Project Controls Manager

Cash Construction; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Up to 25% annual bonus

Vehicle allowance + fuel card + toll

Job summary

Cash Construction, a MasTec Company, is seeking a Project Controls Manager to oversee advanced project controls techniques ensuring safe, efficient, and profitable project execution. The role may involve planning, scheduling, or cost engineering with strong knowledge of project controls principles.

The position is traveling up to 25% across the assigned project area, with relocation assistance available. MassTec’s CE&I segment supports heavy civil, utilities, renewables, and infrastructure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a project controls management role.
• Experience with project controls principles and scheduling/cost analyses.

Responsibilities

• Manage resource management schedules for all assigned projects.
• Develop, implement, and maintain a scheduling management system.
• Identify process efficiencies and create new processes to drive schedule efficiencies.
• Review progressed schedules against deadlines.
• Participate in meetings with senior operations management, peers and/or customers.
• Participate in estimating and bidding, contract negotiations, and change order preparation.
• Identify scheduling delays and facilitate remedial action.
• Track and report progress of project activities.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and stakeholders to update schedules.
• Lead and execute Project Planning and Execution Planning Sessions.
• Lead and execute Logic Development, Schedule Updates and Forecasting.
• Ensure client Project Controls and Reporting specifications are met per contract.
• Supports Project Management with project reporting requirements.
• Developing and maintaining project documentation including plans, reports, statuses.
• Analyze project data and provide regular progress reports to stakeholders.
• Conduct cost and schedule variance analysis and develop corrective actions.

Skills

Project controls

Scheduling

Cost engineering

Document control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Information Management or related field

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Job description

Cash Construction, a MasTec Company, is currently hiring for a Project Controls Manager.

The Project Controls Manager is responsible for advanced project controls techniques and analyses to ensure our projects are constructed safely, efficiently, and profitably. Successful candidates may perform all aspects of planning, scheduling, or cost engineering, through knowledge and application of complex project controls principles.

Location & Travel Details

This is a traveling position, up to 25% of the time, encompassing work sites in the assigned project area, covering a 90 mile radius, and may include some overnight travel.

Relocation assistance can be provided.

Company Overview

Established in the 1970's, Cash Construction Company was founded on a commitment to excellence; excellence in how we treat our clients and our employees. Incorporated in Texas, Cash Construction continues to be a leader in the Civil and Infrastructure Construction industry, completing projects involving water and wastewater utilities, drainage improvements, lift stations, pump stations, dry utilities, roadwork, and wind and solar farms. With a large fleet of equipment owned and maintained by Cash Construction, we are well-equipped and ready to self-perform nearly all our contractual obligations.

MasTec's Clean Energy & Infrastructure (CE&I) segment generates over $4.5 billion in annual revenue, providing construction services across industrial, renewables and infrastructure sectors. In infrastructure, we specialize in general heavy civil construction, underground utilities, structures, electrical work, material production, roadways, bridges, specialty pavement overlays, environmental projects and commercial buildings. Sustainability and safety are foundational to our culture and influence everything we do.

MasTec, a minority-owned Fortune 500 company, has shaped the construction industry for more than 90 years. With over 35,000 employees and 400 offices nationwide, we provide flexibility and career growth in dynamic work environments. Join one of the largest construction firms in the country (Engineering News-Record [ENR]: #1 in Power, #17 Top 50 Domestic Heavy Contractors, #20 Transportation Contractor).

Responsibilities

• Manage resource management schedules for all assigned projects
• Develop, implement, and maintain a scheduling management system.
• Identify process efficiencies and create and manage new processes to drive efficiencies within project schedules
• Review progressed schedules against schedule deadlines.
• Participate in meetings with senior operations management, peers and/or customers.
• Participate in estimating and bidding projects, contract negotiations, and change order preparation.
• Identify potential scheduling delays and facilitate remedial action.
• Track and report on the progress of project activities.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, team members, and other stakeholders to gather information and update schedules.
• Works independently on complex assignments to establish the Proposal or Project Baseline Schedule
• Lead and execute Project Planning and Execution Planning Session
• Lead and execute Logic Development, Schedule Updates and Forecasting
• Ensure client Project Controls and Reporting specifications and requirements are met per contract.
• Supports Project Management with project reporting requirements.
• Providing training and guidance to project team members on processes and procedures.
• Developing and maintaining project documentation, including project plans, reports, and status updates.
• Analyze project data and provide regular progress reports to project stakeholders.
• Conduct cost and schedule variance analysis and developing corrective actions as necessary.
• Ensure compliance with project management standards, policies, and procedures.

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Project or P6 expert (MS Project preferred)
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Management, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in project controls with a minimum of 5 years in a management role.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Experience supporting heavy civil and utilities construction projects
• Strong understanding of document control software and systems.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to document control.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and techniques.
• Understanding of project accounting and financial management.
• Familiarity with industry-specific regulations and standards.
• Experience in risk management and analysis.

What's in it for you

• Compensation commensurate with experience.
• Relocation Assistance
• Up to 25% annual bonus, dependent on personal and company performance.
• Vehicle allowance + Fuel Card + Toll Tag.
• Competitive pay with ongoing performance review and merit increase.
• 401(k) with company match & Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Flexible spending account (Healthcare & Dependent care).

Financial Wellbeing

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (plan choice) - coverage for spouse, domestic partner, and children
• Diabetes Management, Telehealth Coverage, Prescription Drug Plan, Pet Insurance

Health & Wellness

• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Military Leave, including Differential Pay and Benefits Continuation
• Employee Assistance Program

Family & Lifestyle

• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Military Leave, including Differential Pay and Benefits Continuation
• Employee Assistance Program

Planning for the Unexpected

• Short and long-term disability, life insurance, and accidental death & dismemberment
• Voluntary life insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity coverage
• Emergency Travel Assistance Program
• Group legal plan

Position may be subject to pre-employment screening, which may include background check and drug testing. Accessibility: If you need accommodation as part of the employment process, contact [e-mail]. Due to the high volume of applications received, we are unable to respond to individual requests regarding application status. Please log into your candidate profile for up-to-date information.

MasTec, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Company's policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also MasTec's policy to comply with all applicable state, federal and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

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