Principal Project Controller - Scheduler

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

This Principal Project Controls- Scheduler role is responsible for cost monitoring and controlling within defined standards and consistent practices. The position works closely with project teams on the compilation, assessment and documentation of project costs and associated cost monitoring and reporting required at various stages of the projects.  Must have advanced skills in communication, cross-cultural awareness, and leadership.

Your Day to Day:

• Initiate and plan all cost controls aspects of a project, which includes, but is not limited to project baselines and risk registers.  Apply tools and techniques to plan work such that inefficiencies are reduced and overall project performance is optimized. Apply cost or risk analytics to confirm validity of plan.
• Responsible for the cost monitoring, tracking and cost control work 
• Supports forecast estimation and verifies the accuracy of the actual to date cost (material, labor, manufactured costs, suppliers’ invoices, timesheets, travel expenses.)
• Aligns with scheduler to ensure costs and schedule are aligned, providing time phased cost forecasts.
• Analyze internal costs to identify trends in cost forecasts. Support the project team by attending meetings and working collaboratively with others.
• Presents all financial data in a transparent way, attends project and management review to present cost status, budget deviations and root causes
• Promote teamwork and effective communication, which includes maintenance and dissemination of project metrics to ensure team, customer, and all stakeholders are kept informed of project status
• Serve as project cost controls point of contact for internal and external customers in support of the successful project execution through completion. Integrate project’s objectives and actions through participation with other project groups in matters of common concern.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree. Applicable disciplines are Project Management, Engineering, Business, Construction Management or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of project cost controls experience in the nuclear industry or in EPC projects
• Some experience in other project controls areas such as scheduling, risk management, change control would be beneficial
• Knowledge of project reporting, cost control and engineering controls, previous experience working with different business systems and tools (i.e. SAP, MSP and Excel)
• Required Competencies:
  • Communication
  • Driving for Results
  • Planning and Organization
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Teamwork
  • Employee Development /Mentoring
• Language : Proficiency in English

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability

Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being.  In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacations and Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

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