Controller Jobs in Rochester, NY

We are currently hiring a Scheduler / Cost Controller in LaBella’s Program Management Services Division at our client’s office in Rochester, NY. This position can be remote/hybrid. Please note that work type and location may be determined by the Company’s contractual obligations and could change based on our Client’s requirements.

The Program Management Services Division at LaBella provides comprehensive management services for complex projects and multi-year capital programs. Project teams are established to provide a customized mix of business consulting, project management, financial control and monitoring, administrative, and technical support services.

The Scheduler/Cost Controller is responsible for producing a variety of regular and ad-hoc reports in support of our project planning and control initiatives. Working closely with the project team, they play a key role in ensuring that policies, procedures, and standards are adhered to. The Scheduler/Cost Controller is responsible for developing, implementing, preparing, reconciling and maintaining valuable project control data and reports for projects. Scheduler/Cost Controller assists with meeting the client’s objectives by preparing monitoring project and developer financial attributes, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.

Salary Range: $76,000 - $102,000
The specific salary offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location.

The Scheduler and Cost Controller is required to produce a variety of regular and ad-hoc reports in support of our project planning and control initiatives. Working closely with all functional departments, the Cost Controller plays a key role in ensuring that policies, procedures, and standards are adhered to.

• Verifying the accuracy of all cost information – including confirmation that costs have been properly coded and allocated to the project budget.
• Producing required accounting and project cost reports.
• Producing reports on deviations, under-runs and over-runs.
• Preparing forecasts and cost trend reports. Reviewing and evaluating trends and their impact on project costs.
• Monitoring project costs and commitment to budget and forecast.
• Maintaining change control and the change order register.
• Assessing progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress reporting.
• Responsible for EVM during all project stages.
• Develop an Integrated Master Schedule of the project according to owner standards and approved scheduling tool.
• Develop and evaluate the activities in the Integrated Project Schedule that affect the project and be able to capture work that can be completed in six (6) month Look-Ahead increments including work on critical path, work with less than 2 weeks float, work that can be consolidated, and work required to support that which is compatible with other projects.
• Develop Project Sequence/Logic – preparation of project schedules that accurately identify the interrelationship of activities to be performed by the various disciplines and Third Party involvement in the project.
• Perform Current Schedule and Cost (EV, AC) vs. Performance Measurement Baseline, compare and highlight major activity deviations between the original baseline and the current plan based on monthly updates.
• Perform Critical Path Analysis, identify and analyze critical paths/activities to ascertain project completion in time and in budget, including forecasting delays and evaluation of alternative scenarios.
• Overall responsibility for providing guidance to other project personnel on good scheduling practices and techniques.
• Owner Manager Planning and Control will coordinate Scheduler-Cost Controller Group to ensure the accomplishment of the Portfolio planning and control goals.
• Scheduler-Cost Controller Group will work under Manager Planning and Control who will provide direction and oversight.
• Produce a variety of regular and ad-hoc reports in support of our project planning and control initiatives.
• Work closely with all functional departments, the Controller/Cost Analyst plays a key role in ensuring that policies, procedures, and standards are adhered to.
• Responsible for developing, implementing, feeding, reconciling and maintaining valuable project control databases and reports for projects.
• Manages and ensures the reconciliation of program controls data with financial and performance systems, coordinating with Project Managers.
• Verifies the accuracy of all cost information including confirmation that costs have been properly coded and allocated to the project budget.
• Producing required accounting and project cost reports.
• Producing reports on deviations, under-runs and over-runs.
• Preparing forecasts and cost trend reports.
• Reviewing and evaluating trends and their impact on project costs.
• Monitoring project costs and commitment to budget and forecast.
• Maintaining change control and the change order register.
• Assessing progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress reporting. Responsible for EVM during all project stages.
• Responsible for journal entries when requested.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Project Controlling and 4 years of experience in Construction Project Scheduling required
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• CAPM or PMI-SP Certificate or equivalent (requires client's approval)
• SAP experience required
• Primavera (preferred) and/or MS Project experience required
• Experience in the functional area under which it will be contracted: Substations, T&D, Gas-Hydro and OSG.

Benefits

Body, mind, and wallet—LaBella’s benefits support a holistic approach to your health and wellness, creating the foundation for physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our benefit offerings cover the must-haves (healthcare and retirement), the just-in-cases (insurances and employee assistance programs), and the cherry-on-tops (fitness reimbursements, year-end incentive pay, and tuition assistance). Visit our website for more details on benefits listed below.

• Flexible Work Schedule
• Health/Dental Insurance
• 401k Plan with Employer Match
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Profit Sharing
• Paid Time Off
• Leadership Development Program
• Fitness Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Referral Bonus Program
• Wellness Program
• Team Building Events
• Community Service Events