Project Controls Manager

Amentum; Dundalk (MD); On-site; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Senior Project Controls Manager to standardize project controls across a diverse portfolio of defense and government initiatives in secure environments.

You will oversee planning, integrated scheduling, budgeting, and risk management for multiple concurrent projects, ensuring consistency with cost baselines and governance requirements. Leadership duties include mentoring the project controls team and coordinating with PMs, engineers, and construction professionals.

Qualifications

• Active security clearance or ability to obtain clearance.
• 10+ years of professional project controls experience in secure or classified environments.
• 5+ years of direct experience managing and mentoring project controls teams.
• Proven track record supporting PMO operations for complex, multi-stakeholder programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead program controls and portfolio oversight across multiple projects.
• Oversee scheduling, budgeting, cost control, and change management.
• Manage baseline development, schedule analysis, and change control processes.
• Provide executive dashboards, variance explanations, and risk assessments.

Skills

Security clearance

PMO experience

Leadership/mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/related field

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Amentum is seeking a strategic and analytical Senior Project Controls Manager to spearhead the standardization of project controls across a diverse, high-impact portfolio of domestic (CONUS) and international (OCONUS) initiatives. In this pivotal leadership role, you will oversee the full lifecycle of planning, integrated scheduling, budgeting, and risk management for multiple concurrent projects within highly secure environments.

Why Join Amentum?

• Global Impact: Lead mission-critical defense and government programs across both domestic and overseas locations.
• Complex Challenges: Drive operational excellence by managing multi-stakeholder, secure-facility (SCIF) engineering and construction workflows.

• Meaningful Work: Contribute to mission‑driven engineering and construction projects supporting defense and government customers.

• Varied Portfolio: Apply your skills across both domestic and overseas locations in dynamic environments.
• Growth Opportunity: Expand your technical depth and project exposure while working alongside experienced program leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Program Controls & Portfolio Oversight
• Integrated Management: Lead project scheduling, budget development, cost control, and change management across various engineering and construction projects.
• Performance Tracking: Monitor portfolio progress to ensure all projects align with strict cost and schedule baselines.

Schedule, Baseline & Change Management

• Baseline Development: Build and maintain integrated project baselines encompassing scope, schedule, and budget.
• Schedule Analysis: Perform regular schedule reviews, analyze critical path impacts, and recommend corrective actions when needed.
• Change Management: Lead change control processes by assessing schedule and cost impacts, preparing thorough documentation, coordinating approvals, and ensuring that all changes and variations are reviewed and implemented in compliance with project standards.

Budgeting, Cost Controls & Forecasting

• Financial Governance: Design and execute robust cost controls, financial tracking methods, and operational budget policies.
• Projections: Oversee committed costs, actuals, and forecasts to generate highly accurate financial projections.
• Resource Optimization: Leverage financial analysis tools to mitigate risks, identify cost-saving opportunities, and optimize resource allocation.

Leadership & Stakeholder Communication

• Team Leadership: Hire, train, coach, and manage workloads for the project controls team.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and construction teams to ensure aligned communication and seamless delivery of project controls support.
• Prepare clear and accurate status reports, schedule updates, and variance explanations for internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Business Development teams to support proposals by developing early schedules and cost input as needed.
• Executive Reporting: Deliver high-quality dashboards, variance metrics, and risk-assessment summaries to executive stakeholders.
• BD Partnership: Partner with Business Development teams to establish project controls requirements, early schedules, and cost estimates for new pursuits.

Position Requirements

• Active Secret security clearance. TS/SCI preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, finance, or a related business field.
• 10+ years of professional project controls experience within secure or classified environments.
• 5+ years of direct experience managing and mentoring project controls teams.
• Proven track record supporting Project Management Office (PMO) operations for complex, multi‑stakeholder programs.

• Deep expertise in Primavera (P6) and MS Project.
• Strong capability in cost‑sheet reconciliation, financial forecasting, and quantitative risk planning.
• In‑depth understanding of construction workflows, estimating lifecycles, and federal government contracting.
• Extensive experience with DoD and Intelligence Community (IC) standards for project security.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, Certified Cost Professional (CCP), or AACE certifications.
• Success overseeing projects in remote, austere, or OCONUS locations.

Other Responsibilities:

Safety -

Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is

responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self‑aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality

Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance

Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

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Compensation Details:

$125,000.00 - $135,000.00

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good‑faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax‑saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.