Project Controls Manager

Fronza & Francis•Denver, CO

41d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Project Controls Manager, you will be responsible for project planning, scheduling planning meetings and progress check-in’s, estimating and monitoring project costs, maintaining and managing the project budgets, and reviewing the quality of work product compared to desired objective. Develop, implement and update the operating policies for team communication and risk mitigation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or related field
12+ years of experience in Financial Controls, Finance, Accounting, and Scheduling including experience leading a team of professionals.
Experience in establishing project control systems and procedures and developing project reports and documentation
Strong analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
Confident self-starter with the ability to operate in a dynamic environment.
Attention to detail and organization while working in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines and produce project deliverables.
Ability to build and sustain relationships with team members, contractors, and clients.
Skilled at building and sustaining relationships with all stakeholders.
Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written.
Ability to prioritize workload and deliverables.
Proficient in MS Office Suite including Power BI
Proficient in Microsoft Project or other Scheduling Software

Nice To Haves

Project Management, schedule or cost management training or certification through Project Management Institute (PMI) or American Association of Cost Engineers (AACE) or other relevant industry organizations.
Expertise in Earned Value Management.

Responsibilities

Manage a team of project control staff who are qualified to analyze, evaluate, and forecast project costs, as well as performance against an established schedule with critical milestones.
Assess the impact(s) of design/construction changes and schedule slippages.
Oversee the development and maintenance of an established system to show the hierarchy of plans and schedules.
Assess and advise senior management of risks and potential cost and schedule trends and variances before they occur, and various possible mitigations / recovery plans to ensure the successful execution of the project.
Develop and maintain comprehensive project risk registers in collaboration with project managers, schedulers, estimators, and technical teams. Quantify the financial and time uncertainty associated within projects and/or program components. Track and manage risks over life of project or program.
Apply qualitative and quantitative risk analysis (e.g. Monte Carlo simulations) to assess the probability and impact of identified risks.
Generate regular risk status reports and dashboards for internal stakeholders, clients, and executive leadership.
Lead, initiate, organize and direct staff with respect to project execution, planning and cost control activities.
Provide technical and administrative direction, coordination, evaluation, training and coaching to controls team.
Establish project schedules, forecast and cost controls procedures.
Supervise the implementation of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Project Coding as defined by the contract.
Supervise the development and maintenance of Critical Path Method (CPM) based project master schedules, milestone schedules, and interface schedules, also interfacing with client members and subcontractors.
Ensure timely and accurate preparation and maintenance of CPM schedules and progress reports for all aspects of the work including engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction.
Responsible for providing the project status, forecast of the future, and definition of alternatives.
Ensure that a robust change management system is in place for all phases of the project by which any change, both external and internal, is identified compliant with change procedures and contract specifications.
Ensure that the cost and schedule impact of individual changed, and the cumulative impact of all changes are evaluated.
Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs).
Assist the Project Management team in proactively identify developing project budget and schedule problems and implement corrective actions; and preparation of cost accruals, estimates to complete and estimates at completion.