Associate Project Controls Specialist, Salt Lake City, UT or Portland, OR #113317

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PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.
 

General Purpose

The Associate Project Controls Specialist as part of the Engineering Equipment Delivery department will support substation and transmission capital and customer projects -throughout the company. Assisting with project material management for engineering design, operations and construction project management offices.

Responsibilities

•    With direction, develop detailed large and complex project plans, and work breakdown structures to support project activity scheduling. 
•    Assist with creating material reports for suppliers to identify project tracking status
•    Confirm order acknowledgements and review confirmation to communicate deviations to project team with recommended solutions
•    Track reporting system to assist with supplier development
•    Create and maintain project schedules located in the engineering design scheduler database. 
•    Coordinate inspection services throughout project, along with invoice processing
•    Facilitate information requests from supplier with project team or specific department ensuring project schedule remains intact
•    Support drawing package deliverables between manufacturer and PacifiCorp
•    Develop cost estimates. 
•    Develop project summary reports, providing tables and graphs of project earned value.  
•    Collaborate with corporate offices on cost, budget and procurement issues, determining positive resolution.  
•    Monitor and identify deviations to plan, and make recommendations to the Project Manager. 
•    Ensure compliance with corporate governance. 
•    Create and maintain SAP project structures. 
•    Develop key performance indicators for critical department metrics.  Analyze and monitor performance and identify areas for improvement. 
•    Analyze SAP project cost data variances and determine necessary corrections. 
•    Research and evaluate data, and independently develop creative alternative to complex processes and situations. 
•    Provide application of scheduling logic, constraints, lag/lead relationships, float management, etc. to apply critical path scheduling methodology. 
•    Develop and analyze ad hoc reports. 

Requirements

•    Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Project Management or a related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
•    Experience working with project life cycles.
•    Ability to perform research and analysis, including the ability to obtain and evaluate relevant data, and develop creative alternatives to processes and situations. 
•    Working knowledge of all Microsoft Office Applications. 
•    Work in a team environment and with all organization levels. 
•    Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing. 
•    Good interpersonal skills and ability to work well with others within and across the organization.

Preferences

• Knowledge of the utility industry.
• CPM certification. 
• SAP project experience. 

Additional Information

Req Id: 113317 
Company Code: PacifiCorp   
Primary Location: SALT LAKE CITY     
Department: Power Delivery 
Schedule:FT  
Personnel Subarea: Exempt
Hiring Range: $78,500 - $101,500  
This position is eligible for an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 12.00% of salary.   

Benefits: Health care, retirement, paid time off, tuition assistance, paid short-term and long-term disability, paid bereavement leave. For more information, please visit:http://https://careers.pacificorp.com/content/New-Benefits-Page/?locale=en_US 

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without an accommodation.

At PacifiCorp, we celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. PacifiCorp is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening.