Senior Project Controls Manager

Mace Consult; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace is seeking an experienced project manager in Portland to lead cross-functional teams through design, procurement and construction. You will ensure timely delivery, manage budgets and risks, and liaise with clients and contractors to achieve project KPIs.

Join a leading consultancy with a focus on safe, sustainable delivery and reliable stakeholder engagement. Hybrid working options are available, with potential for part-time arrangements based on project needs.

Qualifications

• Proven successful experience in project management.
• Developed communication, presentation and project planning skills.
• Developed budgetary oversight expertise.
• Relevant technical qualification/certification for project portfolios.
• Sound HSE knowledge per governing rules.
• Knowledge of consultancy, construction, infrastructure and property sectors.
• Strong stakeholder relationship and reporting abilities.
• Commercial/financial fee proposals experience.
• Construction project delivery experience.
• MRICS/MCIOB/MAPM/MICE or equivalent.
• CSCS card or local equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Determines and arranges project management, technical services and external resources required for the project on behalf of client organisation.
• Collaborates with client, design team, other consultants and contractors to ensure successful delivery and communicate strategies.
• Provides subject matter knowledge to support teams across Mace projects.
• Procures and manages design and wider consultant team and stakeholders, including scope, fees, claims, deliverables and variations.
• Produces or coordinates master programme integration with procurement and delivery timelines.
• Manages timely delivery from inception through design, procurement and construction, aligned with milestones.
• Delivers objectives in line with the Project Execution Plan and leads project teams to meet KPIs.
• Prepares and updates project plans throughout the project lifecycle.
• Oversees timeframes and budgets, highlighting risks and mitigations.
• Ensures robust quality systems and monitoring in line with Service Excellence.
• Leads meetings and provides context and analysis to stakeholders.
• Partners in risk management and mitigation treatments.
• Coordinates communications with stakeholders and ensures records are maintained.
• Takes ownership of changes and formalises them within timeframes.
• Coordinates handover documentation prior to completion.
• Supports strategic priorities through Construction to Production, Digital & Data, and Responsible Business.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Contract administration

Procurement

Planning and scheduling

Analytical problem solving

Fee estimation / proposals

Education

MCIOB/MAPM/MRICS/MICE or local equivalent

CSCS card or local equivalent

Tertiary qualifications in project management/construction

Certification in project portfolio management

Job description

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities, and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site .

Within our consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project deliveryconsultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

You’ll Be Responsible For:

• Determines and arranges project management, technical services and external resources required for the project on an individual and team basis on behalf of client organisation.
• Collaborates with the team/s (client, design team and other consultants, and contractor) and all stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of the project in line with all expectations communicating strategies to the team.
• Provides subject matter knowledge to support the team(s) from the broader Mace projects and business units to assist in ensuring the best project outcome.
• Procures and manages design and wider consultant team(s) and project stakeholders to ensure effective completion of responsibilities including project brief/scope, fees, processing claims, deliverable and/or project variations etc. Actively supports collaboration between all parties.
• Produces design and authorities programme (or works with a planner to produce) to be integrated with procurement and delivery programme.
• Manages the timely and successful delivery to programme from project inception/brief, through design development and planning, contractor procurement and construction phase in accordance with the overall delivery program and agreed project milestones and is accountable for the scope of works relating to the project portfolios.
• Delivers the project objectives in line with the Project Execution Plan, leads and manages the project team/s and relevant stakeholders to achieve strategic project key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Prepares and modifies where necessary project plans and keeps them updated and relevant over the course of the project/s.
• Oversees project timeframes and budgets, ensuring successful delivery of projects, highlighting any risks, challenges and mitigations..
• Collaborates with relevant stakeholders and ensures robust quality systems are in place and suitably managed and monitored in line with Service Excellence.
• Leads and records relevant meetings, providing relevant parties with contextual information and analysis.
• Partners with relevant stakeholders and is actively involved in risk management and mitigation treatments.
• Effectively coordinates and communicates with all project stakeholders, ensuring completion of responsibilities/tasks and that appropriate standards and records are documented and maintained.
• Takes ownership of project changes, as and when necessary, tracking project changes and ensuring they are progressed and formalised within the agreed timeframes.
• Responsible for ensuring approved handover documentation is coordinated and provided prior to practical completion.
• Promotes and drives the businesses priorities through Construction to Production, Digital & Data and Responsible Business.

You’ll Need To Have:

• Proven successful experience in project management, managing medium sized projects.
• Developed communication, presentation and project planning and development skills.
• Developed budgetary oversight expertise.
• Relevant technical qualification/certification for project portfolio/s.
• Sound technical expertise in Health and Safety Executive (HSE) (or local equivalent) rules and specific sector/ market regulations relevant to project/portfolio.
• Knowledge of consultancy, construction, infrastructure and property sectors/markets and an understanding of estimating, scheduling, contracts administration, procurement, commercial controls and reporting.
• Develops effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Uses advanced communication skills to collaborate with others to guide others to achieve project key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Good interpersonal skills to prepare reports, negotiate and build relationships with key stakeholders.
• Problem solving and analytical skills for resolving planning, estimating, contract administration and procurement issues within construction and design activities.
• Developed commercial and financial skills and an ability to build up fee proposals and project workbooks (where appropriate, and developing commercial skills where not).
• Substantial previous experience in a project management role on medium sized or complex projects, or leading smaller projects.
• Experience in the construction delivery phase of projects.
• MCIOB/MAPM/MRICS/MICE or local equivalent.
• Tertiary qualifications in related (project management and/or construction related discipline), non-related degree or equivalent professional experience / apprenticeship, combined with a demonstrable intermediate level of role knowledge.
• Appropriate Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card (or local equivalent).

Our values

• Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.
• Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organization.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable with-in the role.

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