Project Manager - Cost Controls (Construction)

ACARI Management Group Inc•Grand Prairie, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Trinity Alliance is seeking a skilled cost control project manager with a strong interest in managing costs for large construction projects. This role will be based at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, TX, and will report to the Director of Project Controls. The successful candidate will be instrumental in implementing cost control processes and principles for one of Texas's largest ongoing construction projects. Trinity Alliance (TA) is the construction manager for this project, operating as a Joint Venture led by AECOM Hunt and Turner, with BOWA, PMC, EJ Smith, Source, GCC, and CORE CMCI as partners. The Associate Partners include Acari, Mahuya, LeVis, R.M. Chin, Copeland, Othon, and STL.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction, engineering, architecture, finance, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
Four (4) years of experience in a relevant role

Nice To Haves

OSHA 10-Hour Construction
OSHA 30-Hour Construction
AACE Certified Cost Professional (CCP)
PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple

Responsibilities

Works with company financial systems and processes.
Develops proficiency in the use of company cornerstone systems and provides cost data in formats necessary to control the project.
Understands financial terminology and measures and recognizes the financial impact of various project actions.
Assists in analyzing and using financial data to identify key project issues.
Able to use drawings and specifications in the establishment of project baseline data.
Develops knowledge of accounting principles.
Assists in assembling data for trending and forecasting.
Prepares analysis of progress trends and cost impact. May participate in reviewing and approving contractor invoices.
Has knowledge of earned value methodology.
Collects and analyzes data on manpower, labor hour, and labor cost requirements versus budget limitations.
Collects and analyzes data for tracking actual cost to funding limitations.
Assists in tracking purchase orders and subcontract commitments and expenditures.
Possesses the knowledge of scope control and change management.
Assists with the creation of baseline budgets.
Exposure to scheduling process concepts and principles.
Exposure to performance management and cost/schedule integration concepts and principles.
Supports the project reporting process as required.
Participates in project cost review meetings.
Gathers data for procedure development.