<p>The Project Controls Specialist works under the guidance of our Project Controls Leadership and in partnership with our Operations Team to provide a single point of contact for Cost and Schedule across a portfolio of projects. This role will include preparation and maintenance of various Project Controls tools including but not limited to Cost and Resource Loaded CPM Schedules, Project Forecast Sheets, and 4 Week Lookahead Reports.</p> <p>The Project Controls Specialist will report to the Edison, Albany, or Worchester office at least four (4) days per week. This position also involves 10-40% travel per month to project sites to engage with project teams.</p> <p>Essential Duties and Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Create and maintain project schedules across multiple projects/portfolios </li><li>Work with the project team to build initial project schedules that includes high level of detail and sub-schedules </li><li>Monitor progress and produce accurate projections of time and cost </li><li>Load and trend both cost and resources into the project schedules </li><li>Conduct monthly forecast review meetings across multiple project teams </li><li>Perform Quality Assurance on project forecasts across multiple projects/portfolios </li><li>Ensure accurate earned cost/revenue and cost to complete values in project forecast sheets </li><li>Hold project teams accountable for effectively utilizing project controls tools and track utilization for reporting to Director of Project Controls </li><li>Attend, participate, and contribute to cost forecast meetings; take meeting notes, track open points, and manage follow-ups </li><li>Support Operations with verifying and checking of invoices and claims from suppliers, vendors, and subcontractors to ensure that all project expenditures are correctly accounted for </li><li>Identify trends and recommend actions based on sound financial and schedule analysis </li><li>Produce and analyze 4-week lookahead reports </li><li>Attend and participate in team meetings both remotely and on the project sites </li><li>Develop reports to aid and enhance performance of project teams </li><li>Create databases and tools that will provide further insight into CS Energy's project portfolio </li><li>Present project plans, technical roadmaps, risks and recommendations to senior business leaders within technical space and occasionally to senior leaders in partner technical teams </li><li>Help identify and implement cost and schedule process improvements </li><li>Interact with subcontractors and clients, as necessary </li></ul>