Job Description

Principal Project Controls Specialist – Power Generation

Location: Charlotte, NC, with Future Field Mobilization
Employment Type: Contract
Work Arrangement: Full-Time, Onsite

We are seeking a Principal Project Controls Specialist to provide cost management and project controls leadership for a major combined cycle power generation construction project. This role is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and analyzing project controls across cost, contracts, WBS, schedules, resources, forecasting, and earned value management.

The position will initially be based in Charlotte, NC, with future mobilization to a project site located within approximately one hour of Charlotte. The ideal candidate will have extensive EPC project controls experience and direct experience supporting power generation construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

Cost Management & Project Controls

• Establish and maintain project cost baselines, budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting
• Lead earned value management (EVM), variance analysis, and project trend reporting
• Develop cost estimates, manage monthly accruals, and maintain project cost systems
• Manage project contingency, risk reserves, and overall cost performance
• Integrate cost and schedule data to support project forecasting and critical path decisions
• Review change orders and evaluate cost and schedule impacts

Forecasting & Reporting

• Develop monthly project controls reports, forecasts, and performance summaries
• Support phased project funding and roll-up of estimates into project cost reports
• Analyze project trends and identify risks and opportunities impacting cost and schedule
• Coordinate with vendors and contractors to validate cost, schedule, and progress information
• Support project funding requests with detailed cost and schedule analysis

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and coordinate project controls activities across the project team
• Serve as the technical subject matter expert for cost management and project controls
• Partner with Project Managers, Project Directors, schedulers, contractors, and vendors
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior project controls professionals
• Lead implementation of project controls methodologies, tools, and best practices

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
• 10+ years of related project controls experience
• Lead-level experience supporting complex EPC power generation projects
• Experience with Combined Cycle, Simple Cycle, Solar, Battery Storage, or similar power generation construction projects
• Expert knowledge of cost forecasting, budgeting, earned value management, and project controls methodologies
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and cost management system skills
• Experience with Primavera P6, EcoSys, Maximo, and project controls reporting systems
• Valid driver's license
• Ability and willingness to mobilize to a field construction site when required

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced EcoSys administration, configuration, and management experience
• Experience developing EcoSys training materials and training project teams
• Power BI or Web BI reporting and data migration experience
• Familiarity with LoadSpring and Acumen Fuse
• Master's degree in Project Management, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
• AACE or PMI certifications including CCP, EVP, CEP, PSP, PMP, PMI-SP, or CAPM
• Experience with MS Project, Business Objects, Prolog, Passport, Visio, Powerplant, or PeopleSoft