adaptable
• Proactive
• Critical Thinking
• Commitment to Excellence and Continuous Improvement
• Strong Judgement and Decision Skills

Flexible work from home options available.