DIRECTOR OF PROJECT CONTROLS

Position Summary

We are hiring an ambitious and forward-thinking Project Controls Manager with relevant heavy civil construction experience to support all Branch Civil projects. This position, reporting to the Vice President of Construction Support Services, will support execution teams by establishing, enforcing, and monitoring project cost and administrative activities from the design phase to project close out.

We are looking for a Project Controls specialist with a minimum of 10 years post-graduate experience looking for the next step to multi-project oversight or someone currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment. The primary objective is to support the execution of Branch Civil projects by developing administrative protocols for the business unit, guiding startup project teams to ensure consistency within the business unit, monitoring compliance, managing risk, and tracking outcomes.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Change Management / Forecasting: Implement change management practices and appropriately capture associated cost and schedule activities.

• Reporting: Develop dashboards to communicate cost and schedule performance to teams in real time. Implement a standardized suite of cost reports that enable senior management to make data driven decisions.

• Analysis and Tracking: Perform trend analysis and actively evaluate project cost performance to identify potential risk areas, validate forecasts, and communicate those quickly to key stakeholders.

• Risk Assessment: Work with the project and executive teams to identify project risks, and lead the cost contingency management process for assigned projects.

• Studies: Lead ad-hoc cost studies that enable rapid decision-making.

• Other work as needed in support of successful project delivery.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in heavy civil construction project management, including cost management, contract management, and change management.

• Bachelor's Degree is Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or similar. Experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Ability to lead project controls effort for the business unit to meet organizational objectives

• Comprehensive understanding of Work Breakdown Structure and Project Coding structures and ability to implement cost management work processes on projects

• Comprehensive understanding of construction estimating methodologies, preferably utilizing HCSS software.

• Comprehensive understanding of risk management

• Demonstrated problem solving ability in cross-functional environment.

Travel

This position requires frequent field visits, 50% field and 50% office or as necessary.

Supervisory Responsibility

Directly supervises one to three employees while training and mentoring project engineers throughout the business unit. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position which will typically involve 40+ hours a week. Due to the nature of the job, the employee must be available on-call early/late hours to deal with delays, bad weather and emergencies at the job site.

AAP/EEO Statement

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a veteran, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and other terms and condition of employment.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.