Manager Planning & Cost Control
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Orange, CA - USA
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Job Summary
External:
Company: The Unite Illuminating Company an Avangrid Company
Department: Projects
Job Title: Manager Planning & Cost Control
Location: Orange CT
Work Model: Office
The salary range for this position is dependent upon experience ranging from $141120 to $176400.
What We Offer:
- Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
- Generous performancebased bonuses
- 12% 401(k) match
- Comprehensive health dental and vision insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional development and clear careeradvancement pathways
Purpose
The Manager - Planning and Cost Control is responsible for managing schedules and related costs within assigned UI Projects portfolio of projects including projects cost schedule and risk. The Manager Planning & Cost Control is responsible for providing leadership and developing a team of Cost Controllers/Schedulers. This position will report directly to Projects Sr. Director within UIs Projects group. This leader will work closely with Unit Managers and Project Managers to ensure that projects are delivered safely ahead of schedule and under budget.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for managing the cost & schedule control within assigned CT Projects portfolio.
- Generation and supervision of periodic cost & schedule reports such as Progress and Earned Value Report Critical Path 6-month look ahead Cost Deviation analysis etc.
- Work with Project Managers and PMO to obtain and analyze the portfolio performance proactively identifying areas of risk.
- Responsible for creating and keeping all project schedules current.
- Ensures project team utilizes the standard project account structure and cost structures complying with FERC and any other applicable regulation or customer requirement
- Support the Directors Managers and Project Managers on the development of Ad Hoc reporting requirements or documents required for regulatory proceedings.
- Supervises internal or external staff participation in project meetings leveraging schedule time and cost analysis to drive project performance.
- Manage and maintain the Risk profile within UI Projects portfolio obtaining input from all the team members. Supervise and approves the Risk Cost definition and the Mitigation Action Plans developed by the Project teams. Must ensure Schedulers/Cost Controllers are correctly reconciling costs with specific work packages and reported outputs in sufficient detail for regulators and customers.
Skills and Requirements
- Experience using cost and resource loaded schedules in Primavera.
- Advance utilization of Risk Management.
- Experience in capital project cost projections trends budgeting and accounting.
- Focused on meeting customer reporting requirements.
- Advanced using SAP writing queries extracting data.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Results oriented.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong understanding of PMP principles and Quality Management Systems.
- Knowledge of main configuration and general arrangements of networks (substations and overhead lines) infrastructures.
- Proven ability to lead and work in a team environment.
- Team oriented.
- Ability to think critically generating reports and information required for regulatory filings and proceedings.
Experience/Training:
- 5 years experience in Project Controls.
- Proficient at Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Proficient in SAP.
- Proficient in scheduling (P6 preferred)
- Supervisory experience a plus.
Required Education:
Bachelors Degree in Accounting Engineering Economics Business or related field.
Competency Requirements:
It is preferred that for this job the candidate fulfills the requirements in terms of levels indicated below.
1. Delivering for the Business:
Global view of the Business Advanced
Achieving Results and continuous improvements - Advanced
Initiative Advanced
Innovation & Creativity Competent
2. Global Relationships:
Flexibility & Globalization - Competent
Customer Focus - Advanced Communicating & Influencing Advanced Team Work - Advanced
3. Global Leadership:
Team management Advanced
Developing Others - Advanced
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Company:
THE UNITED ILLUMINATING COMPANYMobility Information
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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut Maine Massachusetts and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.
Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission operations and cyber security business areas in Connecticut Maine Massachusetts and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections training audit engagement and required evidence retention and will be communicated by the employees management.
Job Posting End Date:
August-6-2026Required Experience:
Manager
