Analyst III, Project Controls
Southern Nuclear · Atlanta, Georgia, United States
About The Role
As a Project Controls Analyst III, you’ll lead scheduling activities for Southern Company Gas capital projects and programs. You’ll guide schedulers, promote consistent scheduling standards, partner with project teams to identify risks, and help ensure schedules support successful project delivery.
What You'll Do
- Lead scheduling efforts across a variety of assigned projects and programs.
- Support and mentor schedulers with day-to-day direction and technical guidance.
- Oversee building and maintaining project schedules in Primavera P6.
- Keep a close eye on critical path, float, milestones, schedule variance, and project risks.
- Review schedules to make sure they're high-quality, accurate, and consistent.
- Lead schedule reviews alongside Project Managers and project teams.
- Share schedule forecasts, look-aheads, and clear explanations of variances.
- Help keep scope, schedule, cost, and project execution plans aligned.
- Contribute to scheduling standards, reporting, and continuous improvement.
- Put recommended actions and improvements into practice within your area and collaborate with fellow Team Leads to keep Project Controls deliverables consistent. You'll build strong working relationships with project managers, portfolio managers, procurement, engineering, construction, start-up, and project controls.
What You'll Bring (Required)
- A bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in Engineering, Business, or Project Management
OR
- Equivalent academic education and experience (at least 5 years).
- Minimum 3-7 years of project scheduling or project management experience.
- Hands-on experience in project controls, scheduling, project management, and/or construction management in a heavy industrial setting.
- Experience leading a team, setting priorities, managing resources, and turning strategic objectives into action.
- Experience juggling multiple projects at once, with strong planning skills and the judgment to know which issues need immediate attention, and which can wait.
- Strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
Nice to Have (Preferred)
- 8+ years of experience in these areas.
- PMP, PMI-SP, or AACE PSP certification is a big plus!
Where You'll Work
This role is based at Southern Company Gas Headquarters, where you'll work on-site with the team four days per week.