Project Controls Manager

Luster National•New York, NY

21h•$130,000 - $205,000

About The Position

We’re seeking Project Controls Managers to support large, complex heavy civil infrastructure programs, including highways, roads, bridges, transit (bus and rail), aviation (international airports), and water/wastewater projects delivered through both traditional and alternative delivery methods. These roles sit where cost, schedule, risk, and change come together, so the baseline, the forecast, and the performance a program reports all tell the same story. We are looking for people who can defend a number in front of a contractor and in front of program leadership on the same day. This post is for future roles and not for a specific opportunity that is available right now. We accept applications and conduct interviews in advance of upcoming hiring needs. When a candidate is selected, their profile is activated in our talent pool for this specialty area. We notify our talent pool candidates first whenever we have a project need.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, finance, business, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
10+ years of project controls experience for large (>$500M), complex, heavy-civil infrastructure projects.
Experience integrating cost and schedule data on a common work breakdown and cost breakdown structure, including baseline management and change control.
Experience applying earned value methods and critical path schedule analysis to evaluate program performance and forecast outcomes.
Experience reviewing contractor cost and schedule submittals against contract requirements and verified progress.
Experience leading or directing project controls staff on a capital program.
Proficiency with industry standard scheduling and program cost controls software (e.g., Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Oracle Unifier, EcoSys, e-Builder, etc.).
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (e.g., Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in construction management, engineering, finance, or business.
Active professional certifications such as CCP, PSP, or EVP (AACE), and/or PMP (PMI).
Experience leading the owner’s project controls function on a highway, bridge, transit and rail, aviation, or water and wastewater capital program exceeding $1B in construction value.
Experience standing up a project controls function on a new program, including procedures, coding structures, reporting cycle, and staffing plan.
Experience integrating a quantitative cost or schedule risk model with the program baselines to set and defend a contingency position.
Experience supporting claims, delay analysis, or dispute resolution with time-phased cost and schedule records on a program exceeding $1B in construction value.
Experience configuring or administering the controls modules of a program management information system rather than only working inside one.
Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI, Oracle Cloud Analytics, or other dashboard KPI reporting software.

Responsibilities

Oversee the program’s integrated controls system, including the work breakdown and cost breakdown structures, coding standards, and baseline change procedures, so cost and schedule data reconcile to the same source.
Review and validate contractor cost and schedule submittals, including baseline schedules, monthly updates, progress payments, and contingency drawdown requests, against contract requirements and verified field progress.
Analyze earned value, cost and schedule performance indices, and productivity trends, and surface the variances that will move the forecast before they show up in a monthly report.
Evaluate change proposals, delay claims, and time impact analyses for cost and schedule merit, and recommend a position to program leadership.
Oversee the program forecast, cash flow projection, and contingency and reserve position, and test the assumptions behind each of them.
Coordinate the risk register with the cost and schedule baselines so quantified exposure carries into the forecast and into contingency decisions.
May lead the monthly controls cycle, presenting cost and schedule status, trends, and recommended corrective action to program leadership.
Coordinate controls across adjacent contracts and program interfaces so impacts that cross package boundaries are captured before they land in a claim.
Coordinate that work across roadway and structures packages, systems and trackwork contracts, airfield phasing, and water and utility relocation work.
Coordinate across estimating, scheduling, engineering, contracts, document control, and finance so one set of numbers supports program decisions.
Oversee the controls data in the program’s management information systems and verify that cost, schedule, and change records are complete, correctly coded, and traceable for funding agency reporting and external audit.
May lead and mentor controls analysts and specialists, setting expectations for analysis quality, turnaround, and how findings get escalated.

Benefits

Unlimited flexible time off
Paid holidays
Paid parental leave
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Flexible spending accounts (healthcare and dependent or elder care)
Long-term disability insurance
Short-term disability insurance
Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment
401(k) plan with guaranteed employer contribution
Formal career planning and development program
$2,500 annually toward professional development
Wellness program with monthly wellness stipend
Company cell phone or cell phone plan reimbursement
Free personalized meal planning and nutrition support with a registered dietitian
Free personal financial planning services
Employee assistance program
Employee discounts
Employee referral bonus