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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.\nPosition Overview\nCARIAN 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.\nThis role provides visibility into field coverage, staffing demand, labor hours, utilization, schedule changes, open issues, training readiness, and program performance. 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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.\nKey Responsibilities\nSupport cost, schedule, manpower planning, workforce forecasting, deployment tracking, and program reporting\n\nMaintain staffing plans, field coverage trackers, manpower forecasts, labor-hour reports, utilization summaries, and deployment dashboards\n\nTrack planned versus actual field coverage, schedule changes, staffing gaps, open positions, replacement needs, and upcoming resource demand\n\nDevelop and maintain weekly and monthly program reports for internal leadership and client stakeholders\n\nSupport forecasting of field personnel needs by region, work location, schedule, shift, classification, and anticipated workload\n\nTrack issue logs, action items, risks, schedule impacts, staffing constraints, and follow-up items through closure\n\nCoordinate with the Program Manager and field supervisors to validate field updates, schedule changes, hours, and coverage status\n\nCoordinate with the Program Operations Coordinator to align reporting with onboarding, credentialing, training, badging, and access-readiness status\n\nReview labor-hour trends, staffing utilization, overtime, inactive time, redeployment needs, and resource availability\n\nSupport invoice, timesheet, expense, and reporting reconciliation as needed\n\nBuild and maintain Excel-based trackers, dashboards, charts, and management reports\n\nIdentify data inconsistencies, reporting gaps, and operational trends that require management attention\n\nProvide clear, timely, and accurate information to support program decisions, client updates, and workforce planning\n\nQualifications\n3+ years of experience in project controls, program controls, workforce planning, scheduling, PMO support, field operations reporting, or related analytical roles\n\nExperience tracking cost, schedule, labor hours, manpower, staffing forecasts, resource plans, or field deployment data\n\nStrong Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, data validation, charts, and structured reporting\n\nAbility to organize field-driven data into clear dashboards, trackers, reports, and management summaries\n\nStrong analytical skills with attention to detail, accuracy, and follow-through\n\nAbility to work with program managers, field supervisors, safety teams, recruiting, HR, finance, and client stakeholders\n\nStrong written and verbal communication skills\n\nAbility to support fast-moving field operations with changing schedules, staffing needs, and reporting priorities\n\nProficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint\n\nAbility to work from the Somerset, NJ office and travel locally to field locations as needed\n\nPreferred Experience\n5+ years of relevant experience\n\nExperience supporting utility, construction, infrastructure, field services, safety-sensitive, or contractor oversight programs\n\nExperience with manpower planning, workforce deployment, headcount forecasting, utilization tracking, or large field-team reporting\n\nExperience with Power BI, Smartsheet, SharePoint, Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, or similar reporting/scheduling platforms\n\nExperience supporting electric or gas utility programs, transmission and distribution work, substations, construction management, or field operations\n\nFamiliarity with credential tracking, training status, access readiness, or field compliance reporting\n\nExperience preparing executive-level reports, client-facing dashboards, weekly status reports, or performance summaries\n\nWhy CARIAN\nPurpose-driven work - Help deliver infrastructure that powers communities\nIndustry reputation - Trusted by leading utilities for our reliability and results\nCareer growth - Opportunities to lead major programs and mentor high-performing teams\nCollaborative culture - Join a team that values delivery excellence and long-term relationships\nCompetitive total rewards - Strong compensation, full benefits, 401(k) match, and meaningful work\nEqual Employment Opportunity\nCARIAN is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire and develop talent based on qualifications, performance, and business needs. 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. 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.\nCompensation\nThe 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. CARIAN offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, holidays, and 401(k) participation with company match. 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