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The Project Specialist will provide significant support to Project Teams in the development and maintenance of project financials, logistics, and scheduling.  (Project logistics include identifying and following up on action items, developing metrics, and reporting.)  This role will lead and/or participate on teams to develop or enhance project related processes and systems.  This includes setting up standard practices at the various locations.  The Project Specialist will support several projects concurrently.

• Understand the key financial aspects of interconnection, billable, compensable, maintenance and capital projects; and apply and maintain appropriate accounting structure during project implementation.
• Investigates and resolves financial project transactions to assure project actual spending is appropriately recorded.
• Develop and track multiple project schedules using standard scheduling software.  The Project Specialist, in concert with the project team, will establish and monitor key milestones and project dependencies.
• Set-up and maintain project databases for tracking action items, material and equipment requirements, contractor deliverables, and other project related information.
• Organize and lead customer project review meetings on a periodic basis to ensure the customer is fully informed concerning ATC project work scopes.  Ensure that proper coordination and reporting takes place relative to the Transitional Service Agreements (TSA).
• Organize and coordinate project presentation approvals and meetings including initial project authorizations and reauthorizations, follow-up status reporting, executive management updates, and other company report requests.
• Leads cross-functional teams to develop common project processes, documents and practices across the organization.
• Provides training and guidance to project team personnel on budget and project process-related systems and tools.
• Manages small scope projects, such as wood pole replacements and damage repairs, to ensure that progress is within the constraints of authorized budgets and schedules and that budget and schedule deviations are controlled appropriately.
• Support Project Managers with project meetings including scheduling, issuance of agenda, and meeting minutes to document action items and team responsibilities.
• Develop and issue project metrics for use by key stakeholders to ensure early detection and management of project variances.
• Coordinate with Project Managers and other personnel to assure that project logistics are appropriately identified and reported.
• Periodic travel maybe required.

Education:

• Associates degree or equivalent preferred

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years experience in a project management related support role.
• Proficiency using MS Office products including MS Project, Excel, and Access. 
• Demonstrated effective communication, organization, and interpersonal skills. 
• Strong understanding of project accounting principles and application of project controls.

Physical Requirements:

• Executive, administrative or clerical position in which employee is primarily involved with sedentary work, including keyboarding. 
• Requires occasional lifting objects 10 to 15 pounds and/or light physical activity including bending, squatting, stooping, twisting, reaching, walking, standing and working on irregular surfaces.