Project Controls Manager

About the role

The Project Controls Manager will support project controls cost and schedule on large construction projects or programs. Key responsibilities include monitoring project progress, reporting milestone data, interfacing with stakeholders, and maintaining schedules.

Responsibilities

• Progress each project monthly, ensuring all projects are monitored for project controls in line with the monthly reporting cycle.
• Report milestones of planned value and earned value data, % complete on projects, and provide project commentaries.
• Attend project status meetings, report on major material status, update forecasts and schedules based on progress discussions.
• Summarize project performance metrics and provide specialized direction and recommendations to project teams and management for resolving diverse project controls issues.
• Develop, monitor, and update the Project Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Interface with project stakeholders as a trusted advisor to provide guidance and recommendations for the project.
• Actively work with project managers and construction firms to maintain schedule integrity.
• Track and review change orders with project management and cost management team.
• Produce monthly reports for management.
• Manage contract administration including retention, T&Cs, insurance, allowances, contingency, and incentives.
• Prepare baseline schedules and schedule basis documents for approval by project teams.
• Conduct schedule resource loading and leveling.
• Consolidate contractors’ schedules to incorporate into the IMS.
• Assess impacts on the critical path and near-critical activities and report to the project team.
• Maintain schedule deviations and variances and assist in developing alternative methods for corrective action.
• Review schedules with project team members regularly to ensure accurate and timely data is incorporated.
• Facilitate interactive planning sessions and quantitative risk assessments when required.
• Maintain records of scope changes, trends, and variances that potentially affect performance.
• Maintain liaison with clients and other consultants throughout the project lifecycle.
• Implement best practices and reporting trends both internally and externally.
• Adhere to SOX control responsibilities as applicable.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Advanced skills with spreadsheets, report writing, and presentations.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite of applications.
• Experience with cloud-based software.
• P6 scheduling knowledge preferred.
• Skilled in the use of industry accepted applications for cost, planning, and progress measurement.
• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to multi-task, be a team player, and integrate easily with others.
• Strong background in project controls, specifically with expertise in cost management and scheduling preferred.

Education/Experience

• Experience working in a cost-focused construction project controls role.
• Experience working on large-sized, complex construction projects.
• College degree; ideally in construction, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or related fields.
• Experience with cost-loaded schedules.
• Requires a detailed knowledge of industry standards and methods.

Additional Information

The salary range for this full-time role is $150K-$165K per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

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