Project Controls Lead

About the Team

The Design & Construction team at Anduril delivers the factories, labs, offices, and secure spaces that enable our teams to design, build, and deploy advanced defense technology. Our projects span high-performance manufacturing facilities, mission-critical secure environments, and collaborative workspaces, giving our team exposure to a uniquely wide variety of technical and operational challenges. More than just delivering buildings, we are (literally) rebuilding the American defense industrial base. Our work directly accelerates how quickly critical technology moves from concept to production and into the hands of the warfighter.

About The Job

The Capital Operations team at Anduril sits within the broader Design & Construction organization at Anduril. We are responsible for providing the critical support needed to bring our various cutting-edge factories, offices, and secure spaces to life. We do so by creating, maintaining, and executing key operational processes, analytics, and tools. All the while, we are collaborating with a variety of stakeholders involved in shaping the built environment needed to enable Anduril’s mission (construction managers, architects, industrial engineers, real estate planners, finance analysts, and many more).

Responsibilities

• Take a leading role in establishing our cost category structure / WBS to utilize across all construction projects.
• Establish and implement best practices for cost forecasting (cash flow, cost accruals, etc.).
• Build templates and train Construction PMs as needed.
• Spearhead our capital budget approval process for projects of all sizes - from megaprojects to small renovations - in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Collaborate with Corporate Finance for monthly, quarterly, and annual capex planning.
• Own and evolve Anduril’s Historical Cost Database so that it is useful to (1) generate future cost estimates and (2) benchmark construction cost performance over time.
• Design and implement project approval processes (scope, cost, schedule) - including developing supporting documentation and training project management team on use.
• Advise on budget and schedule modification processes.
• Create comprehensive Change Order Management systems to consistently track and memorialize change order decisions across the portfolio.
• Create templates and guidelines for project charters defining roles and responsibilities.
• Develop templates and SOPs for CPM Schedule creation using industry-standard tools (Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, etc.).
• Develop Cost-Loaded Schedules for individual projects as needed.
• Oversight of our Project Management Office (PMO) staff (external consultants), cultivating a well defined, rigorous, and transparent performance management rhythm.
• Occasional set up of Project Management Information System (PMIS) for new projects.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in construction management or project controls.
• Excel proficiency: You can work quickly, you’re organized, and you build models that others can easily and intuitively pick up.
• PowerPoint proficiency: You are a world-class storyteller and can distill complex data into simple slides that are digestible by executives. You can elegantly and concisely communicate with executives.
• Willingness to travel at 10% of the time (international travel included).
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Corporate Construction Management or as an Owner’s Representative.
• Experience with advanced manufacturing-related projects.

What You’ll Do

Construction Financials:

• Take a leading role in establishing our cost category structure / WBS to utilize across all construction projects.
• Establish and implement best practices for cost forecasting (cash flow, cost accruals, etc.).
• Build templates and train Construction PMs as needed.
• Spearhead our capital budget approval process for projects of all sizes - from megaprojects to small renovations - in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Collaborate with Corporate Finance for monthly, quarterly, and annual capex planning.
• Own and evolve Anduril’s Historical Cost Database so that it is useful to (1) generate future cost estimates and (2) benchmark construction cost performance over time.

Benefits

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees)
• Healthcare coverage
• Retirement plans
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities

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