Project Controls Manager

Hill International•San Diego, CA

2d•$180,000 - $210,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Hill International is seeking a Project Controls Manager in San Diego, California. The role provides professional guidance and support to project teams in developing and managing project controls, including work breakdown structures, budgets, schedules, resource forecasts, risk registers, progress reports, and standardized reporting. The manager monitors project financial and schedule data, supports project teams and management in resolving project issues, and helps maintain reporting quality and consistency. The position also supports fee proposals, profitability analysis, staffing plans, contract amendments, subconsultant management, purchase orders, and change management. It facilitates scope and cost development across project teams and client stakeholders and performs commercial reviews of the financial impacts of project changes. In coordination with project managers, the role applies earned value management practices, including planned and earned value calculations and schedule and cost variance analysis. The position follows a hybrid work schedule in San Diego, California. The salary range is $180,000–$210,000, with the offered salary based on qualifications, education, experience, and work location. Hill’s comprehensive benefits may vary depending on employment status.

Requirements

At least 10 years of increasing-responsibility experience in the engineering, project controls, or program management industry.
A Certified Cost Professional (CCP) credential from AACE International, or a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) credential from PMI, or another equivalent certification relevant to management.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, construction management, or a related field.
Experience with a variety of PMIS software solutions and ability to guide a client through selection, procurement, and implementation.
Demonstrated experience developing program and project dashboards using a variety of software, including PMIS, and data from internal and external sources.
Strong command of Excel and Office applications.
Exceptional organizational skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with engineering projects.
Working knowledge of the project design process and configuration management.
Ability to read and understand project schedules.
Experience with SharePoint.

Responsibilities

Provide professional guidance and support to project teams developing project WBS structures, budgets, schedules, resource forecasts, risk registers, progress reports, and standardized reporting.
Provide specialized direction and recommendations to project and management teams to resolve diverse project issues.
Compile, monitor, and report project financial and schedule data, including planned spend, actual spend, estimate to complete, budget trends, project costs, and PMI-standard KPIs.
Attend and/or facilitate monthly project controls meetings with key project personnel.
Validate and perform quality checks on project expenses, invoices, and reports.
Support fee proposals, profitability analysis, and staffing plan development.
Manage the contract amendment process, assist with submittal documents, and collect or develop necessary inputs.
Manage subconsultants, quality-check and facilitate processing of their invoices, and track progress against budgets.
Facilitate budget reallocations across multiple firms on major projects.
Initiate and manage purchase orders.
Create and manage change orders and oversee their submittal, negotiation, and approval processes.
Facilitate development of scope and cost documents across internal and external project teams and client stakeholders.
Perform commercial reviews of financial impacts of project change orders as required.
Work with project managers on earned value management: develop budget and planned value based on contract scope, determine the actual value of work completed, calculate earned value, and conduct schedule and cost variance analysis using measures such as SPI and CPI.
Prepare ad-hoc reports for distribution.
Network with project managers, engineers, invoices, and accounting teams to address project needs and resolve issues.
Communicate with and collaborate with project controls teammates as needed.