Project Controls Specialist (44.26)

Project Controls Specialist

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 (preferred), Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other applicable software • Working Knowledge: Project management principles and practices, safe work practices • Ability to: Analyze and input data on project budgets and schedules; communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, professional associates, and the general public

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: • Must be willing to travel as required by project needs. Travel can be up to one (1) overnight stay per month and turnaround full-day trips, by car or by air, up to two (2) days per month • May include but is not limited to standing, climbing, walking, lifting, bending, pulling and/or pushing, grasping, reaching, stooping and crouching, sitting, typing, walking, reading, writing, color determination, speaking, and listening for extended periods of time

Benefits

Our Company supports our employees with rich benefit programs and resources to help them thrive today and prepare for tomorrow. Benefit options include medical, dental, and vision plans with the Company currently paying 85% of the monthly premium for employees and their eligible dependents. We also offer paid vacation and sick time and twelve Company paid holidays per year. To help our employees plan for the future, we offer both a 401(k) retirement plan as well as a Defined Contribution Profit Sharing retirement plan. Additional benefits include life, AD&D, and LTD insurance as well as health savings account and flexible spending plans.

Compensation Information

The compensation range provided is in compliance with state specific laws. Multiple factors are used to determine the actual starting rate of pay for all of our positions, including specific skills, years of experience, education, certification(s), and other job related factors.

The responsibilities of this position will involve access to information that may be considered confidential, private and sensitive. Therefore, the individual filling this position will be required to both allow and pass a background check.

Note: Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with special needs to perform the essential functions.