Controls Specialist (Assoc - Senior)

Dominion Energy is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers every day. If you want to work for a purpose-driven company that values safety and collaboration, we’re looking for you. You won’t just find a job here; you’ll find your career. Review the position below and apply today .   We offer a hybrid 3-2 work schedule (three days in the office, two days of teleworking) to accommodate the need for flexibility. Military service members and veterans with ranks from E3-E5, W1-W2, or O1-O3, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined below will be considered for this opportunity.  At this time, Dominion Energy cannot transfer or sponsor a work visa or employment authorization for this position.     Job Summary

The Project Controls Specialist plays a critical role in supporting the successful execution of electric distribution infrastructure projects.  This position develops, implements, and coordinates planning, estimating, cost control, performance reporting, and data analytics processes.  In addition to core project controls responsibilities, the role strengthens the team’s ability to extract, transform, validate, analyze, and visualize data from enterprise systems so leaders and project teams can act on reliable, decision-ready information.  The Controls Specialist helps ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with strategic objectives while advancing reporting automation, continuous improvement, process standardization, and team development.

Lead detailed analyses of project progress, schedule, and budget. Track milestones and deliverables across stakeholder groups. Monitor expenditures, conduct variance analysis, and provide accurate forecasting. Deliver actionable insights and status reports to cross-functional teams and leadership, highlighting trends, risks, drivers, recommended actions, and decision needs.

Extract, validate, and analyze enterprise data to identify trends, exceptions, and data-quality issues. Develop repeatable analytical workflows, reports, and dashboards that reduce manual effort and improve visibility into project cost, schedule, resources, materials, and performance.

Identify and mitigate project risks. Manage change orders and events by assessing impacts on budget, scope, schedule, resources, and forecast, while ensuring proper ownership, documentation, and approvals.

Create and maintain process maps and documentation for estimating, scheduling, reporting, and change management workflows. Promote clarity and consistency across teams.

Support training and mentoring of team members. Drive continuous improvement through best practices and lessons learned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

The knowledge, skills, abilities and experiences that are required for entry into this job include the following: -2-3+ years of relevant experience in directly related field -Knowledge of cost controls principles -Good verbal/writing/presentation skills -Effective work and project management skills -Effective decision making and problem solving -Effective math and computer skills -Effective analytical skills -Works effectively with employees at all levels and external personnel -Consistently applies good business judgment -Applies analytical abilities to diverse issues -Manages multiple priorities and meet deadlines -Ability to verify data and present statistical reports and documentation Education Requirements

Degree or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience may be accepted in lieu of preferred level of education: Bachelor Preferred Disciplines:  Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Statistics, and Applied Mathematics Other