Manager, Project Controls

AACE International; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AACE International in San Diego is seeking a Manager, Project Controls to lead a team of project and program management support professionals. The role provides leadership, oversight, problem-solving, and direction to the Project Controls group, aligning schedules, budgets, and risk management with client objectives.

The position requires extensive experience (10+ years in project controls and industry, 5+ years in leadership), a Bachelor's degree in a related field, and PMI certifications

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in project controls.
• Minimum 10 years in related or industry experience.
• At least 5 years of leadership experience.
• Experience in regulated utility/energy environments.

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages the project controls team.
• Develops strategies and guides staff development.
• Oversees staffing plans and supports hiring.
• Conducts performance reviews (1-on-1, skip-level, annual).
• Manages vendor relationships supporting business development.
• Maintains project controls policies, scheduling, document control systems.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

PMI certifications preferred

Tools

MS Office Suite

MS Project

SharePoint

Power BI

Power Apps

Primavera P6

JIRA

Job description

TitleManager, Project Controls Description

Location:

San Diego, California. Candidate must currently reside in the San Diego County region or must be willing to relocate within sixty (60) days of hire.

Hybrid work model: 60% remote, 40% on-site as needed.

General Summary:

The Manager, Project Controls is responsible for leading a team of project and program management support professionals. The incumbent in this position provides leadership, technical, and hands‑on oversight, problem solving support, and direction to the Project Controls team.

Supervision Level:

• Reports to Portfolio Director.
• Directly manages Project Controls staff.
• May oversee multiple Project Controls teams supporting various client portfolios.

Responsibilities:

• Leads and manages the project controls team.
• Develops strategies and guides professional development of project control staff.
• Monitors functional staffing plans and supports hiring of project controls personnel.
• Performs recurring one‑on‑ones, skip‑level, and annual reviews of direct reports.
• Identifies, develops, and maintains vendor relationships, supporting project control business development.
• Assists with developing and implementing the project control team’s training curriculum, including conferences, vendor‑specific training, and additional training requirements.
• Manages and establishes policies, procedures, and project controls services encompassing scheduling, document control, and document management systems.
• Coordinates with internal and client facing resources to meet business requirements.
• Provides guidance and consultation to project managers and stakeholders.
• Plans, manages, and executes systems, resources, and staff to support portfolio initiatives.
• Develops and maintains internal and client database records and document control systems.
• Conducts audits to ensure accuracy, quality, and completeness of project control deliverables.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

A combination of experience, education, and/or training which substantially demonstrates the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Experience:

• A minimum of 10 years of project controls experience.
• In addition to project controls experience, a minimum of 10 years of relevant or related industry experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of leadership experience.

Experience working in a regulated utility/energy, DOE, DOD, or equivalent environment.

Experience managing multiple stakeholders, scheduling demands, and ad‑hoc requests.

Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills; skillset will be evaluated prior to engagement.

Detail‑oriented with excellent organizational, planning, and follow‑up skills.

Knowledge of:

• Research methods, including data collection, analysis, critical thinking, and problem solving.
• Project planning, scheduling, cost management, budget forecasting, and risk qualification, quantification, and mitigation.
• Principles and practices of project controls as defined by Project Management Institute (PMI) or accredited standards.
• Agile and scrum project management methodologies.
• Safe working practices, building codes, and regulations applicable to the assigned projects.
• MS Office Suite, MS Project, SharePoint, PowerBI, Power App, Primavera (P6), JIRA, or equivalent project planning tools.

Ability to:

• Work well under pressure.
• Influence others and convey complex project and program deliverables concisely.
• Work in a dynamic, fast‑moving team environment and independently as needed.

Education and Training:

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, computer engineering, construction management, business management, or similar field; equivalent experience with customer approval.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP), and/or PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI‑SP) certification preferred.

Physical Demands:

Physical demands are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. While performing this job, the employee may be exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. In delivering projects, the incumbent will work in and around high voltage, energized electric equipment.

• Sit or stand at a desk and use a computer workstation for up to 6 hours per day.
• Reach and use hands and fingers to feel objects or controls.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Salary:

The salary range for this role is $120,000 – $160,000. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in San Diego, CA. This is the lowest to highest pay scale we reasonably expect to pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

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