Senior Program Controls Lead, Water CIP

AECOM; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation offered

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Program Controls Manager to support the Water Business Line in Chicago, Illinois, overseeing a five-year, $3.9 billion CIP to improve water services. You will lead a Program Controls team to develop budgets, schedules, and cost management, and to report to the client on progress and performance.

You will drive master scheduling, WBS setup, contingency management, risk assessment, and EAC forecasting, while coordinating with PMO staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading other project controls professionals is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist PgM in developing program control delivery; collaborate with task leadership; manage client relationships.
• Lead sub-task managers in delivering program services including capital cost, service cost, funding, scheduling, and reporting.
• Identify opportunities for resource optimization, change management, standardized processes, and tool innovations.
• Monitor performance metrics, client satisfaction, and financial performance vs. budgets/plans.
• Establish task-level KPIs and advise on corrective actions for issues in task execution.
• Develop delegation strategies and maintain functional task teams for service delivery.
• Lead technology adoption, innovation, and quality of deliverables.
• Oversee issue resolution and action tracking; review tasks at gates and perform root cause analyses.

Skills

Program controls

Scheduling

Cost management

Leadership

PMO

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Project management software

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Program Controls Manager to support the Water Business Line in Chicago, Illinois, overseeing a five-year, $3.9 billion CIP to improve water services. You will lead a Program Controls team to develop budgets, schedules, and cost management, and to report to the client on progress and performance.

You will drive master scheduling, WBS setup, contingency management, risk assessment, and EAC forecasting, while coordinating with PMO staff.