Hill International

Project Controls Advisor

Hill International$130K — $150K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or related technical field required.
  • 7+ years of financial cost control experience in utilities essential.
  • Familiarity with California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) regulations required.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, Business Intelligence, SAS, and SAP.
  • Advanced Excel skills, including Power Query, mandatory.
  • Intermediate knowledge of Power BI and DAX programming preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborates with T&D stakeholders for cost estimation and budget maintenance.
  • Establishes and monitors cost reporting systems.
  • Applies technical expertise to address atypical challenges using critical thinking.
  • Maintains accurate cost variance tracking to monitor spending and unit volumes.
  • Presents budget statuses to senior management, advising on cost overruns or underruns.
  • Prepares monthly forecasts and identifies risks to performance targets.
  • Analyzes budget variances and evaluates project cost trends.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Employer-sponsored life and accident insurance.
  • Short-term and long-term disability benefits.
  • Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.
  • Professional development programs and tuition reimbursement.
  • 401(K) retirement savings plan with employer contributions.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Hill International is seeking a Project Controls Advisor in Pomona, California

Responsibilities

  • Works closely with Transmission and Distribution stakeholders to prepare cost estimates, develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts, and cash flows for T&D operations
  • Sets up cost monitoring and reporting systems
  • Applies extensive technical expertise and full knowledge of other related financial disciplines. Challenges are atypical and require the regular use of critical thinking, creativity, and resourcefulness
  • Ensures the development and maintenance of accurate cost variances which support tracking of actual spend and volume units
  • Ability to present clearly to Senior Management and advise/consult when recorded costs are either overrun or underrun as compared to the approved budget
  • Prepares monthly, and year-end forecasts and advises management and stakeholders on risks and opportunities in meeting performance targets
  • Analyzes monthly variances from budget and latest forecast and identifies key cost and unit completion trends. Performs trend analysis and actively evaluates monthly project cost performance
  • Develops Operating plans for O&M (Operations & Maintenance) and Capital activities
  • Coordinates discussions with stakeholders to propose solutions for gaps to year-end and operating plan performance targets
  • Stays up to date on industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies in cost engineering and construction management
  • Leads review process to ensure project costs are accurate and structured in a manner that meets major and multi-year projects or program requirements (e.g., work breakdown structure, Continuous Property Records, FERC/CPUC jurisdictional splits, and cost elements/drivers)
  • Performs highly complex analytics and prepares and presents results, alternatives, and recommendations to support business decisions, manage project costs and schedules, and mitigate potential risks
  • Leads or prepares project controls data request responses and work papers in supporting corporate/Organizational Unit governance (e.g. Business Oversight Team and Capital Review Team), internal/external audits, General Rate Cases, and any pertinent regulatory filings.)


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in applicable Financial/Accounting profession, business, technical discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  • 7+ years' experience in financial cost controls for utilities required.
  • Knowledgeable of California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC); understanding of accounting practices of Capital and O&M cost determination required.
  • Experience using Microsoft Office software, Business Intelligence, SAS, and SAP required.
  • Must have extensive Excel experience, including Power Query.
  • Intermediate Power BI experience, including DAX programming preferred.

The salary range for this position is $130,000-$150,000. The offered salary will be based on the applicants qualifications, education, experience and work location.

Depending upon your employment status, Hill's comprehensive benefits may include, Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurances, Business Travel Accident Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Benefits, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Auto & Home Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Voluntary Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance. Paid Time Off (PTO), Holidays, 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Referral Program, Professional Certification Incentive Program, Hill University Learning and Development, Tuition Reimbursement, EAP, Years of Service Awards Program.

Note: This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role mentioned in the job title. Various other duties as required.

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About Hill International

Hill International is a construction consulting firm that provides program and project management, construction management, cost engineering and estimating, quality assurance, inspection, scheduling, risk management and claims avoidance to clients involved in major construction projects worldwide. The company serves a variety of industries, including transportation, power, buildings, industrial, environmental and government. Hill International has managed construction projects on all seven continents, including the construction of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest building in the world.
Learn more about Hill International
Size
2,578 employees
Market Cap
$192.9 million
Industry
Net Income
$5.7 million
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
-6.1%
Revenue
$360.2 million
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