PMIS & Program Controls Lead - Education Projects

Harris & Associates

Riverside (CA)

Hybrid

USD 175,000 - 200,000

Full time

40 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life insu

ESOP

401K Match

PTO, 8 Paid Holidays + 1 WorkAversary

Health & Well‑Being Allowance

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible hybrid/remote work plans

Paid Leave Programs such as maternity,

Job summary

Harris & Associates in Riverside, CA is seeking a Program Controls/PMIS Manager to own governance of PMIS, drive program controls, and translate data into actionable decisions for a $954M education program. You will supervise dashboards, schedules, budgets, and reporting, collaborating across leadership, project managers, finance, and clients.

This role requires 10+ years in project controls, plus hands-on PMIS experience with platforms like Procore or Unifier.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, business or a related field, or equivalent experience.
10+ years in project controls on capital or construction programs, with at least 2 years leading controls across multiple projects or a program.
Hands‑on PMIS administration/implementation across platforms such as e-Builder, Procore, Unifier, Kahua, Project Team or similar.
Strong knowledge of scheduling (Primavera P6 or MS Project), cost control, earned value, forecasting and change management.
Experience building dashboards and reports in Power BI, Tableau or similar, plus advanced Excel.
A track record of improving data quality and getting project teams to adopt new tools and processes.
Clear written and spoken communication, including presenting program status to executives and clients.

Responsibilities

Own PMIS governance: standards, data structure, user roles and permissions, and entry/closure rules.
Lead the program controls framework: schedule, cost, risk and change control procedures.
Build and maintain program dashboards and KPIs for leadership and clients.
Own the program reporting calendar: monthly and quarterly reports.
Run data quality reviews and fix gaps with project teams.
Design and implement PMIS workflows with vendor/administrator.
Train project managers on PMIS use and controls procedures; write onboarding guides.
Set up project controls for new projects (cost breakdown, WBS, PMIS records).
Develop baseline schedules and budgets with project managers; keep as performance reference.
Lead monthly updates; roll up data to the program.
Maintain risk/issue registers; track mitigations to closure.
Manage the change log; reflect approved changes in budgets and schedules.
Prepare cost and schedule forecasts; flag variances with actions.
Build project-level dashboards for managers and clients.
Track deliverables and milestones against the baseline; report status.