Senior Project Controller

About Primoris Services Corporation

Primoris offers an efficient and collaborative approach with years of experience designing and building renewable power plants. Primoris is also unique in our ability to partner with other Primoris Business Operating Units to combine a mix of solar PV, BESS, O&M Services, renewable gas, or hydrogen service offerings. Primoris is committed to the safety of our employees, high quality workmanship and achieving operational excellence during the process of constructing your renewable energy facility.

Our renewable capabilities include:

• Project Feasibility
• Engineering & Design
• Energy Modeling
• Pre-Construction
• Supply Chain Procurement
• Self-Perform Construction
• Power Delivery
• O&M Services

Position Summary

Sr. Project Controller is a senior-level position that is primarily responsible for leading, mentoring, process development, training Project Controllers and Coordinators. The Sr. Project Controller is seen as an expert with both broad and in-depth knowledge, skills and abilities. The Sr. Project Controller can perform the most complex duties without oversight. The Sr. Project Controller is responsible for project setup, progress reporting, cost control analysis, forecasting, cost, and cash flow forecasting, change management, contingency management, and project closeout.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Perform and execute project controls functions.
• Complete understanding of project budget, schedule and key performance indicators.
• Understanding of self-perform construction, construction processes, cost coding, progress measurement and overall project health monitoring.
• Lead the establishment of project phase codes and budgets in company accounting system.
• Ensure project schedule aligns with project scope of work, execution plan/strategy and revenue goals.
• Monitor project performance against baseline plan.
• Identify when project schedule and budget performance is trending negatively and provide project execution teams with support in performance recovery.
• Monitor project cash position and drive timely accounts receivables and accounts payable.
• Participate in project risk assessment and mitigation.
• Perform, train and mentor all weekly, monthly, quarterly, and fiscal year-end deliverables.
• Facilitate monthly Work in Progress Reviews with Project Managers and company leaders.
• Review monthly project cost to complete forecasts and ensure forecast is aligned with project performance trends and accurately depicts project cost at completion.
• Monitor P&L status of all projects.
• Monitor and audit project job cost and profitability status.
• Internal audit of project accounting practices, including billing, AR follow-up, lien waivers, PO reconciliations, change orders, subcontract management, and contract requirements.
• Ensure project accounting teams achieve common goals, collaborate, develop and implement consistent practices across all business units.
• Work in collaboration with Business Unit Directors, and Operations teams to achieve common goals.
• Facilitate project closeout process and ensure subcontractor and vendor purchase order closeout.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience in Construction Management, Project Controls, Project Management.
• 5-10 years of Project Control experience in Solar, Renewable Energy or Power Generation Construction.
• Ability to travel to project sites monthly.
• Experience with Ecosys and/or Viewpoint software.
• Proficient in Excel, MS Office, Primavera and/or MS Project, Ecosys, Viewpoint, and Document Control programs.
• Effective communication (both oral and written), organization, and interpersonal skills.
• Understands job costing.
• Ability to understand prints and contract.
• Knows and understands the required federal and state codes.
• Office mobility, Ability to travel up to 100%, and work in challenging weather conditions.
• Self-disciplined, motivated, able to work with limited direct supervision, self-sufficient problem solver.
• Able to quickly adjust to changing priorities.
• Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Dedication to continual process improvement.
• Able to perform duties in a fast-moving environment.

Benefits and Pay

• Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• We provide paid sick leave as required by Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Short Term/Long Term Disability, 401K with matching contribution.
• Project Bonus eligible

Pay Equity

Salary: $109,000 – $140,000

Primoris Renewable Energy provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full-time schedule. Primoris Renewable Energy reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

Key skills/competency

• Project Controls
• Cost Control
• Forecasting
• Budget Management
• Progress Reporting
• Change Management
• Risk Assessment
• Construction Management
• Primavera P6
• Ecosys