Blattner

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A DAY IN THE LIFE Advises the General Manager and the organization on project controls decisions for the business, works collaboratively with Operational leadership as a support function to project teams. Delivers leadership, management, guidance, and mentorship to the entire project controls function within Blattner. Provides vision and innovation for growth, maximizing the impact and effectiveness of project controls to support successful project operations. Develops, implements, and continuously improves project controls systems, policies, and processes driving consistency across Blattner Business Units enabling Project Managers and project teams to accurately and consistently manage scope, schedule, and budget. Principally responsible for the implementation of robust project controls in line with industry best practices across all projects including earned value management, schedule management, cost & change management, equipment and labor cost management, project forecasting, project management fundamentals, and the management and talent development for the project controls team behind those responsibilities. STEP INTO THE ROLE Conducts oneself in accordance with the Blattner Mission, Values, and Basics setting an example for the rest of the organization and driving the business to meet its Desired End States. Places a primary focus on the health and safety of all team members in the organization, acting as a leader in promoting safety and taking personal responsibility for working towards Blattner’s vision of zero significant, life altering, or life ending events and to never compromise safety. Establishes and implements Blattner-wide strategies that have mid-term (3 years or less) impact on business results. Works on ambiguous and unprecedented problems with limited direction, managing multiple and opposing stakeholder views, creating structure, driving towards consensus, and gaining buy-in of recommendations. Provides vision, innovation, and ideas in the effective delivery of projects to support operational growth and help Blattner achieve its Desired End States. Leads the project controls organization and directly or indirectly manages all back-office project controls team members for earned value management, budget/cost estimating controls, equipment and labor planning, job set-up, cost and phase code control, forecasting, productivity analysis, scheduling, issues and change management, and claims analysis functions. Defines roles and responsibilities, job duties, key performance indices, workflow, technical requirements, and efficiencies necessary to effectively deliver project controls. Directs the development and implementation of policy and standard operating procedures for the organization, including process workflows, integrations, interfaces, systems, and external relationships necessary for maximum impact and effectiveness of project controls, challenging obsolete practices, questioning accepted truths, and eliminating non-value-added processes all for the purpose of enhancing project and company performance. Ensures that project teams have accurate data and reports necessary to know and understand project costs, productivity, schedule performance, trends, and forecasts in real time as needed to make good, data-driven decisions. Supports management and decision making by identifying trends and deviations, communicating root causes of variances, and recommended corrective courses of action to project management based on relevant analyses. Oversees scheduling functions within project controls including the preparation and analysis of schedule baseline, progress schedules, project labor forecasts, schedule analysis, and project progress reporting to ensure Schedulers meet the operational needs of project teams as well as contractual obligations. WHAT YOU’LL NEED A four-year degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering/Engineering Management, or related field required. Twelve or more years of progressive experience in a construction project controls discipline and/or Project Management Office (PMO) including project scheduling, project cost, or project risk analysis, or a combination of these experiences. At least nine years of leadership/management experience mentoring and developing successful team members is required. This is a remote position that requires 50% travel to the corporate office in Avon, MN. WHAT SETS YOU APART Master’s degree preferred. HOW WE INVEST IN YOU Competitive pay 100% employer paid HDHP insurance premiums for employees 401(k) with company match HSA and FSA options Dental and Vision insurance Education Assistance (Tuition Reimbursement) Work/Life balance Employee/Family focused culture Gym on site And more! $195,966.00 - $284,150.00 Individual Compensation to be determined based on the applicant's applicable experience and qualifications balanced against internal equity. WHO ARE WE? With more than 115 years of construction experience, the company has played a vital role in building America’s critical infrastructure, ranging from railroads and highways to dams and mines. Since 1997, Blattner has focused on renewable energy solutions and is responsible for some of the most significant solar, wind and storage projects in the U.S. Today, Blattner has installed more than 25% of America’s utility-scale wind, solar and energy storage capacity. Blattner Company is the parent company of Blattner Energy and D.H. Blattner & Sons, of which all are members of the Quanta Services family of companies. Company headquarters are in Avon, Minnesota. Blattner is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Blattner will not tolerate discrimination against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental disability, military or veteran status, national origin, physical disability, race, receipt of public assistance, sex, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. This commitment governs all aspects of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, compensation, discipline, and access to benefits and training. Additionally, Blattner is committed, in accordance with applicable law, to making reasonable accommodations for job applicants and employees based on a qualifying disability, a sincerely held religious belief or practice, and for pregnancy, childbirth or related health conditions. Applicants and employees who feel they have experienced or witnessed discrimination or who wishes to request a reasonable accommodation should contact the Human Resources Department. Blattner prohibits retaliation against any individual for making a complaint under this policy, for opposing discrimination, for participating in an investigation pursuant to this policy, or for requesting a reasonable accommodation. Blattner Company is a nationwide, leading service provider of renewable energy construction. Based in Avon, Minnesota, Blattner provides complete engineering, procurement and construction services for utility-scale solar, wind, energy storage and power delivery projects with proven project management skills and best in class professional services and support. Interested in working in construction craft or management? Our entities, Blattner Energy and DH Blattner, build renewable energy construction across the country. 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