Project Controls Manager

KLA•Milpitas, CA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

KLA is seeking a highly skilled Project Controls Manager (PCM) with expertise in cost estimating, cost control, planning & scheduling, and contracts management. The PCM will collaborate closely with the Corporate Facilities team, Contractors/Consultants, A/E firms, Regulatory Bodies, and various internal teams including Legal, Real Estate, Finance, Purchasing, and Insurance. The PCM will take ownership of cost, schedule, and contracts for all capital projects and will coordinate executive-level reporting on a monthly and quarterly basis. The scope of responsibility includes handling a broad range of projects varying in dollar value and complexity, from simple to complex manufacturing retrofit projects. This role involves developing project funding documents, assisting in budget, schedule, change management, cost and schedule risk analysis, cash flow analysis, and developing historical cost data for benchmarking. The PCM will also review and analyze engineering and contractor cost estimates, bids, change orders, invoices, labor rates, and physical engineering/construction progress, while budgeting, tracking, and controlling KLA costs as well as engineer/contractor costs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
Minimum Eight (8) years of experience in commercial and industrial construction in project controls (Cost Control, Scheduling, and Estimating)
Strong technical knowledge in construction, cost, and schedule management
Strong analytical skills for estimate analysis, bid evaluations, budget monitoring, cash flow analysis, risk analysis (Quantitative and Qualitative Risk modeling), and benchmarking project costs
Proficient in all types of estimating from conceptual through definitive construction estimates
Proficient in computer systems including MS Office, database programs, scheduling software, Excel spreadsheets.
Exceptional leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Expert in Oracle Primavera Cloud, Primavera (P6) planning, Procore, Estimation software such as Timberline or similar, Excel, Visio, and other Office Tools, PowerBi.

Nice To Haves

Masters preferred
Preferred experience in the microelectronic or pharmaceutical industry with knowledge of cleanrooms and process piping/MEP scope
Experience in other related industries is also acceptable

Responsibilities

Manage cost, schedule, and contracts for all capital projects
Coordinate with the Global Workplace Services (GWS) team for executive-level reporting (Monthly Business Reviews, Quarterly Business Reviews, Strategic Planning, Facilities Resource Allocation Meetings)
Issue project-level and portfolio-level reports
Support the GWS team in gathering project-level information for the Long-Range Plan
Liaise with corporate management to assist in obtaining project funding in FRAM (Facilities Resource Allocation Meeting)
Report on cost, schedule, risk, contracts, and issues for all global capital projects
Support Project Managers (PMs) during bid solicitation, tabulation, evaluation, and award
Management of Consultants/Contractors
Develop project funding documents with the project team
Assist in budget, schedule, change management, cost and schedule risk analysis, cash flow analysis, and developing historical cost data for benchmarking
Review and analyze engineering and contractor cost estimates, bids, change orders, invoices, labor rates, and physical engineering/construction progress
Budget, track, and control KLA costs as well as engineer/contractor costs