Manager, Project Controls

4Liberty•San Diego, CA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Project Controls is responsible for leading a team of project and program management support professionals. The incumbent in this position provides leadership, technical, and hands-on oversight, problem solving support, and direction to the Project Controls team. The role reports to the Portfolio Director and directly manages Project Controls staff. This position may oversee multiple Project Controls teams supporting various client portfolios.

Requirements

A minimum of 10 years of project controls experience.
A minimum of 10 years of relevant or related industry experience.
A minimum of 5 years of leadership experience.
Experience working in a regulated utility/energy, DOE, DOD, or equivalent environment.
Experience managing multiple stakeholders, scheduling demands, and ad-hoc requests.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
Detail-oriented with excellent organizational, planning, and follow-up skills.
Knowledge of research methods, including data collection, analysis, critical thinking, and problem solving.
Knowledge of project planning, scheduling, cost management, budget forecasting, and risk qualification, quantification, and mitigation.
Knowledge of principles and practices of project controls as defined by Project Management Institute (PMI) or accredited standards.
Knowledge of Agile and scrum project management methodologies.
Knowledge of safe working practices, building codes, and regulations applicable to the assigned projects.
Knowledge of MS Office Suite, MS Project, SharePoint, PowerBI, Power App, Primavera (P6), JIRA, or equivalent project planning tools.
Ability to work well under pressure.
Ability to influence others and convey complex project and program deliverables concisely.
Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-moving team environment and independently as needed.
Bachelor’s degree in project management, computer engineering, construction management, business management, or similar field; equivalent experience with customer approval.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP), Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP), and/or PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Leads and manages the project controls team.
Develops strategies and guides professional development of project control staff.
Monitors functional staffing plans and supports hiring of project controls personnel.
Performs recurring one-on-ones, skip-level, and annual reviews of direct reports.
Identifies, develops, and maintains vendor relationships, supporting project control business development.
Assists with developing and implementing the project control team’s training curriculum, including conferences, vendor-specific training, and additional training requirements.
Manages and establishes policies, procedures, and project controls services encompassing scheduling, document control, and document management systems.
Coordinates with internal and client facing resources to meet business requirements.
Provides guidance and consultation to project managers and stakeholders.
Plans, manages, and executes systems, resources, and staff to support portfolio initiatives.
Develops and maintains internal and client database records and document control systems.
Conducts audits to ensure accuracy, quality, and completeness of project control deliverables.
Performs other duties as assigned.