Senior Project Controls Manager

AtkinsRéalis•Raleigh, NC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist to join our team in Raleigh, NC. Your role will involve supporting the preparation of early-stage budgets and detailed cost estimates, documenting cost assumptions, risk allowances, market conditions, and scope clarifications. You will maintain all baseline budget information in project control systems and prepare detailed monthly cost reports, including commitments, actuals, and accruals. This role requires performing monthly cost reviews with project teams, documenting variance explanations, and preparing cashflow forecasts while tracking financial performance against baseline budgets. You will also process change requests, validate their budget, scope, and risk impact, and ensure approved changes are reflected in cost reports and project systems. Maintaining complete, audit-ready change documentation and logs is crucial. The role includes validating purchase requisitions for correct budgets, cost codes, and documentation, and supporting bid leveling, contract compliance checks, and invoice/application verification. You will work with project teams to resolve discrepancies, payment issues, and vendor queries, identify financial risks, and support the project team with mitigation strategies. Monitoring schedule impacts on budget and cashflow forecasts and ensuring reporting reflects accurate sequencing of work and phase progression are key responsibilities. Additionally, you will prepare final accounts, validate alignment with purchase orders and invoices, and ensure all costs are captured. This position supports project financial closeout, ensures all documentation is complete and archived, and contributes benchmark data for future projects. You will ensure updates to project management and reporting tools are accurate and timely, and provide inputs for month-end, quarter-end, and finance reporting cycles. You will also be responsible for assuring time schedule quality, tracking actual progress vs baseline within the time schedule, and conducting root cause analysis of delays and proposing mitigation strategies. Maintaining high standards of data quality, file management, and audit compliance is expected. Other duties as assigned by the supervisor may also be performed.

Requirements

6–10+ years of experience in cost control or project controls roles.
Strong knowledge of cost reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and project accounting.
Proficiency with cost management systems, financial tools, and Excel.
Experience supporting procurement, PR/PO processes, contract reviews, and invoice validation.
Ability to analyze variances, assess risks, and communicate findings clearly.
Effective interpersonal skills.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Capable of positive representation of the company to the customer.

Nice To Haves

Professional certification (RICS, AACE, or equivalent) or working toward accreditation.
Exposure to real estate, construction, engineering, or capital project environments.
Experience with analytics, dashboards, or automation tools for project financials.

Responsibilities

Support the preparation of early-stage budgets and detailed cost estimates.
Document cost assumptions, risk allowances, market conditions, and scope clarifications.
Maintain all baseline budget information in project control systems.
Maintain detailed monthly cost reports, including commitments, actuals, and accruals.
Perform monthly cost reviews with project teams; document variance explanations.
Prepare cashflow forecasts and track financial performance against baseline budgets.
Process change requests and validate their budget, scope, and risk impact.
Ensure approved changes are reflected in cost reports and project systems.
Maintain complete, audit-ready change documentation and logs.
Validate purchase requisitions for correct budgets, cost codes, and documentation.
Support bid leveling, contract compliance checks, and invoice/application verification.
Work with project teams to resolve discrepancies, payment issues, and vendor queries.
Identify financial risks and support the project team with mitigation strategies.
Monitor schedule impacts on budget and cashflow forecasts.
Ensure reporting reflects accurate sequencing of work and phase progression.
Prepare final accounts, validate alignment with purchase orders and invoices, and ensure all costs are captured.
Support project financial closeout and ensure all documentation is complete and archived.
Contribute benchmark data for future projects.
Ensure updates to project management and reporting tools are accurate and timely.
Provide inputs for month-end, quarter-end, and finance reporting cycles.
Assure time schedule quality.
Track actual progress vs baseline within time schedule.
Conduct root cause analysis of delays and propose mitigation strategies.
Maintain high standards of data quality, file management, and audit compliance.
May perform other such duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.