Senior Project Controls Analyst, Project Controls & Reporting

About us

National Grid is hiring a Senior Analyst for our Project Controls department in Northboro, MA.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. 

The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

Job Purpose

The Project Controls team is accountable for the development, management, update, and analysis of project schedules and costs for a $1B+ portfolio of complex capital electric projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Collect and analyze project data to identify trends, variances, and potential risks.
• Create and maintain project control databases and tracking systems.
• Analyze a broad variety of project data to evaluate and report on project performance, health, cost, and schedule KPIs
• Organize, coordinate, track, follow up on, and lead staff- and department- level meetings related to project development and approval
• Develop relationships and build networks within the Capital Delivery team; intake data and reporting requests, and build accessible, responsive, and creative solutions for our internal customers
• Build beautiful, engaging, reliable, and accurate dashboards within Power BI that deliver actionable insights to project teams and senior leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in any discipline – a degree in a STEM discipline, or one that focuses on construction engineering or project management is preferred
• 3-5 years of proven relevant experience
• Developing listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PP, Excel) is required
• Previous experience with data-oriented programming is preferred: SQL, Python, C++, etc. Computer programming experience of any kind, especially within the Microsoft environment (Visual Basic) is valuable.
• Proficiency in Power BI & BI Workspaces is valuable
• Previous utility project management and/or project controls experience is valuable

More Information

Salary: $106,000 - $125,000

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Internal candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience. 

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve.  National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.  

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