Senior Primavera P6 Project Controls Analyst

GTT, LLC

Fresno, CA, USA

Published: 6/14/2022

Technology

Full Time

Job Description

Job DescriptionPrimavera P6 Project Controls Analyst, Senior

Location: Fresno, CA

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid 2 4 days per month on-site (office work, team meetings, and possible project walkdowns)

Contract Details

Position Type: Contract
Contract Duration: 12 months
Pay Rate: $75.00 $80.00 / Hour (USD)
Travel Requirements: Occasional travel (once or twice) for team meetings and possible project walkdowns. May expense work-related travel and training with prior manager approval.
Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

The Electric Operations team ensures the delivery of safe and reliable electric service to customers. Electric Operations is responsible for every aspect of the client's electric distribution and transmission operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, asset management, business planning, restoration, and emergency response. The Senior Project Controls Analyst supports this mission by driving rigorous schedule development, cost plan analysis, financial performance management, and project documentation across a complex utility environment.

Key Responsibilities

Schedule Development and Analysis

In coordination with the Project Manager, develop project schedule and cash flow/forecast plans with functional department input.
Attend project and job kickoff and walkdown meetings.
Create, maintain, and update schedules.
Document, monitor, and communicate project milestones and risks with appropriate stakeholders.
Participate in project status meetings, collect progress data, and revise project plan as needed.
Monitor financial progress and maintain Project Manager's order group. Develop, maintain, and control project schedule plans using appropriate software (for example: SAP Project System, SAP Work Management System, MS Project, and P6 Primavera).

Cost Plan Development and Analysis

Use the cost and schedule plan to determine if project objectives are achievable. Create, maintain, and update monthly forecast budgets. Prepare various cost reports and maintain forecast accuracy. Prepare project performance analysis, cost, and schedule status reports. Identify cost and schedule variances from objectives and recommend corrective action.
Assess and report on project performance using established industry standards.
Ensure that responses to project budget, and GRC or FERC cost requests reflect accurate and current project cost information and stakeholders are in concurrence.
Provide regular communication on project cost, schedule, and risk status to project team members, stakeholders, and public.
Interface with design and planning resources and software systems.
Review and assist in the preparation of Advance Authorizations, Job Estimates, and Re-Authorizations and assist PM in routing for approval.
Prepare journal entries and coordinate or process goods receipts in current software system.
Ensure that responses to budget and cost requests reflect correct project cost information and stakeholders are in concurrence.
Input data into various programs and prepare various cost and forecasting reports.

Project Documentation & Reporting

Verify that project cost and schedule milestones were/were not attained and provide input to identify future process or business improvements and work with responsible parties to implement.
Manage orders from inception through completion and ensure all required documentation is entered in current software system (e.g., EDMS).
Resolve all open items, ensure compliance requirements are met and settlement rules are entered, and close out order.
Maintain scope change, contingency release, change order, and journal entry logs.
Maintain written and electronic project documentation and records for required aspects of the project; maintain project files in accordance with established guidelines and requirements (e.g., utilizing the electronic document management system or EDMS).
Document change order requests, project status, key issues, risks and resolution, priority changes, and approvals.
Provide Project Manager with monthly report of project costs and/or schedule information including variance analysis according to an agreed-upon level of detail and prioritization.
Provide Project Team members with current status report containing schedule and cost information. Comply with Utility Operations Policies, Standards, and Guidelines.
Assist PM with Post Job Critique.

Central Data Management Functions Quality and Analysis

Prepare various monthly and weekly project management reports and report performance reports to management group including scorecards.
Ensure quality of reports for the department, to report out to stakeholders.
Validate weekly and monthly data sets.
May provide support to project manager(s) as necessary.
Fulfill ad-hoc requests for cost-related data analysis.
Participate on (or lead) various process improvement initiatives within Project Management.

Central Financial Analysis Functions Project Budget & Cycle Forecast Monitoring/Reporting

Prepare various monthly and weekly project performance reports budget and cycle forecast reports and finance status reports, utilizing the financial tracking software (e.g., SAP/BW system and EPM).
Coordinate and work with all stakeholders on creating new reports that best measure and support good business decisions, to meet the Year End Annual Budget target.
Coordinate and summarize project cycle forecast variance explanations for the department, to report out to stakeholders.
Ensure that all responses to budget and quarterly cycle requests reflect accurate and current project cost information and stakeholders are in concurrence.
Post and update all the project performance, budget and cycle forecast, and status reports on the Project Management website.

Financial and Performance Management

Monitor, analyze, and report out on the department's Forecasting Performance, with weekly performance reports, utilizing the financial tracking tools (e.g., SAP/BW).
Analyze financial results on a monthly basis, providing explanations of significant cost drivers to PM Leadership reports such as the Green-Red Scorecard and Lessons Learned Reports.

Required Skills

Strong P6 background with strong scheduling skills
Strong knowledge of the Project Controls Analyst (PCA) roles and responsibilities
Proficiency in Primavera P6
Knowledge of P6 scheduling
Proficiency in Excel and Access
Experience with SAP Work Management, Controlling Orders, Planning Orders, BW, and Analysis for Office
Mathematical skills
Forecasting skills
Accounting/budgeting knowledge

Preferred Skills

Project Management, Project Controls, or Construction Management experience
Risk Management and Earned Value Analysis experience
Knowledge of Unifier, ProjectWise, and/or HeavyBid

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or its equivalent in education and experience (required)
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification (required)

Required Experience

5 years as a Project Controls Analyst; OR 7 years of experience in electric or gas transmission and/or distribution business operations area, business planning, accounting, finance, construction management, and/or project management; OR 8 years of related experience if hired externally

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

Hybrid role requiring 2 4 on-site days per month, encompassing office work, team meetings, and possible project walkdowns.
Occasional travel (once or twice) for team meetings and possible project walkdowns.
Personal cellphone or vendor-provided device required.
Client will provide a laptop; in case of major delays in laptop delivery, the vendor must provide a device to start the assignment until a client laptop is ready.
External monitors must be provided by the vendor. Any other home office tools must be provided by the vendor.
PPE: Clothing and shoes must be provided by the vendor. Suppliers must be prepared to provide hardhat, vest, and goggles if needed.
Local candidates only within the client's service territory.

Benefits

Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This client is a major utility and energy company serving approximately 16 million people across a 70,000-square-mile service area spanning northern and central California, making it one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy utilities in the United States. With roughly 25,000 employees, the organization operates some of the most complex energy infrastructure in the country transmission lines, pipelines, substations, and generation facilities that keep homes, businesses, and communities powered every day. The company is actively managing the intersection of traditional infrastructure and emerging clean energy solutions, creating genuine learning and growth opportunities for engineers, project controls professionals, financial analysts, technologists, tradespeople, and business professionals. Safety is a core operating principle that shapes how teams plan, train, and execute work across the field and in the office, and the organization has long invested in a diverse, inclusive workforce supporting veterans, employees with disabilities, and the LGBTQ community.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-12612 Industry: Engineering

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We are a Native American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation that highly values diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients and partners are among the most successful and innovative organizations in the world. Our top clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, and financial services firms, some of the nation’s largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies, and prestigious educational institutions in the Ivy League tier.

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Awards

SIA’s Fastest Growing Staffing Firm: 2023 and 2015
SIA’s Best Staffing Firm to Work for: 2019 -2023
Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Private Company: 2023, 2022, 2016, 2015
Randstad Preferred Supplier: 2020 - 2023
TechServe Alliance Excellence Award. 2019
NH Business Magazines Fast 5 fastest growing companies
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist: 2015

Company Description

Global Technical Talent is a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation (www.Chenega.com) with over 1.3 billion US$ in revenue and 5800 US employees. We provide Total Talent Solutions, Global staffing, SOW, RPO, Direct Sourcing, and Global Payroll with physical offices in US, Canada, and India. GTT Digital headquartered in Toronto specializes in providing high-tech digital and banking talent to some of the nation’s largest financial institutions. As a leader in the staffing industry for over 22 years, we have become one of the largest staffing firms in the New England region, working with Fortune 500 clients and cutting-edge, technology-driven recruiting infrastructure.\r\n\r\nWe are a Native American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation that highly values diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients and partners are among the most successful and innovative organizations in the world. Our top clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, and financial services firms, some of the nation’s largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies, and prestigious educational institutions in the Ivy League tier.\r\n \r\nThere is always a new opportunity for success when you look through all of the open job opportunities on our website’s career page. Just click on this link: https://bit.ly/gttcareers \r\n \r\nAwards\r\n\r\nSIA’s Fastest Growing Staffing Firm: 2023 and 2015\r\nSIA’s Best Staffing Firm to Work for: 2019 -2023\r\nInc 5000 Fastest Growing Private Company: 2023, 2022, 2016, 2015\r\nRandstad Preferred Supplier: 2020 - 2023\r\nTechServe Alliance Excellence Award. 2019\r\nNH Business Magazines Fast 5 fastest growing companies\r\nErnst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist: 2015