Director of Project Controls, HV/BESS
SOLV Energy
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: San Diego • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $164,465 - $218,739 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- The Director of Project Controls will partner with the HV/BESS Operations Team to facilitate successful project outcomes through development and implementation of robust controls processes including risk assessment, strategic planning, project setup, project forecasting and reporting, corrective action, and closeout.
- Monitor risk and margin potential, at the project, portfolio, and enterprise level through the analysis of cost and schedule data.
- Develop and implement processes and support to ensure accuracy and timeliness in cost and schedule reporting.
- Monitor conformance with company procedures and best practices related to subcontracting and insurance.
- With Operations team, develop and maintain a regular project review schedule that effectively identifies: Pre-mobilization project readiness, In-progress risk and opportunity potential, Post-construction lessons learned.
- Where reviews identify undue project risk or potential enhancement opportunity, Director of Project Controls will work with the project team and Operations leadership to develop a strategic action.
- Work with Operations PMO and Technology team to develop and deploy data visualization and dashboard tools that facilitate “big picture” communication to executives, senior management, and external stakeholders.
- Partner with Business Development, Estimating, and Preconstruction teams to provide historical cost data to support estimating and sales.
- Manage Cost Management and Scheduling team to ensure that in-flight projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with scope and quality expectations, while providing clear visibility into project-level performance, risks, and trends throughout the project lifecycle.
- Serve as a decision-support function that enables project managers and executives to maintain control over a project’s performance from start to finish.
- Support project teams with major change orders and dispute resolutions.
- Engage with outside consultants and outside counsel as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, Finance, related field or equivalent experience
- 15+ years construction industry experience in project management, controls, or accounting, with emphasis in project risk management
- Solar power plant construction experience and/or basic knowledge of systems and functions
- Demonstrated understanding of cost forecasting and labor productivity
- Mastery of enterprise cost control software (CMiC preferred)
- Working knowledge of data analytics software (Power BI preferred)
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills, and professional telephone disposition
- Effective problem-solving ability and strong analytical skills; ability to see underlying or hidden problems and patterns and review from multiple perspectives.
- Ability to lead and achieve cooperation with internal business partners.
Benefits
- Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance.
- Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
project managementrisk managementcost forecastinglabor productivityproject controlsstrategic planningdata analysiscost managementschedulingdispute resolution
Soft skills
communication skillsproblem-solvinganalytical skillsleadershipcollaborationstrategic thinkingdecision supportadaptabilitycritical thinkinginterpersonal skills