Manager, Project Controls (Planning), Project & Development Services

Cushman & Wakefield • Cary, NC

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About The Position

The Senior Project Manager provides project management experience to designated projects and assignments for a particular client account, property portfolio, or large facility/complex through interaction with the client, property or facility management team, and project management staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related field.
• 10 or more years of related experience in working as a planner/scheduler on capital projects, including design and construction phases.
• Direct experience working on teams within a complex, matrixed environment.
• Expertise using Primavera P6 and/or MS Project
• Experience within the construction industry required
• Must possess exemplary communication skills - both oral and written.

Nice To Haves

• candidates with additional life sciences experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish the schedule management program and deliverables to be used on large scale capital programs (tools, technology, processes and procedures)
• Interface with project stakeholders as a trusted advisor to provide guidance and strategic recommendations for the project
• Develop, monitor and update integrated project plans and schedules aligned with program and project goals
• Plan and coordinate all Owner scope activities within integrated project schedule
• Integrate all third-party plans and schedules into integrated project schedule
• Facilitate interactive planning sessions and quantitative risk assessments when required
• Prepare baseline schedules (and schedule basis), progress schedules, and what-if schedules
• Establish schedule analysis and reporting metrics for both senior management and project team
• Assess impacts to the critical path and near-critical activities and report to the project team
• Monitor schedule deviations and variances and assist in the developing of alternative methods for corrective action
• Prepare and provide schedule progress reports, trending charts and schedule analysis on a periodic basis
• Maintain record of scope changes, trends and variances that potentially affect schedule performance
• Assure credibility of the information contained in the schedule
• Review schedules with project team members on a regular basis to ensure that accurate and timely data is incorporated in the schedule

Benefits

• health, vision, and dental insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings accounts
• retirement savings plans
• life, and disability insurance programs
• paid and unpaid time away from work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior