Senior Project Controls Lead – Budget & Schedule

HPM; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HPM is seeking a Project Controls Manager to lead the Project Controls group, developing and maintaining program control databases and reports. You will oversee budget, schedule, documentation, change management, cost analysis, and schedule risk analysis while supporting client contracted agreements for project controls and consulting services.

Travel up to 20% may be required. The role requires strong leadership, analytical skills, and the ability to communicate complex financial and schedule

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business, Building Science, Accounting or Finance or related field.
• 10-15 years of extensive project management experience in large, complex facility construction.
• Strong leadership, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced knowledge of budgeting, accounting, procurement, and contract management.
• Proficiency in MS Office and scheduling software such as Suretrak, Project, P6, Plan Grid, Revit, VICO, or equivalent.
• Valid Driver’s License required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and provide leadership to the Project Management Team and other staff to establish and maintain a structure for project control tools.
• Gather and track quality data used for budgets, contracts, change orders, trends and actual costs.
• Oversee the development, the implementation, and maintaining of the management reporting database, for producing program controls reports.
• Develop regular and timely reporting of the projects progress to advise of any conditions that would affect timelines or costs.
• Maintains project reports as dictated by the project and by the contractual obligations, to review, evaluate, and recommend changes to the project documents as required by project needs.
• Provide input in the establishment of a master program schedule to ensure that the project is completed within agreed upon time and cost constraint.
• Develop and maintain program controls procedures consistent with HPM and client needs.
• Provides program data and reports to various stake holders including bond oversight committee and district leadership.
• Stays current with the Program eligible funding sources.
• Provides cash flow projections and forecasts to assist in managing to available capital.
• Support hands‑on project controls work on more complex and challenging projects, to include in‑process projects, kick‑off of projects as longer‑term resources are identified, and other project work as required.
• Responsible for development and production of weekly, monthly, and special reports in a timely manner for the client and PM staff to monitor progress and status of the project, including input from contractor.
• Support claims and variance analysis reporting with MS Project, Access, Primavera, and Excel skills.
• Responsible for reports issued to clients for technical analysis of contract timelines, site inspections, and other information available.
• Present and discuss findings with PM team and client with clear, concise, and logical articulation.
• Responsible for providing monthly contract project status report (cost, schedule, risk and manpower report).
• Manage the project change control process and assist with the schedule baseline and current budget to reflect approved changes.
• Ability to clearly communicate financial status and schedule details from multiple construction sites to project managers.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and analytical skills are a must in this highly collaborative role.
• Ensure program schedules are being reviewed for contract progress and warning signs, and identification of critical path and alignment between contract cost and schedule.
• Ensure the project close out process, including closing contracts, finalizing schedule, and reconciling schedule/cost performance against baseline is being executed in a timely manner. Responsible for updates to the program schedule while maintaining logic to the master control schedule.
• Ensure utilization and maintenance of historical cost databases through input of budgets, commitments, work in place, invoices, and forecasts.
• Responsible for accrual analyses and coordination with payment processing teams to track the status of vendor payments.
• Responsible for review of invoices versus contractually agreed upon terms and conditions.
• Support project teams, primarily in the planning, and execution phases of projects, including defining project controls staffing requirements as well as providing specialized training as needed to support the needs of HPM project teams.
• Support the initial formalization of a project controls function in support of a large design project, working with existing project support staff to assess capabilities, assign roles and responsibilities, and deploy uniform procedures and practices, primarily for the internal management and controls of HPM projects.
• Support a collective project controls resource management approach to include assessing and tracking existing staff, assigning project controls staff to projects, developing growth plans for the individuals (balanced with overall business unit needs and strategy), and identifying opportunities for development of staff.
• Support current business and project leadership or act as the lead for scope change control, change management, claims management and overall commercial management of complex major projects.
• Work with current project managers, project controls staff, and business unit leaders to articulate the role of project controls across the enterprise and identify potential opportunities for improvement or additional support.
• Assist in initiatives to include standardization of processes and tools; participate in the deployment and evolution of standard HPM solutions; support the networking with HPM project controls community to share knowledge and resources across the corporation; support development of project controls best practices within HPM, potentially working with a vast group of stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Architecture/Construction Management/Business/Building Science/Accounting or Finance or related field

Tools

MS Office

Suretrak

Project

P6

PlanGrid

Revit

VICO

Job description

HPM is seeking a Project Controls Manager to lead the Project Controls group, developing and maintaining program control databases and reports. You will oversee budget, schedule, documentation, change management, cost analysis, and schedule risk analysis while supporting client contracted agreements for project controls and consulting services.

Travel up to 20% may be required. The role requires strong leadership, analytical skills, and the ability to communicate complex financial and schedule