Risk Management jobs in United States

Job Title:Project Controls Director – UTS / Rail or Civil
Job ID:77386
Location:Scarborough, Ontario

What you will be doing:

• Overall responsibility for project’s compliance to the company’sProject Controls standards and applicable contract documents.

• Establish and maintain the project’s integrated Project Controls systems, oversee the setting of the cost and schedule baseline.

• Lead meetings focused on communicating project performance status to the wider project team.

• Lead a team of Project Controls staff specializing in planning, scheduling, cost control, change management and risk management.

• Support Project Managers in tracking overall project health; establish and maintain communication plan to ensure accurate and timely flow of information.

• Provide input into the continuous improvement of the company’s Project Controls policies and guidelines.

• Oversee analysis and reporting of project performance key metrics (e.g. CPI, SPI, key commodity tracking, etc.); propose corrective actions to maintain performance/productivity; provide timely alerts on adverse trends.

• Implement and maintain an Earned Value Management (EVM) plan to measure project performance, identify variances, and inform accurate forecasting.

• Lead the development of project-specific Project Controls plans, documenting processes and procedures to be followed on the project.

• Lead the development and implementation of a project-specific change management plan, ensuring compliance with contract conditions and the company’s standards.

• Provide support to Commercial and Procurement teams on subcontractor claims assessment, client claims development, negotiations and dispute resolutions.

• Provide commercial and technical expertise to support proposal development and provide commercial input into contractually defined project control requirements.

• Ensure adherence to all contract conditions regarding Project Controls requirements, project set-up, monitoring and close-out.

• Establish and maintain strong partnerships with client counterparts and joint venture stakeholders (where applicable).

• Conduct annual performance reviews and provide constructive feedback; implement performance improvement plans as needed with support from HR.

• Participate in project-level resource planning, utilization analysis and resource leveling; manage and maintain Project Controls staffing plan forecasts.

• Develop a project specific Risk Management Plan for incorporation into the Project Controls Plan.

• Establish cadence for risk reviews and lead risk review meetings to identify, evaluate and update risks that may have a cost and/or schedule impact.

• Assist risk owners in establishing, implementing and tracking mitigating actions and contingency plans.

• Establish quantitative risk analysis (QRA) cadence; oversee QRA and articulate the results and variance analysis to project leadership.

What you must have:

• Undergraduate degree in Business or Engineering, or equivalent.

• 15+ years Construction industry experience

• Proven experience and ability in planning, scheduling, financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, estimating and cost control.

• Strong knowledge of the “Earned Value Management” principles.

• Ability to produce, read and modify schedules and scheduling curves/reports.

• Natural leader and team builder who can build strong relationships quickly.

• Proven ability to effectively lead project controls staff.

• Proven strong analytical skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to clearly identify and articulate issues.

• Proven problem solver with sound judgment who accepts ownership and accountability.

• Ability to work effectively with all levels of management and employees.

• Detail oriented and customer focused.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.

• Knowledge of SAP and required project controls software which may include Primavera, Hard Dollar, Accubid.

Salary/Rate Range: $190,000 – $220,000

For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website atwww.teemagroup.com