Project Controls Specialist

Position: Project Controls Specialist (44.26)
Golden State Water Company is one of the largest investor-owned water utilities in the United States. We deliver quality, reliable water to more than 1 million people in over 80 communities throughout California. Golden State Water has been in business for more than 90 years because we put customers first.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Project Controls Specialist, serving in a high-level support role, is accountable for supporting the Project Control Lead and Capital Program Management team to deliver and complete capital projects on time and within budget. ACCOUNTABILITY:
The Project Controls Specialist is accountable for the creation, management, and reporting of project schedules. This includes developing schedule templates, schedule quality reviews, adhere to company standards, schedule baseline monitoring, and schedule status updates. The Project Controls Specialist is also accountable for maintaining accurate cost-loaded schedules through close coordination with the Project Controls Lead, the Capital Program Management Team, and construction contractors.

This is achieved by efficient use of time through good organizational skills, knowledge of project scopes, and resolving issues and questions during a project in an expeditious manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Completes project set-up in Trimble Unity Construct, formerly e-Builder, software
• Analyzes data, reviews logs, and runs reports in the Trimble Unity Construct or other tools
• Creates Work Breakdown Structures and links to Cost Breakdown Structures
• Develops, implements, and maintains effective scheduling reports, cost reports, cash flows, and forecasts for multiple capital projects
• Follows project execution plans
• Helps with engineering, procurement, construction planning, scheduling, logistics, and cost control
• Supports the Project Controls Lead in responding to technical questions from the project team
• Inputs and documents changes to cost reports or forecasts
• Interfaces with the project team to review project and contingency costs and support external audits
• Creates and presents cash flow reports
• Develops various levels of schedules
• Applies and reviews the entry of logic ties within the schedules
• Monitors resource loading of a schedule
• Supports interactive project planning and construction work in progress meetings
• Verifies that the various schedule reports are in the appropriate reporting format
• Creates, reviews, and analyzes pre-programmed project scheduling reports and back-up documentation for accuracy
• Consults with the project team on schedule progress
• Analyzes and evaluates the scheduling method, such as critical path and scheduling techniques, estimating, project cost management, earned value, and forecasting
• Performs schedule what-if scenarios
• Assists with the development and maintenance of dashboards in Power BI.
• Performs quality checks and inspections on project control deliverables
• Complies with all policies and standards
• Performs other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering, construction management, or related field and 5 years of direct project control experience required
• Prior experience with critical path scheduling, project cost management, estimating, and document control required
• Accounting knowledge preferred
• Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement
• Experience with Trimble Unity Construct (e-Builder) preferred
• Ability to facilitate and produce detailed construction schedules and interface those construction schedules with engineering and procurement activities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office QUALITIES OF A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT CONTROLS SPECIALIST:
• Flexible, thoughtful, accountable, and passionate about work
• Willingness to learn
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent customer service support and interventions with a 'can-do' attitude
• Highly organized
• Goal driven
• Approachable TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS
• Web Based Learning, Trimble Unity Construct/e-Builder…