Sr Mgr - Project Controls

DPR Construction; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction in California seeks an experienced Project Controls leader to oversee the implementation and management of project controls across multiple projects, ensuring consistent application of planning, scheduling, cost control, and forecasting.

The role provides leadership, mentoring, and technical guidance to project teams and controls personnel to ensure accurate, timely, and actionable project data, with a strong emphasis on risk and performance reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 12–15 years of experience in construction cost, schedule, and project controls management.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages project controls processes for multiple projects, ensuring alignment with DPR standards, Project Controls Plan and owner requirements.
• Leads development and review of project execution plans, forecasts, and progress reports.
• Analyzes project performance data to identify trends and recommend corrective actions to project teams and leadership.
• Provides oversight for cost management, schedule development, change management, and cash flow forecasting.
• Mentors Project Controls Managers and Specialists, promoting capability building and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborates with owners, project executives, and finance to ensure consistency in performance reporting and risk assessment.
• Drives process and system improvements to enhance efficiency and data transparency.

Skills

Project controls

Cost management

Scheduling

Forecasting

Mentoring

Leadership

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management

Job description

Job Description At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization. As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary

Oversees the implementation and management of project controls across multiple projects, a single large project, or a business unit. Ensures consistent application of DPR’s planning, scheduling, cost control, and forecasting processes. Provides leadership, mentoring, and technical guidance to project teams and project controls personnel to ensure accurate, timely, and actionable project data.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages project controls processes for multiple projects, ensuring alignment with DPR standards, Project Controls Plan and owner requirements.
• Leads development and review of project execution plans, forecasts, and progress reports.
• Analyzes project performance data to identify trends and recommend corrective actions to project teams and leadership.
• Provides oversight for cost management, schedule development, change management, and cash flow forecasting.
• Mentors Project Controls Managers and Specialists, promoting capability building and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborates with owners, project executives, and finance to ensure consistency in performance reporting and risk assessment.
• Drives process and system improvements to enhance efficiency and data transparency.

Education Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience

12–15 years of experience in construction cost, schedule, and project controls management required. Experience leading project controls functions on large, complex projects preferred.

Certifications and Licenses

Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent preferred.

Anticipated Starting Pay Range

Anticipated starting pay range: $180,000.00- $235,000.00

Benefits

Nothing is more important than your health and wellness. DPR offers a variety of medical, dental, vision and wellness benefits to keep you healthy. Read more about eligibility and available benefits programs for skilled craft and labor or experienced professionals and recent graduates.

Company Overview

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world. Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek. The DPR family of companies is closing the gap between design and construction with an integrated collection of products and services to build smarter, move faster and achieve strong results. Our approximately 11,000 employees share a commitment to growth, innovation and building great things—great teams, great careers and great projects that change the world.

Diversity & Inclusion

DPR is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at DPR are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical or mental disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, medical history or genetic information, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. DPR will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Read more in our EEOE Policy.

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