The CARIAN Group

The CARIAN Group

Program Controls Specialist – Utility Field Safety Operations

Somerset, NJ · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$80k-$120kDetected 22 days ago
Data VisualizationForecastingExcelLeadershipCommunicationMicrosoft OfficeSharePointConstruction ManagementPrimavera P6

About the role

  • This role provides visibility into field coverage, staffing demand, labor hours, utilization, schedule changes, open issues, training readiness, and program performance.
  • This is not a pure cost analyst or desk scheduler role.
  • Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Responsibilities

  • Support cost, schedule, manpower planning, workforce forecasting, deployment tracking, and program reporting
  • Develop and maintain weekly and monthly program reports for internal leadership and client stakeholders
  • Support invoice, timesheet, expense, and reporting reconciliation as needed
  • Build and maintain Excel-based trackers, dashboards, charts, and management reports
  • Provide clear, timely, and accurate information to support program decisions, client updates, and workforce planning
  • Monday through Friday, with field support as needed
  • Utility field safety program support; contingent upon client award or notice to proceed

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in project controls, program controls, workforce planning, scheduling, PMO support, field operations reporting, or related analytical roles
  • Experience tracking cost, schedule, labor hours, manpower, staffing forecasts, resource plans, or field deployment data
  • Ability to organize field-driven data into clear dashboards, trackers, reports, and management summaries
  • Ability to work with program managers, field supervisors, safety teams, recruiting, HR, finance, and client stakeholders
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint
  • 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Experience supporting utility, construction, infrastructure, field services, safety-sensitive, or contractor oversight programs
  • Experience with manpower planning, workforce deployment, headcount forecasting, utilization tracking, or large field-team reporting
  • Experience with Power BI, Smartsheet, SharePoint, Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, or similar reporting/scheduling platforms
  • Experience supporting electric or gas utility programs, transmission and distribution work, substations, construction management, or field operations
  • Strong Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, data validation, charts, and structured reporting
  • Strong analytical skills with attention to detail, accuracy, and follow-through
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to support fast-moving field operations with changing schedules, staffing needs, and reporting priorities
  • Ability to work from the Somerset, NJ office and travel locally to field locations as needed

Nice to have

  • Preferred Experience

Compensation

  • The base salary range for this role is $80,000 - $120,000 annually. This range represents a good-faith estimate at the time of posting
  • actual compensation will depend on experience, qualifications, skills, project assignment, and business needs.
  • This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonus incentives or other compensation programs based on company and individual performance.

Benefits

  • Maintain staffing plans, field coverage trackers, manpower forecasts, labor-hour reports, utilization summaries, and deployment dashboards
  • Track planned versus actual field coverage, schedule changes, staffing gaps, open positions, replacement needs, and upcoming resource demand
  • Coordinate with the Program Manager and field supervisors to validate field updates, schedule changes, hours, and coverage status
  • CARIAN offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, holidays, and 401(k) participation with company match.

Company info

  • Support forecasting of field personnel needs by region, work location, schedule, shift, classification, and anticipated workload
  • Track issue logs, action items, risks, schedule impacts, staffing constraints, and follow-up items through closure
  • Coordinate with the Program Operations Coordinator to align reporting with onboarding, credentialing, training, badging, and access-readiness status
  • Review labor-hour trends, staffing utilization, overtime, inactive time, redeployment needs, and resource availability
  • Identify data inconsistencies, reporting gaps, and operational trends that require management attention
  • CARIAN is a purpose-driven, woman-owned consulting and advisory firm dedicated exclusively to the power sector.
  • We partner with leading electric and gas utilities to provide strategic advisory and disciplined execution across program management, business intelligence, and field execution oversight.
  • Guided by integrity, trust, excellence, and accountability, our team helps deliver complex capital programs and build the resilient energy infrastructure that communities depend on.
  • Position Overview
  • CARIAN is seeking a Program Controls Specialist - Utility Field Safety Operations to support cost, schedule, forecasting, manpower planning, workforce deployment tracking, reporting, and program controls for utility field safety operations.
  • The Program Controls Specialist will work closely with the Program Manager, field supervisors, operations coordinator, safety leadership, and internal stakeholders to maintain accurate reporting and support informed decision-making.
  • The successful candidate must be comfortable working with field-driven data, manpower plans, workforce forecasts, schedule changes, and operational reporting in a utility or construction environment.

Equal opportunity

  • CARIAN is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
  • We hire and develop talent based on qualifications, performance, and business needs.
  • As a women-owned firm dedicated to the power sector, we are committed to building a team that reflects professionalism, expertise, and integrity at every level.
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