Project Cost Analyst (PMO Gas Platform)

DTE is one of the nation's largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer's homes and Michigan's progress for more than a century. And as Michigan's largest source of renewable energy, we're creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We're also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.

But we're more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities. When you join us, you'll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences and values everyone's health, safety, and wellbeing. Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.

Testing Required: Not Applicable

Employment Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship currently.

Hybrid Role: This role is hybrid, with an established schedule of in-person work required at an assigned work location. Any remote work is expected to be performed from an employee's primary residence, unless allowed (or prohibited) through the Company's remote work guidelines.

Emergency Response: Yes - Must be available to perform a primary assignment in support of DTE's emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.

Job Summary

Partners with Project Managers, Schedulers, and other stakeholders to provide comprehensive financial support for a portfolio of projects for all phases of planning, execution, and close-out. Proactively develops time-based financial forecasts using project schedules and estimates, maintaining and refining forecasts on a weekly basis, tracking project status, validating incurred costs, and managing monthly accruals (unbilled liabilities) to ensure financial data aligns with executed scope. At this level, the role involves oversight of a larger portfolio, typically encompassing more projects and requires problem-solving capabilities and leading processes.

Key Accountabilities

• Collaborates with project team to facilitate project execution and effectively manage cost scope alongside controllers, estimators, logistics, supply chain, and governance teams.
• Establishes partnerships with contracted field staff, field personnel, and vendors. Performs site visits as needed to verify progress against milestones and resolve operational concerns directly.
• Utilizes understanding of construction processes and project gating systems to ensure smooth execution and compliance with project standards.
• Develops and participates in project processes including budget tracking, crew coordination, material planning, and other operational components.
• Participates in the review and feedback process and gating requests to ensure alignment with spend levels and controls for cost management.
• Oversees the timely closure of IOs while ensuring financial accuracy and adherence to organizational procedures.
• Develops and maintains detailed financial forecasts on a weekly and monthly basis, providing clear variance in commentary between actuals and forecasts to guide decision-making.
• Analyzes key performance metrics, prepares comprehensive reports, and provides ad hoc analyses for leadership teams and field crew personnel.
• Contributes to forecasting labor requirements, material purchases, inventory management, and scheduling contractor crews based on project needs, with a focus on optimizing resources and project efficiency.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Project Management or Construction Management with 3 years of job relevant experience in construction management, project management, financial analysis, accounting, scheduling, or estimating.

Other Qualifications

• Proficiency in Excel and SAP is sufficient to apply/support senior project cost analysts and leadership
• Experience in operating system software utilized by the Corporation (e.g. Maximo, SAP R/3, SRM, BW)
• Ability to apply project planning & implementation and/or continuous improvement principles (typically acquired through several years of experience in these areas) to affect tangible, positive outcomes

Prefferred

• Working knowledge of financial analysis, project management, and risk management
• Ability to analyze complex financial data and develop optimal recommendations and solutions
• Experience collaborating in a team or matrixed structure while supporting multiple clients, procedures, and policies
• Working knowledge of Power BI, including building dashboards.

Additional Information

Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.

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At DTE Energy, we are committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and a sense of belonging. We seek individuals with a heart for service, a passion to help our communities prosper, and ideas to help shape the future of energy. We are proud to be an equal opportunity, employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal and/or state laws.