Project Controls Manager

PCL Construction • Houston, TX

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About The Position

At PCL, we build the places where life happens and find camaraderie in the process. We're a community of builders committed to building better communities. That's why we're always looking ahead, and not just to the next project or what's next in our industry. We're also looking at what's next for you and how we can help you build a career you're proud of. This position is project-based and you will be stationed at one of our projects with locations including: Texas, along the Gulf Coast, or other states including Alaska. Per-diem and project allowance are available to help cover temporary living expenses for candidates who meet the eligibility criteria. Depending on project availability, once your time on this project ends, you may be transferred to the next project or back to our home office in Houston, Texas to await your next assignment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field
• At least 7 years of experience in project controls, with a focus on industrial construction projects
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficiency in project management software and tools

Responsibilities

• Consistently collaborates and provides advice to the construction/project manager and project team.
• Proactively identifies, handles, and resolves potential problems, work issues, or schedule challenges.
• Develops and implements recovery plan.
• Works with project team to anticipate and resolve project issues.
• Ensures expectations are effectively communicated to own forces and trades pertaining to work performance, productivity, quality, and safety requirements.
• Ensures trade contractor coordination and progress are closely supervised.
• Ensures information is presented appropriately at client engineering meetings.
• Mentors others on their presenting style to ensure messages are being received accurately.
• Responsible for leading a multi-disciplinary project controls team (scheduling and planning, estimating, cost-control, subcontract, and document control).
• Consistently communicates with the project teams to define scope of work, need for change to budgets and schedules, and identification of variances from the original plan.
• Leads the development and maintenance of resource loaded schedule, critical path analysis, resolution of scheduling issues, supervising schedule delays, impacts and variances to the baseline.
• Applies analysis and makes recommendations regarding the trending and communicating schedule, progress, and cost information to project personnel.

Benefits

• Employee share purchase offering
• Discretionary annual performance bonus
• Comprehensive benefits and wellness programs
• Retirement plan plus matching
• Career development programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Construction of Buildings
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees