Project Controls Manager

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction management firm is seeking a Project Controls Manager based in Phoenix, AZ. The role involves developing and maintaining project control practices, managing a team, and ensuring effective budget and schedule management for large infrastructure projects. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree and at least 10 years of experience in project controls with a strong proficiency in tools like Primavera P6. The company offers an inclusive work environment focused on employee ownership.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years project controls experience on engineering and construction projects.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project controls processes for assigned projects.
• Manage a team of project controls specialists.
• Communicate project status to management regularly.

Skills

Project controls management

Interpersonal skills

Analytical abilities

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related fields

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Projects

PMIS software (eBuilder, ProCore, etc.)

Job description

HDR is looking for a Project Controls Manager to develop and maintain project controls practices on assigned projects to meet scope, schedule, and budget performance.

This role will work alongside Program and Project Managers to establish a project controls approach for the program and, when necessary, manage a project controls team to actively monitor project performance plan and identify deficiencies if necessary.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop project controls processes and procedures for assigned programs/projects to set up a framework to manage scope, budget and schedule. The workstreams under project controls include schedule management, cost management, change management, risk management, and document management.
• Manage and direct a team of project controls specialists and document controls specialists to implement project controls plan for the program.
• Collaborate with corporate project controls director and business group business class lead for consistent project controls approach.
• Work with project manager, accountants and other team leads to develop work breakdown structure and cost breakdown structure.
• Develop, update, and analyze CPM schedules for projects including variance analysis.
• Facilitate multi‑stakeholder interactive planning sessions such as schedule workshops.
• Coordinate with teams regarding the interface with owner’s activities, permitting, real estate, engineering, construction and commissioning schedule.
• Review and oversee contractor’s schedules for assigned work scope.
• Recommend schedule work‑around and mitigation efforts to the team.
• Develop earned value method and coordinate such system with schedule update.
• Communicate project status to management regularly via formal meetings and reports.
• Assist project manager with monthly reporting and meetings.
• Interact with engineering discipline leads and construction managers to understand issues and conflicts impacting schedule.
• Establish cost control method for the assigned project or program.
• Support Project and Program Managers in preparing and implementing change management procedures.
• Work closely with the PMIS team to recommend technology solutions to manage data and information that the program will receive, generate, analyze, consume and communicate to stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, engineering management, accounting, business administration or closely related fields.
• 10+ years serving as project controls manager for infrastructure projects each with contract values of more than $300 million, or a program with interrelated projects with combined values of $300 million or more.
• 10+ years working knowledge of and proficiency in project controls and scheduling software packages such as Primavera P6, and Microsoft Projects.
• Familiar with variation of project controls role using various delivery methods including traditional design‑bid‑build (DBB), design‑build (DB), EPCm, progressive design build (PDB), Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), and/or construction management at‑risk (CMAR).
• Experience with additional PMIS software (eBuilder, ProCore, QuickBase, InEight, Kahua, PMWeb, etc.) strongly desired.
• Strong interpersonal skills and “can‑do” attitude.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in project controls work on engineering and construction projects, including planning, estimating, forecasting, scheduling, cost control, schedule control, and project reports.
• Ability to manage proposal preparation, contract review and negotiation, client relationship and win strategy for medium to large EPC projects.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple long‑ and short‑term tasks simultaneously.
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.
• Sponsorship (visa) for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.

We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.