Water Business Group Project Controls Business Class Lead

About the role

This isn't just a job, it's a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy. HDR is seeking a Project Controls Business Class Lead to join our Water Business Group team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement project controls practices on projects and programs to meet scope, schedule, and budget performance.
• Engage in projects ranging from Wastewater, Dams and Levees, Drinking Water and other water based Projects.
• Play a central role in project and program delivery and be a valuable asset to HDR's Program Manager(s) in assessing program performance.
• Auxiliary role in managing Water's project controls specialists when executing program work.
• Establish and improve upon project controls process within the WBG using best practices and rigor consistent with industry standards.
• Work with other leaders within WBG to create template project control plans, cost management plans, schedule management plans, progress management plans, etc. as well as outreach and training to staff.
• Provide regular coordination across the business group with project controls personnel, project managers, project staff, Geographic Operations Leadership, Regional Directors of Operations and Business Group Professional Services Directors to drive the following:
• Continuous improvement and quality into the project controls practice in alignment with the Quality Management System
• Introduce effective and efficient project controls approach and technologies in projects across market sectors in the Water Business Group
• Align best practices, provide directions to program teams related to project controls and prioritize project controls initiatives
• Identify and assign appropriate project controls staffing for projects, during both pursuit and execution phases of projects
• Monitor performance of staff and projects, implement measures to drive successful project performance and support in maintaining positive client relations
• Support career development for project controls personnel through mentoring and identification of training opportunities
• Strengthen the project controls practice across all business groups through knowledge sharing and fostering a community of practice across teams
• Coordinate with other Regional Project Controls Leads and the broader project controls practice for purposes of workshare, knowledge sharing and fostering a community of practice
• Support the recruitment and onboarding process for new project controls personnel
• Network with corporate Project Delivery Services to leverage best practices, skillsets, or resources from other business groups
• Work with other project team members including technical staff, cross sector staff, field services and commissioning services to take into account where project controls services are required
• Develop and maintain a project controls practice group within WBG
• Consult with corporate project controls director to disseminate relevant lessons learned and best practices
• Grow Water Business Group project controls practice bench strength by recruiting or identifying strategic partners
• Identify and mentor young professionals with an interest in project controls
• Provide webinar and outreach to internal staff to elevate WBG’s project controls acumen
• Support Pursuit teams for Program Management and Construction Management
• Serve as a Senior Project Controls Business Class Lead for program management projects to set up a framework to manage scope, budget, and schedule.
• Manage and direct a team of project controls specialists and document controls specialists to implement project controls plan for the program.
• Collaborate with program manager and client to provide a project control plan that is right sized for the execution and size of the program.
• Work closely with the PMIS team to recommend technology solutions to manage data and information that the program will receive, generate, analyze, consume, and communicate to stakeholders.
• Counsel Program Manager and the rest of the team on trends of the program, deficiencies, and recommendations on how to mitigate.
• Provide a comprehensive summary of project performance and present to both HDR’s internal team and clients.
• Establish process and procedures, such as project controls template, WBS structure and library, progress management KPIs, etc. to improve both quality and efficiency of our programs.
• Facilitates multi-company interactive planning sessions such as schedule workshops.
• Coordinate with teams regarding the interface with construction and engineering schedules.
• Interact with engineering discipline leads & construction managers to understand issues and conflicts impacting schedule.

Qualifications

• Preferred years of experience: 15+
• Significant experience in Water Projects and Programs.
• One or more certifications: PE, PMP, PSP, CM, EVP, PMI-SP, CST.
• Experience implementing and supporting PMIS Solutions for small and large projects.
• Experience in at least one (and preferably multiple) of the following disciplines: Scheduling, Document Control, Cost Management, Cost Estimating, Claims and Forensic Analysis, and PMIS Implementation/Dashboarding.
• Familiarity with estimating using various delivery methods including traditional design bid build (DBB), design-build (DB), EPCm, progressive design build (PDB), Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), and/or construction management at-risk (CMAR).
• Strong leadership skills with experience building a cohesive team culture and managing team members located in various locations.
• Comfortable presenting in front of clients and other project stakeholders.
• Proficiency with scheduling software such as Microsoft Projects, Primavera P6, Deltek Acumen Fuse, etc.; and familiarity with Linear Scheduling software such as TiLos and 4D/5D including Synchro.
• Experience and familiarity with SharePoint, PMIS software such as eBuilder, ProCore, Prism, Unifier, QuickBase, InEight, PMWeb, etc.
• Experience in the understanding of AACEi, PMI, and PMBOK Industry Best Practices.
• Required qualifications: Bachelor's degree, 10 years' experience in project controls work on engineering and construction projects, including planning, estimating, forecasting, scheduling, cost control, schedule control, and project reports.
• Strong decision-making skills, strong interpersonal and leadership skills, ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple long- and short-term tasks simultaneously, strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving abilities, strong oral and written communication skills.