Senior Project Controls Manager — Hybrid

Jacobs; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

PPTO and holidays

Caregiver leave

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Project Controls Manager to lead budget/cost control, forecasting and reporting for a major program. You’ll manage a group of project controls professionals across scheduling, cost estimation, IT/PMIS and document controls, ensuring alignment with design and construction teams.

This hybrid role requires 15 years of project controls experience and a bachelor’s degree in business, finance, PM or construction management. Primavera P6 expertise is essential.

Qualifications

• Fifteen years of progressive project controls experience with increasing responsibility.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, Project Management, Construction Management, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Experience in cost engineering functions, including cost estimating, cost control, change management, risk management, cost analysis and variance analysis.
• Experience with Primavera P6 scheduling projects, programs, and portfolios.
• Ability to develop, implement, and maintain standard program procedures for project controls.
• Ability to develop and evaluate major program cost estimates and extended budget projections to identify and quantify critical budgetary, cost, schedule, technical, and programmatic risk factors
• Experience building and maintaining Primavera P6 cost loaded and resource loaded schedules to support forecasting and multi-year planning.
• Ability to present clear and concise presentations to Jacobs and Client management.

Responsibilities

• Point of contact for Operations, Project Managers, Project Director and client in all aspects relating to Project Controls Services.
• Ensure alignment between project services, design, and construction teams to support the Program needs.
• Attend and support Operations status review meetings.
• Ensure the integrity of the project budget through approved scope changes.
• Support estimate development.
• Manage the effort to develop and maintain resource loaded P6 program master schedule.
• Monitor, analyze, and report on progress, cost and schedule variances, and forecasts.
• Flag significant projected overruns or underruns.
• Plan and budget the project controls resources and systems necessary to support the project.
• Understand and stay current on business/industry trends and the implications for project controls functions.
• Serve as the focal point for all matters relating to estimating, planning/scheduling, and cost control.
• Create, implement, and execute project controls plan to support contract requirements and the successful execution of project controls.
• Resolve issues and provide consistency between the cost control, planning/scheduling, and estimating functions and deliverables.
• Analyze and evaluate project status and recommend corrective actions.
• Monitor market conditions, pricing, and escalation indexes, and suggest escalation factors for future program works.
• Perform senior project controls manager functions as required.
• Deliver strong verbal and written communications skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels both internally and within the client organization.
• Create strong team building and people management skills and proven ability to acquire and retain talent and to mentor and develop talent.

Skills

Budget/cost control

Forecasting

Scheduling

Reporting

Leadership

Mentoring

Cost control

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/finance/PM/construction management

Tools

Primavera P6

PMIS

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Project Controls Manager to lead budget/cost control, forecasting and reporting for a major program. You’ll manage a group of project controls professionals across scheduling, cost estimation, IT/PMIS and document controls, ensuring alignment with design and construction teams.

This hybrid role requires 15 years of project controls experience and a bachelor’s degree in business, finance, PM or construction management. Primavera P6 expertise is essential.