Senior Project Controls Lead - Defense & Government

Amentum; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a strategic Senior Project Controls Manager to standardize project controls across a diverse portfolio of domestic and international initiatives within secure environments.

You will oversee planning, integrated scheduling, budgeting, and risk management for multiple concurrent projects, leading a team of controls professionals and collaborating with PMOs, engineering, and construction groups to ensure baselines are maintained and performance is tracked.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of professional project controls experience in secure environments.
• 5+ years leading and mentoring project controls teams.
• Proven PMO support for complex, multi-stakeholder programs.
• Deep expertise in Primavera P6 and MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Program controls and portfolio oversight across multiple projects.
• Lead scheduling, budgeting, cost control, and change management.
• Monitor portfolio progress against cost and schedule baselines.
• Develop baselines integrating scope, schedule, and budget.
• Prepare executive dashboards and variance explanations; support BD with early schedules and cost inputs.

Skills

Primavera P6

MS Project

Cost forecasting

DoD/IC standards

Schedule management

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, finance, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Amentum is seeking a strategic Senior Project Controls Manager to standardize project controls across a diverse portfolio of domestic and international initiatives within secure environments.

You will oversee planning, integrated scheduling, budgeting, and risk management for multiple concurrent projects, leading a team of controls professionals and collaborating with PMOs, engineering, and construction groups to ensure baselines are maintained and performance is tracked.