Project Controls Specialist, Offshore

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Vestas is the world's largest wind turbine manufacturing company with significant operations in the United States.

Project Controls Specialist, Offshore

The Offshore Project Controls Specialist is responsible for tracking, analyzing and controlling income and spend associated with Vestas offshore wind projects under construction in the United States. The position is responsible for working with the Senior Project Manager and project team to forecast income and expenditures, plan budgets, classify costs by type, track man-hours associated with projects, verify supplier invoices, and oversee the financial impact of change orders for the project.

Responsibilities:

• Provide an accurate and timely assessment of project costs and income against the approved budget
• Recognize actual Subcontractor progress, milestones achieved, variances in cost, and forecast actual vs. budgeted cost
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of overall Project costs against budgets
• Revenue and cost recognition
• Performance compared to Pre-Calc and prior periods
• Master data elements are verified
• System inputs executed and verified
• Management are informed in scheduled meetings
• Update all Project Control deliverables (cost report, Primavera project schedule, 30-days look ahead, progress report, manhours report, etc), collecting actual data, evaluating forecast, and monitoring any deviation compared with the baseline schedule or initial budget.
• Provide Project Management team with analysis and recommendations to mitigate identified risks to the project by running simulations and assessing impact of actions taken.
• Have an integral part as a liaison between Offshore Customer Project Execution and Supply Chain/Transportation teams in order to effectively control risks stemming from production, delivery, and inventory of components impacting their project.
• Attend and represent Project Controls during all project meetings (internal or with the client when applicable).
• Ensure budget management, change management, forecasting and schedule, and progress updates are performed in accordance with procedures and good practices.
• Ensure scope changes are identified, evaluated, documented, and approved prior to implementation
• Directly interface with SAP, Finance, the Project Manager and project team, and other external stakeholders to ensure that business information requirements are satisfied
• Verify Contractor variation order estimates
• Create standard monthly project report (actuals, budget, estimates, variance analysis).
• Continuous monitoring and forecasting of project cash flows
• Supplier invoice review and verification, and ensure costs are classified appropriately
• Support management of subcontractor's compliance with terms and conditions of the contract, related to financial matters
• Provide monthly reconciliations of projects, both monthly, year to date and project to date.
• Keep up to date with system processes and ensure they are adopted in Offshore.
• Maintain key milestone dates like cash in milestones in the ERP system
• Process related reconciliation and documentation concerning the project financials/balances.
• Monitor and update project hedging (currency exposure) when appropriate, liaise with Treasury.
• Prepare financial input for Executive project summary.
• Local content reporting

Qualifications:

• Bachelors' degree in Engineering, Project Management, or Business Administration or other related field or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5 - 8 years experience in project controls, including planning/scheduling, cost management, contract management, and change management.
• Experience with large scale projects delivery (large construction projects, an international environment and/or offshore wind or energy industry preferred).
• Current systems skills including Primavera P6, MS Office Suite, SAP and BI are preferred
• A person eager to learn and develop while possessing a high personal ethic and integrity
• Ability to operate effectively in a significant, ever-growing and results-oriented environment; handle constant change with ease and flexibility.
• Highly organized and able to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously·
• Creative and able to stay professional in a time-sensitive setting with the ability to cope with change and work in ambiguous circumstances
• Technical capabilities and good at gathering and sharing information
• Strong cooperation and communication initiative, including advanced written and verbal skills.
• Ability to perform under high priority and innovative work environment handling multiple deliverables
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Ability to work alone and with minimal supervision
• Attention to details and build smart well-organized spreadsheets
• Good attitude for teamwork
• Maintain high standards of ethical conduct, honesty, and integrity

Competencies:

• English communications skills (verbal, active listening, written, meeting management, presentation)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite computer skills (Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook and SAP)
• Ability to implement processes to efficiently conduct required administrative duties
• Ability to effectively participate in a cross-functional team
• Ability to establish and maintain good relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to influence across organizational boundaries with a solid focus on working with and understanding different cultures
• Understanding that the work location could vary over the course of the life cycle of the project. During project execution, you will be working in South Brooklyn, New York.
• Ability to travel to other offshore sites for training and onboarding for periods at a time will be required.

What We Offer:

We offer an exciting position with great development opportunities in an inspiring environment at the world's number one wind turbine producer. We value initiative, collaboration, responsibility, and accuracy. You will become part of an international environment with a commitment to sustainability and safety and you will work among colleagues that take care of each other.

• Attractive salary and one of the most comprehensive benefits plans in the industry
• Great benefits coverage that includes dental and vision
• Generous Paid Time Off policies 
• Great 401(k) plan (with employer match)
• Tuition assistance

Salary $100,000-$130,000 depending on experience and location

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About Vestas Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We specialize in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.  Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than our competitors in the renewable energy arena. We consider ourselves forerunners within the industry, as Vestas continuously aims to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, Vestas has an unmatched history demonstrating our expertise within the field.  With 29,000 employees globally, Vestas is a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future.  Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives, and gives everyone equal access to opportunity.  To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.