The Senior Project Controls Specialist is responsible for establishing and maintaining a centralized project controls function supporting a portfolio of capital projects for the Pinto Valley Engineering Projects Group. This role oversees cost reporting, forecast consolidation, accrual management, and department-level cash flow projections while developing and maintaining an integrated Master Project Schedule. The position serves as a key partner to Project Managers by ensuring consistent, accurate, and timely project data, enabling proactive decision-making and effective portfolio management.
- Maintain monthly project cost reports for the Engineering Projects Group.
- Review actual realized costs from the accounting team, solicit forecasts and schedule information from the department Project Managers.
- Maintain and update site Capital forecasting sheets.
- Collect and submit monthly department accruals.
- Perform variance analysis, develop Cash Flow projections, standardize monthly cost reports, and present findings to the Pinto Valley Senior Leadership team.
- Develop and maintain a portfolio level Master Project Schedule.
- Develop and maintain Executive Summary Schedule (Level 1) for department portfolio. Key milestones will be linked across all projects (Engineering, Funding Approvals, Procurement, Construction...) and aligned with project forecasts.
- Develop and maintain Project Coordination Schedule (Level 3) for budgeted Capital and approved Unbudgeted Capital.
- Determine resource conflicts and critical path impacts across projects.
- Exemplify the Capstone Copper Values in all efforts and interactions while complying with all MSHA safety regulations and Pinto Valley Mine policies and procedures.
- Develop a basic understanding of contracts, purchase order agreements, AFE approval and other Capstone financial approval processes.
- Responsible for but not limited to all tasks/duties assigned or required.
- Technical report writing skills
- Advanced Excel
- Power Bi
- Strong reporting and dashboard development capabilities
- SAP experience or demonstrate ability to learn and use SAP
- Ability to challenge and defend PM inputs
- Good networking skills and ability to communicate with outside resources to gather needed information
- Ability to organize and standardize inputs from multiple sources
- Able to speak, comprehend, read, and write English
- Knowledge and demonstrated expertise in the management of schedules and budgets.
- Project Scheduling tools such as Primavera P6 or MS Project.
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering or related years of experience
- 7+ years of experience in accounting, project controls, cost engineering, project planning or related field
Preferred:
- 3-5 years supporting multi-project or program-level portfolios
- Demonstrated experience working with capital projects in industrial, infrastructure, mining or other heavy construction environments
