Senior Controls Specialist; Richmond, Hybrid

Dominion Energy is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers every day. If you want to work for a purpose-driven company that values safety and collaboration, we’re looking for you. You won’t just find a job here; you’ll find your career.

We offer a hybrid 3-2 work schedule (three days in the office, two days of teleworking) to accommodate the need for flexibility.

Military service members and veterans with ranks from E5-E9, W1-CW5, or O3-O6, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined below will be considered for this opportunity.

At this time, Dominion Energy cannot transfer or sponsor a work visa or employment authorization for this position.

This position does not offer relocation assistance.

This role is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing cost control functions for assigned O&M and Capital projects within project construction. This role ensures project performance is aligned with approved budgets, and organizational objectives through proactive monitoring, analysis, and reporting.

• Develop, implement, and coordinate planning, estimating, and cost controls for assigned O&M / Capital projects.
• Develop and review project forecasts and cashflows.
• Monitor actual project cost and/or work status to ensure projects proceed on schedule and within budget and provide status reports to management.
• Develop and review O&M / Capital budgets and analyze monthly cost reports.
• Assist in training lower-level controls personnel.
• Implement, evaluate, and monitor controls systems.
• Conduct meetings with contractors and company personnel on cost control matters.
• Act as lead controls discipline representative to major projects.
• Interface and coordinate with other corporate and station groups.
• Establish and implement cost and planning control policy and procedures for O&M / Capital projects.

• Review and adhere to Project Controls Policies and Procedures as it relates to the management of assigned O&M / Capital projects.
• Review contracts and Purchase Orders / Change Orders for impact on project forecast and cashflows. Update and adjust forecasts based on this information.
• Initiate regular communication with Contracts counterpart to understand potential contractual issues and cost impacts.
• Process invoices, requisitions, and wire payments on a daily/weekly basis, fully reviewing backup data to be in adherence with contract terms and conditions. Reviews invoices for proper scope, documentation, and cost posting.
• Update monthly standard Controls financial actuals reports in a timely manner using SAP as data source.
• Schedules availability around closing calendar to ensure all necessary work is completed to meet corporate and department deadlines. Works with manager and other team members on backup plans if unavailable.
• Support month-end closing processes, ensuring costs are properly booked and accrued to appropriate O&M / Capital projects.
• Communicate with PM’s and/or vendors to understand work completed but not billed to post month-end accruals. Obtain cost estimates as needed.
• Updates manager on key issues affecting project cost and cashflows. Keep manager informed on challenges to forecast and mitigation strategies.
• Monitors projects to ensure projects are proceeding within budget. Prepares monthly forecasts to include material deliveries, EPC cashflows, labor and surcharge projections, and other contractor cashflows.
• Perform additional analysis on large impacts as needed and develop summary presentations to effectively communicate options/ strategies for addressing issues.
• Schedules, leads, and directs formal monthly financial reviews of assigned projects with Dominion project team.
• Attends (preferably in-person and on-site) monthly led project meetings reviewing project status.
• Attends other project led meetings not necessarily related to financials to integrate onto team and understand other aspects of project that may ultimately impact cost/schedule.
• Cultivate daily/weekly touchpoints with PM’s on assigned projects to discuss potential issues affecting forecast.
• Collaborate with other Dominion…