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Project Analyst - Industrial Systems

Office Location: Roanoke, VA

General Role Description:

Provide analytical and administrative services for engineering, commissioning, and project management

Role Accountabilities:

− Provide project management to successfully execute commissioning projects, coordinating cross-functional project teams, including parent company resources and suppliers, and ensuring that company objectives are met

− Forecast reserves and accruals for projects, as assigned

− Identify opportunities and provide recommendations to the manager for improvements in project execution processes

− Forecast completion cost for commissioning projects and adjust budgets based on earned value

− Forecast all major commissioning project completion percentages for each fiscal half until project completion in accordance with ASC606 revenue recognition rules

− Analyze and summarize historical project data to be used for the preparation of a business mid-range plan (MRP)

− Negotiate commissioning service invoice variations with clients in order to obtain a purchase order increase as needed

− Review assigned business unit reports, identify potential problem items, validate with Application Engineers, Project Managers, and Sales Managers, and make necessary corrections

− Create site memos for each commissioning project, per company policy

− Facilitate project review tollgate meetings to review project tasks order status, forecast revenue dates, billing events for accuracy, and document the latest status including required actions

− Create electronic project folders using the latest standard template, update and maintain accurate project information in the business unit server

− Identify required delivery dates for each project task, confirm with Sourcing that purchase orders are issued in a timely manner based on required delivery, reporting exceptions to management as appropriate

− Issue invoices in a timely manner when contractual billing requirements are met, contact the finance department for tax certificates if required, and expediting if necessary

− Originate projects in ERP, including, tasks, budgets, agreements, and billing events, retaining and archiving supporting information

− Review and approve transferred timesheets and expense reports for assigned commissioning projects per applicable company policies, escalating to management as appropriate

− Track performance against task budgets, report variances to project management, and update forecast budget, as assigned

− Verify Terms & Conditions (T’s & C’s) on purchase orders, identify risks, resolve issues, or escalate per guidelines prior to order entry

− Enter new tasks into the cost of a quality project, as assigned

− Issue change order requests to Engineering and Sourcing, as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

− Bachelor’s degree in a related field

− 1-3 years of related work experience

− Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts

− Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills

− Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility

− Proficiency in an ERP, MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

− Availability to travel domestically, less than 5%, sometimes with limited notice

These qualifications are a big plus if you possess any of the following:

− Proficiency in Oracle ERP, MS Project, Access, Adobe Acrobat, Visio, AutoCAD, CRM tools, HTML

− Advanced Excel skills

− Demonstrated knowledge of scientific terminology and engineering processes

− Demonstrated knowledge of contract terminology

− Demonstrated experience requiring the application of international trade policies