Project Controls Manager

ESPO Corporation; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Health Insurance

401k

Job summary

ESPO Corporation is seeking a Project Controls Manager for a 12 month contract in Kansas City, MO. The role leads a project controls department, overseeing cost control, scheduling, forecasting, and reporting for multiple large projects.

You will develop data warehouses for program controls, manage a team, and coordinate with PM and accounting. Strong CPM/EVM experience and Oracle Primavera P6 are preferred, with emphasis on meticulous reporting and client relations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field with 7 years direct project controls experience.
• Experience with critical path scheduling, project cost management, estimating and document control is required.
• Experience with Oracle Primavera P6 and Earned Value Management systems is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and management of project controls reporting for multiple projects.
• Lead the project controls team recruitment, development, training and performance review.
• Develop and implement project execution plans and schedules.
• Interface with Project Management and Accounting to review costs and support audits.

Skills

Critical path scheduling

Earned Value Management

Cost management

Project controls leadership

Communication and teamwork

Education

Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Oracle Primavera P6

Microsoft Office

Job description

Project Controls Manager
12 month contract
Kansas City, MO

Job Description:

• Lead the development, implementation, and management of a reporting data warehouse to produce valuable program controls reports and data for multiple large projects.
• Support the recruitment, development, training, retention and evaluating performance of the project controls team.
• Lead the development and implementation of project execution plans.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with existing and potential clients, customers, and contractors to develop additional business.
• Responsible for engineering, procurement, and construction planning, scheduling, logistics and cost control.
• Serve as a point of contact for technical questions from the project team.
• Experience with Construction Self-Perform projects.
• Validate the accuracy of cost management and forecast reporting.
• Interface with the Project Management Team and Accounting Department to review project costs and contingency costs and support external audits.
• Experience in negotiation of heavy industrial project prime agreements and construction contract/subcontract agreements.
• Lead the review of upstream (prime contract) / downstream (purchase orders & subcontract) change orders.
• Analyze and validate cash flow reports.
• Lead the Interactive Project Planning Meetings (IPPM).
• Lead the presentation of Project Controls reporting.
• Lead and direct schedule management involving critical path method scheduling techniques, estimating, project cost management, forecasting and document control for multiple projects.
• Provide recommendation on schedule work arounds and mitigation efforts to the team.
• Validate the accuracy of earned value management system reporting.
• Analyze and validate progress curves.
• Lead the review of material takeoffs.
• Oversee the risk management process by identifying and mitigating risk potentials to the project.
• Validate quality checks and inspections on project controls deliverables.
• Validate field audits to verify accuracy of reporting and processes.
• Lead Project Forensic Analysis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Project Controls Manager
12 month contract
Kansas City, MO

Job Description:

The Project Controls Manager is responsible for leadership, direction, management and performance of a project controls department. The Project Controls Manager is to assure that the reporting systems for project controls, the project controls roles and staff and the tools used in project controls are developed, available and functioning according to enterprise Project Management Center of Excellence requirements. The department performs complex aspects of individual project estimating, scheduling, change documentation and cost control while reporting to accounting and clients. The Project Controls Manager is a critical position as the leader of the project controls unit. This position supports Project Managers and Project Directors on projects and programs of varying size and complexity. The Project Controls Manager will be expected to lead and direct the organization that provides reviews of the project controls status (cost, contract, WBS, schedule, resource, etc.). This position is critical to the coaching and mentoring of Project Controls Specialists.

Lead the development of effective scheduling reports, cost reports, cash flow reports and forecasts for multiple projects.

• Lead the development, implementation, and management of a reporting data warehouse to produce valuable program controls reports and data for multiple large projects.
• Support the recruitment, development, training, retention and evaluating performance of the project controls team.
• Lead the development and implementation of project execution plans.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with existing and potential clients, customers, and contractors to develop additional business.
• Responsible for engineering, procurement, and construction planning, scheduling, logistics and cost control.
• Serve as a point of contact for technical questions from the project team.
• Experience with Construction Self-Perform projects.
• Validate the accuracy of cost management and forecast reporting.
• Interface with the Project Management Team and Accounting Department to review project costs and contingency costs and support external audits.
• Experience in negotiation of heavy industrial project prime agreements and construction contract/subcontract agreements.
• Lead the review of upstream (prime contract) / downstream (purchase orders & subcontract) change orders.
• Analyze and validate cash flow reports.
• Lead the Interactive Project Planning Meetings (IPPM).
• Lead the presentation of Project Controls reporting.
• Lead and direct schedule management involving critical path method scheduling techniques, estimating, project cost management, forecasting and document control for multiple projects.
• Provide recommendation on schedule work arounds and mitigation efforts to the team.
• Validate the accuracy of earned value management system reporting.
• Analyze and validate progress curves.
• Lead the review of material takeoffs.
• Oversee the risk management process by identifying and mitigating risk potentials to the project.
• Validate quality checks and inspections on project controls deliverables.
• Validate field audits to verify accuracy of reporting and processes.
• Lead Project Forensic Analysis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field. and 7 years direct project controls experience. Required or
• Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement. Required Prior experience with critical path scheduling, project cost management, estimating and document control required.
• Extensive Accounting knowledge preferred.
• Experience with Oracle Primavera P6 preferred.
• Experience with Earned Value Management system preferred.
• Ability to facilitate and produce detailed construction schedules and interface those construction schedules with engineering and procurement activities.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft office.

Benefits:

• ESPO has a comprehensive benefits package which includes PTO, Group Health and Dental Insurance, and 401k after you have satisfied the necessary waiting periods.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value the benefits of diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other attribute or protected characteristic by law. If you need assistance applying, please get in touch with us directly.