Project Controls Manager

Hill international•Phoenix, AZ

14d•Onsite

About The Position

Hill International is seeking a Project Controls Manager in Phoenix, Arizona. This role provides professional guidance and support to project teams in developing project WBS structures, budgets, schedules, resource forecasts, risk registers, progress reports, and standardized reporting. The manager will offer specialized direction and recommendations for resolving diverse project issues, compile, monitor, and report on project financial and schedule data, and understand, recommend, and report on PMI standard KPIs. Responsibilities also include attending and facilitating monthly project controls meetings, performing data validation and quality checks, providing fee proposal support, managing contract amendments, and overseeing subconsultant management, change management, and earned value management.

Requirements

B.S. in Finance, Accounting, Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Business or related field. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted as appropriate
A minimum of 10 years' experience in a construction environment on projects valued at $1 billion or greater
Requires knowledge of the principals of cost estimating, scheduling, finance and contract administration
Ability to accurately interpret construction contractual documents and contract modifications
Must possess strong communication management skills including proficient oral and written communication and presentation skills, as well as the ability to communicate effectively
Must be able to develop and maintain positive, cooperative, team-oriented relationships with co-workers, supervisors, managers, clients and consultants
Able to efficiently handle multiple and shifting priorities
Strong working knowledge of MS Office products including Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint
Must have experience in calculating and reporting on Earned Value Management
Must have experience in Project Cost controls/analysis/reporting
Must have experience in Risk Management

Responsibilities

Provide professional guidance and support to project teams to help develop project WBS structures, budgets, schedules, resource forecasts, risk registers, progress reports and standardized reporting
Provide specialized direction and recommendations to project teams and management teams for the resolution of diverse project issues
Compile, monitor, and report on project financial & schedule data, including but not limited to, planned spend, actual spend, estimate to complete, budget trends, project costs, and understand, recommend, and report on PMI standard KPI’s.
Attend and/or facilitate monthly project controls meetings with key project personnel
Perform data validation and quality checks on project expenses, invoices, and project reports
Provide fee proposal support, to include assisting in development of fee proposals and profitability analysis as well as developing staffing plans
Manage contract amendment process, assist with preparing submittal documents, and collect and/or develop necessary inputs
Subconsultant Management: Perform quality checks and facilitate processing of subconsultant invoices, Track and monitor subconsultant progress against budgets, Facilitate budget reallocations across multiple firms on major projects, Initiate and manage purchase orders
Change Management: Create and manage change orders; oversee change order submittal, negotiation, and approval processes
Facilitate development of scope and cost documents across internal and external (subconsultant) project teams and client stakeholders
Perform commercial reviews of the financial impacts of project change orders as required
Earned Value Management by working with the project manager to: Develop budget/planned value of work based on contract scope of work, Determine the actual value of work completed by the project team based on milestones and objectives, Calculate the earned value of the physical work completed, Perform variance analysis including schedule and cost variances using indices such as the schedule performance index (SPI) and cost performance index (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 project controls teammates and collaborate as needed