Project Controls Manager

Clark Construction Group•Baltimore, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Controls Manager leads all project controls functions within an assigned region and serves as a trusted financial advisor to construction project teams. The role leads Project Controls Analysts and acts as a liaison between operations leadership and corporate finance. This highly visible, fast-paced position is responsible for executive financial reporting, payment requisitions, contract and policy compliance, and change order management. The position reports directly to project leadership, with local input from business unit leaders. The manager oversees regional staffing, project coverage, team development, project accounting and contract compliance, performance indicators, change order processes, audit resolution, and financial support for regional and corporate functions. The role also supports regulatory compliance and community-affairs objectives, and works with operational leadership to ensure project expectations and financial status are understood. The primary workspace is a professional office, with occasional travel to locations including active construction sites. The role involves prolonged focused desk work, detailed computer work, communication with colleagues, movement throughout the office, and occasional lifting. The work can require extended hours and responsiveness outside regular working hours during critical project phases, deadlines, time-sensitive matters, or emergencies. A pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and random quarterly screenings are required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Construction Management, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or another business-related field, or similar relevant work experience.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Strong organizational and time-management skills; highly motivated.
Careful attention to detail and reliable work output.
Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced team environment.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Google Suite, and PowerPoint.
Alignment with Clark Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results-oriented, adaptable, a team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, relationship-building, able to build people and teams and followership, and able to set direction and execute.
Ability to perform prolonged periods of focused desk work and detailed computer work, communicate effectively, and maintain sharp visual acuity for reviewing complex documents.
Ability to move throughout the office and travel occasionally to various locations, including construction sites, using different modes of transportation.
Ability to lift and move objects up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 25 pounds occasionally.
Ability to work extended hours during critical project phases or client deadlines and respond to communications outside regular working hours for time-sensitive matters or emergencies.
Compliance with Clark Construction safety policies and procedures and applicable laws at all work locations.
Completion of a pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and participation in random quarterly drug fitness-for-duty tests.

Nice To Haves

Experience with construction technology and enterprise financial software such as SAP, Textura, Coupa, Procore, or Google platforms.
Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Strength in data visualization, business intelligence, automation, and AI processes.

Responsibilities

Recruit, train, coach, assign, and review the work of Project Controls Analysts and Project Engineers; support their development through goal setting and performance management.
Conduct short- and long-term staff planning and project placement to ensure sufficient project coverage.
Develop, refine, and implement onboarding and development plans for new Project Controls Analysts and Project Engineers.
Stay informed about new projects, contracts, regulations, and project trends that could affect the organization.
Create an engaged, high-performing work environment with team members and stakeholders.
Prepare, contribute to, and present at department management leadership meetings and Project Controls and Compliance in-house meetings.
Ensure projects are successfully started and closed out with respect to contract compliance and accounting.
Ensure project teams are trained and use required systems, tools, training, and applications in accordance with Clark enterprise systems and standard processes.
Monitor regional Key Performance Indicators, including owner and subcontractor pay timeliness, vendor payment management, craft payroll timeliness, audit resolution, lien waivers, and insurance administration; develop and execute action plans when needed.
Support project teams and Business Unit Leaders on other operational Key Performance Indicators, including net cash, gross billings, change orders, general conditions, general requirements, and profit and loss.
Lead project change order management, including initial notices, development of detailed change order proposals, and negotiations.
Drive resolution and completion of internal audit findings.
Oversee or coordinate requests from external clients, auditors, and other third parties.
Support Compliance Leaders on regulatory compliance issues as needed to ensure timely resolution.
Support regional offices and corporate finance with general and administrative budgets, forecasting, and actual cost tracking.
Collaborate with the Community Affairs Team to plan and meet small business, local hire contracting, and regulatory compliance objectives on projects.
Check in routinely with operational leadership to ensure expectations are mutually understood, work product is achieved, and project financial status is understood.
Proactively identify and develop relationships with industry professionals to generate and win work.
Take an active role in recruiting industry talent, and identify, hire, and retain outstanding people.
Anticipate stakeholder needs, desires, and goals and work to exceed their expectations.