Project Controls Manager
Who we are:
Electra is reinventing iron production to tackle the nearly 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions produced from iron and steelmaking. Its patented process uses chemistry and renewable energy to transform a variety of grades of iron ore into environmentally responsible pure iron at scale. By maximizing the value of Earth’s resources and minimizing our environmental footprint and carbon emissions, Electra is forging a green future from the ground up. With a collaborative culture and passion for disrupting the status quo, careers at Electra offer challenge, reward, and the opportunity to bring to market solutions that dramatically improve the health of the planet.
What you will do:
Project Controls Manager position leads the management of cost and schedule functions for the execution of Electra’s projects. This position reports functionally to the VP of Projects.
Key Responsibilities:
Cost
- Develop and implement project cost control systems, procedures, and reporting systems to control the flow of funds for capital projects.
- Manage the cost management system.
- Set up a new project in the cost management system and budgets for projects.
- Facilitate funding approval.
- Review Purchase Orders and manage Invoice Processing for payment through the finance department.
- Manage Change Management and Progress Measurement process.
- Generates and manages cost reports with accurate and timely information on budget, commitments, forecasts, trends, trends, variances, progress, performance, risk and opportunity, contingency, and cash flow.
- Monitors costs against agreed-upon budgets and contractual deliverables within the project.
Schedule
- Lead interactive planning sessions with various functional teams to support schedule development.
- Develops and maintains Project Schedules and Basis of Schedule.
- Interface with Contractors for reviewing and monitoring contractor’s schedules for integration with the Overall Project Schedule.
- Analyze schedules, review delays, and propose schedule recovery alternatives.
- Develops look ahead analysis and is responsible for regular progress reporting.
- Must be able to do proper forecasting, analyze schedule performance variances against the plan and communicate the reasons and proposed mitigation plan.
- Read, understand, and comply with all workplace health and safety policies, safe work practices, and company policies and procedures
What we need you to bring to the team:
- BS degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 15+ plus years of experience in cost and scheduling of process industry projects or related
- Strong business acumen and judgment in developing project schedules and budgets
- Ability to develop relationships in a multifunctional team including engineers, project managers, finance professionals, and third-party contractors.
- Experience with various Cost systems, Oracle Primavera P6, or Oracle Primavera Cloud is beneficial.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills to conduct comprehensive cost and schedule analysis, assessment, and evaluation of reporting activities and to identify issues.
- Interpersonal and oral/written/presentation skills.
- Genuine intellectual curiosity and passion for executing projects in the energy transition space.
Compensation:
- The anticipated starting pay range for this position is $170,000- $195,000 a year, but it may be more or less depending on skills, experience, and education.
Benefits For You:
- 100% paid premiums across all medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, short-term disability, long-term disability, and basic life insurance plans
- Reasonable use PTO
- $1,800 in annual employer HSA contributions (health savings account)
Benefits For Your Family:
- 100% paid premiums across all medical, dental, vision, and telemedicine plans
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
Benefits For Your Future:
- 401k with up to 5% matching contributions which vest 100% on day one
- Eligibility for incentive stock options
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