Principal Project Controls Specialist

Responsibilities

Develop / Generate Periodic Project Controls Communications

Develop and generate project controls routine analytics for communication(s) prescribed by the business unit. Responsible for data collection, verification, validation and analysis of data to support project controls communications. Responsible for distributing and archiving project controls reports as appropriate. Provide presentation quality reports and communications as needed to project and management teams and be available to present if needed to project team / management team.

Lead and Perform Change Control

Track and manage changes to the project scope and schedule. Primary participant in audit reviews, acting liaison between sourcing and project management and project communications.

Coordinate Project Controls Benchmarking and Self-Assessment Initiatives

Assists in the coordination for scheduling benchmarking for project controls functions, and self-assessment initiatives relevant to types of projects typically managed by the project controls group. Coordinate improvement opportunities, adoption of best practices to address gaps in performance.

Expertise in Project Controls Methodologies

Implements systems for creating : a) common Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), b) project schedules, project change control management, and c) communications associated with project controls. Supports systems to track and communicate project status, perform project controls related analyses at a level appropriate for projects / programs for the assigned business.

Extensive Experience with Creating Modifying, and Analyzing Schedules

Has expert experience and knowledge of scheduling and Primavera P6. Extensive experience with creating, modifying, and analyzing schedules. Displays expert schedule management practices by building and managing float, optimizing schedules for known constraints, and appropriately escalating schedule concerns identified via analysis. Capable of optimizing schedules to support varying businesses and sponsor organizations. Experienced with both developing reporting metrics to gauge schedule quality and performance and implementing corrective action to improve performance.

Effective Team Leadership

Establishes effective relationships with customers (project management & sponsor organizations) and project teams to support resolution of project / programs controls issues and requirements. PPCS maintains effective relationships with customers, supports the resolution of quality issues, and complete assignments (proposals, project tasks, reports, etc.) within negotiated budgets and schedules.

Basic / Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Finance, Business Administration, Engineering, Project Management or other related degree AND six (6) years minimum required related experience

In lieu of degree and experience listed above, High School / GED AND10 years minimum required related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Masters degree in Finance, Business Administration, Engineering or other related degree

Professional certifications : Project Management Professional, Certified Associate of Project Management, PMI-SP, AACE-CCC, AACE-PSP, AACE-EVP, AACE-CEP

Additional Preferred Qualifications

Software such as MS Project / MS Office Suite, Primavera, Business Objects, Passport, Powerplant, Emax, Peoplesoft

Risk management tools / Monte Carlo analysis

Working Conditions

Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable daily commute to a Duke Energy facility.

3 days in office; flexible

Specific Requirements

Expertise with project management / project controls concepts / computer applications / analytics

Employee development

Strong collaborative team member

Oversight

The Principal Project Controls Specialist may have relationships with individuals of varying levels in the following organizations :

Community Relations

Corporate Communications

Construction Management

Development

Engineering

Enterprise Security

Environmental, Health and Safety

Finance

Fuels

Global Risk Management and Insurance

Human Resources

Legal Department

Operations

Quality

Project Management Center of Excellence (PMCoE)

Project Management

Regulatory and Compliance

Stakeholder Engagement

Supply Chain

Others

Project teams of external Suppliers / Vendors

LI-VF1

LI-Hybrid

Travel Requirements

5-15%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

Represented / Union Position

Visa Sponsored Position

Posting Expiration Date

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

All job postings expire at 12 : 01 AM on the posting expiration date.