Senior Project Controls Manager

Mace • Portland, OR

1d • Onsite

About The Position

At Mace, the purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition by creating responsible places and bringing transformative impact to people, communities, and societies. Within Mace’s consult business, the role applies practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to help unlock the potential of projects.

The Senior Project Controls Manager determines and arranges the project management, technical services, and external resources required for projects on behalf of the client. The role leads collaboration among clients, design teams, consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders, and manages projects from inception and briefing through design, planning, procurement, and construction. It is accountable for portfolio scope, programme, budgets, project plans, quality, risk, change control, stakeholder coordination, and handover documentation. The role also promotes Mace’s priorities in Construction to Production, Digital & Data, and Responsible Business.

Requirements

• Proven successful project management experience managing medium-sized projects.
• Substantial prior project management experience on medium-sized or complex projects, or experience leading smaller projects.
• Experience in the construction delivery phase of projects.
• Developed communication, presentation, project planning, and development skills.
• Developed budgetary oversight expertise.
• Relevant technical qualification or certification for the project portfolio.
• Sound technical expertise in Health and Safety Executive (HSE) rules, or local equivalents, and regulations relevant to the project or portfolio sector and market.
• Knowledge of consultancy, construction, infrastructure, and property sectors or markets, and understanding of estimating, scheduling, contract administration, procurement, commercial controls, and reporting.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Advanced communication skills to collaborate with and guide others toward project KPIs.
• Interpersonal skills to prepare reports, negotiate, and build relationships with key stakeholders.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills to resolve planning, estimating, contract administration, and procurement issues in construction and design activities.
• Developed commercial and financial skills and ability to build fee proposals and project workbooks where appropriate, or to develop commercial skills where needed.
• MCIOB, MAPM, MRICS, MICE, or local equivalent.
• Tertiary qualifications in a related project management or construction discipline, a non-related degree, or equivalent professional experience or apprenticeship, combined with demonstrable intermediate role knowledge.
• Appropriate Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card, or local equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Determine and arrange project management, technical services, and external resources required for projects on behalf of the client organisation.
• Collaborate with clients, design teams, consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders to support successful project delivery and communicate strategies to the team.
• Provide subject matter knowledge from Mace projects and business units to support project outcomes.
• Procure and manage design and wider consultant teams and project stakeholders, including project briefs and scopes, fees, claims, deliverables, and variations.
• Promote collaboration between all parties.
• Produce the design and authorities programme, or work with a planner to produce it, and integrate it with procurement and delivery programmes.
• Manage delivery to programme from project inception and briefing through design development, planning, contractor procurement, and construction, in line with agreed milestones and the overall delivery programme.
• Deliver project objectives in line with the Project Execution Plan, leading and managing project teams and stakeholders to achieve strategic project KPIs.
• Prepare and update project plans throughout the project lifecycle.
• Oversee project timeframes and budgets, highlight risks and challenges, and develop mitigations.
• Ensure robust quality systems are in place and are managed and monitored in line with Service Excellence.
• Lead and record relevant meetings, providing attendees with contextual information and analysis.
• Partner with stakeholders on risk management and mitigation treatments.
• Coordinate and communicate with project stakeholders, ensuring responsibilities and tasks are completed and appropriate standards and records are documented and maintained.
• Own and track project changes, ensuring they are progressed and formalised within agreed timeframes.
• Coordinate approved handover documentation and ensure it is provided before practical completion.
• Promote and drive business priorities through Construction to Production, Digital & Data, and Responsible Business.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior