Project Control Manager

Amentum•Baltimore, MD

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a strategic and analytical Senior Project Controls Manager to spearhead the standardization of project controls across a diverse, high-impact portfolio of domestic (CONUS) and international (OCONUS) initiatives. In this pivotal leadership role, you will oversee the full lifecycle of planning, integrated scheduling, budgeting, and risk management for multiple concurrent projects within highly secure environments. Why Join Amentum? Global Impact: Lead mission-critical defense and government programs across both domestic and overseas locations. Complex Challenges: Drive operational excellence by managing multi-stakeholder, secure-facility (SCIF) engineering and construction workflows. Meaningful Work: Contribute to mission‑driven engineering and construction projects supporting defense and government customers. Varied Portfolio: Apply your skills across both domestic and overseas locations in dynamic environments. Growth Opportunity: Expand your technical depth and project exposure while working alongside experienced program leaders.

Requirements

Active Secret security clearance. TS/SCI preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, finance, or a related business field.
10+ years of professional project controls experience within secure or classified environments.
5+ years of direct experience managing and mentoring project controls teams.
Proven track record supporting Project Management Office (PMO) operations for complex, multi-stakeholder programs.
Deep expertise in Primavera (P6) and MS Project.
Strong capability in cost-sheet reconciliation, financial forecasting, and quantitative risk planning.
In-depth understanding of construction workflows, estimating lifecycles, and federal government contracting.
Extensive experience with DoD and Intelligence Community (IC) standards for project security.

Nice To Haves

PMP, Certified Cost Professional (CCP), or AACE certifications.
Success overseeing projects in remote, austere, or OCONUS locations.

Responsibilities

Lead project scheduling, budget development, cost control, and change management across various engineering and construction projects.
Monitor portfolio progress to ensure all projects align with strict cost and schedule baselines.
Build and maintain integrated project baselines encompassing scope, schedule, and budget.
Perform regular schedule reviews, analyze critical path impacts, and recommend corrective actions when needed.
Lead change control processes by assessing schedule and cost impacts, preparing thorough documentation, coordinating approvals, and ensuring that all changes and variations are reviewed and implemented in compliance with project standards.
Design and execute robust cost controls, financial tracking methods, and operational budget policies.
Oversee committed costs, actuals, and forecasts to generate highly accurate financial projections.
Leverage financial analysis tools to mitigate risks, identify cost-saving opportunities, and optimize resource allocation.
Hire, train, coach, and manage workloads for the project controls team.
Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and construction teams to ensure aligned communication and seamless delivery of project controls support.
Prepare clear and accurate status reports, schedule updates, and variance explanations for internal stakeholders.
Coordinate with Business Development teams to support proposals by developing early schedules and cost input as needed.
Deliver high-quality dashboards, variance metrics, and risk-assessment summaries to executive stakeholders.
Partner with Business Development teams to establish project controls requirements, early schedules, and cost estimates for new pursuits.
Enforce a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment.
Consistently provide services that meet customer expectations.
Read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
Read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.