Director - Project Controls

Blattner

1d•$178,151 - $258,319

About The Position

This position supports the Senior Director of Project Controls and works collaboratively with the Director of Scheduling in leading the project controls function across all projects. Provides leadership and oversight for cost management, earned value management, forecasting, change management, and project management fundamentals in line with industry best practices across all projects and business units. Ensures consistency and accuracy in project controls practices across business units, enabling project teams to manage scope, schedule, and budget effectively. Drives continuous improvement in systems, tools, and processes to enhance project performance and reporting. Provides leadership and mentorship to project controls team members and collaborates with project teams to support successful project delivery. Conducts oneself in accordance with the Blattner Mission, Values, and Basics setting an example for the rest of the organization and driving the business to meet its Desired End States. Places a primary focus on the health and safety of all team members in the organization, acting as a leader in promoting safety and taking personal responsibility for working towards Blattner’s vision of zero significant, life altering, or life ending events and to never compromise safety. Establishes and implements Blattner-wide strategies that have mid-term (3 years or less) impact on business results. Provides vision, innovation, and ideas in the effective delivery of projects to support operational growth and help Blattner achieve its Desired End States. Leads the project controls organization and directly or indirectly manages all back-office project controls team members for earned value management, budget/cost estimating controls, job set-up, cost and phase code control, forecasting, productivity analysis, issues and change management, and claims analysis functions. Defines roles and responsibilities, job duties, key performance indices, workflow, technical requirements, and efficiencies necessary to effectively deliver project controls. Directs the development and implementation of policy and standard operating procedures for the organization, including process workflows, integrations, interfaces, systems, and external relationships necessary for maximum impact and effectiveness of project controls, challenging obsolete practices, questioning accepted truths, and eliminating non-value-added processes all for the purpose of enhancing project and company performance. Ensures that project teams have accurate data and reports necessary to know and understand project costs, productivity, schedule performance, trends, and forecasts in real time as needed to make good, data-driven decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering/Engineering Management, or related field required.
10 or more years of progressive experience in project controls, including cost control, forecasting, and risk analysis.
7 or more years of leadership experience managing project controls teams is required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Construction or Renewable Construction experience.

Responsibilities

Leads the project controls organization and directly or indirectly manages all back-office project controls team members for earned value management, budget/cost estimating controls, job set-up, cost and phase code control, forecasting, productivity analysis, issues and change management, and claims analysis functions.
Defines roles and responsibilities, job duties, key performance indices, workflow, technical requirements, and efficiencies necessary to effectively deliver project controls.
Directs the development and implementation of policy and standard operating procedures for the organization, including process workflows, integrations, interfaces, systems, and external relationships necessary for maximum impact and effectiveness of project controls, challenging obsolete practices, questioning accepted truths, and eliminating non-value-added processes all for the purpose of enhancing project and company performance.
Ensures that project teams have accurate data and reports necessary to know and understand project costs, productivity, schedule performance, trends, and forecasts in real time as needed to make good, data-driven decisions.