Project Controls Manager

STV; Pompano Beach (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

STV is seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager for our Pompano Beach, FL office to lead a major transportation program in the Fort Lauderdale area. You will coordinate scheduling, cost, risk, reporting, and document controls while engaging closely with the client and program team.

The role requires strong leadership, cross‑disciplinary collaboration, and the ability to translate client needs into actionable priorities, with on‑site work in the Fort Lauderdale area and a focus on

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of progressively responsible experience in project controls, project management, construction management, program management, or related infrastructure delivery.
• Experience supporting major transportation, infrastructure, or complex capital programs.
• Strong knowledge of schedule, cost, risk, reporting, information management and program delivery.
• Ability to work across disciplines, navigate organizations, obtain information, and coordinate stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; ability to identify when further investigation is needed.
• Strong process orientation and drive for efficiency and consistency.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and client‑service skills.
• Ability to work in person in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area.

Responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day leadership and coordination of project controls across the program.
• Serve as a trusted client resource to understand needs and coordinate timely solutions.
• Integrate information across scheduling, cost, risk, reporting, and document controls.
• Review project data to identify trends, issues, and areas needing analysis.
• Coordinate with PMs, construction teams, controls staff and SMEs to resolve issues.
• Support scheduling activities including master program scheduling and reviews.
• Identify, track, and manage contractual and program deliverables.
• Establish and improve project controls processes for consistency and visibility.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows and leverage tech/automation.
• Maintain awareness of schedule/program risks and potential delays.

Skills

Project controls

Program management

Analytical thinking

Client-facing

Stakeholder coordination

Scheduling & cost management

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Job description

STV is seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager to join our Project Controls department at our Pompano Beach, FL office. The right candidate will provide on-site leadership and coordination for a major transportation infrastructure program in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area. This is a highly visible, client-facing position for a collaborative, solutions-oriented professional who understands project controls and program delivery and can bring people, processes, and information together to support effective decision-making.

The Project Controls Manager will work closely with the client and program team to coordinate activities across scheduling, cost, risk, reporting, document controls, and other project delivery functions. The successful candidate will be comfortable operating in a complex program environment, identifying priorities and potential issues, navigating across disciplines to find answers, and driving actions through resolution.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership and coordination of project controls activities across the program.
• Serve as a responsive and trusted resource to the client by understanding needs, identifying required information or actions, and coordinating timely solutions.
• Integrate information across scheduling, cost, risk, reporting, document controls, and related program functions to support effective program management and decision-making.
• Review project data, KPIs, and performance information to identify trends, potential issues, and areas requiring further analysis.
• Coordinate with project managers, construction management teams, project controls staff, and technical subject matter experts to investigate issues and develop solutions.
• Support program scheduling activities, including construction time determinations, schedule analysis and review, and master program scheduling.
• Support the identification, tracking, organization, and management of contractual and program deliverables.
• Establish and improve project controls processes to strengthen consistency, accountability, and visibility across the program.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, improve processes, and leverage technology and automation where appropriate.
• Maintain awareness of schedule and program risks, including delays, claims, acceleration, and other factors affecting program performance.
• Help strengthen and mature the project controls organization while maintaining a strong focus on day-to-day client service.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of progressively responsible experience in project controls, project management, construction management, program management, or a related infrastructure delivery role.
• Experience supporting major transportation, infrastructure, or other complex capital programs. Strong working knowledge of project controls principles and the relationships among schedule, cost, risk, reporting, information management, and overall program delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to work across disciplines, navigate complex organizations, obtain information, resolve issues, and coordinate multiple stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to recognize when project information or performance indicators require further investigation.
• Strong process orientation and the ability to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and effectiveness.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and client-service skills.
• Ability to translate client and program needs into clear priorities and actionable work.
• Ability to effectively engage and coordinate technical subject matter experts when specialized expertise is required.
• Ability and willingness to work in person in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area.

What We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate combines project controls knowledge, program-delivery judgment, and strong client-facing leadership. This individual should be comfortable seeing across disciplines, understanding how the pieces fit together, asking the right questions, finding answers, and keeping work moving.

This opportunity is well suited for an experienced project controls professional, project manager, deputy project manager, or construction/program management professional ready to take on a broader leadership role supporting a significant transportation infrastructure program.

Compensation Range:

$139,693.44 - $159,649.65

STV offers the following benefits

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Back-Up Dependent Care
• Parental Leave
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.