AECOM

Project Controls Manager

AECOM • $90K — $120K *
El Paso, TX 79936In-Person
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • BA/BS required + 8 years of relevant experience or equivalent education/experience
  • Preferred experience in K-12 or Higher Education project controls
  • Experience with large multi-project programs
  • Strong leadership skills needed
  • Ability to conduct root cause analysis and develop comprehensive project procedures

Responsibilities

  • Lead project controls for large and complex programs
  • Develop commercial strategies and participate in negotiations
  • Oversee accurate project scheduling and resource management
  • Document and resolve employee performance issues
  • Maintain client relationships and ensure project requirements are met

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on high-impact education and infrastructure programs
  • In-person onboarding to foster relationship-building and team integration
  • Focus on strategic influence in project execution
  • Engagement in diverse project scenarios enhancing professional expertise
  • Hands-on experience with primary project control systems across varied projects
Full Job Description
Job Description

AECOM is seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager to support large and complex programs in El Paso, TX.

In this role, you will lead the project controls function, driving commercial strategy, schedule performance, cost management, and change control across multi-faceted projects. The ideal candidate will bring a strategic mindset, strong leadership capability, and deep expertise in project controls systems to ensure successful project delivery. This is an opportunity to partner closely with project leadership, influence key decisions, and contribute to the successful execution of high-impact education and infrastructure programs.
  • Skilled in the development of commercial strategies. Capable of participating in negotiations.
  • Requires a demonstrated ability to effectively lead the project controls function on a large/complex project.
  • Leadership
  • Documents employee performance issues and is instrumental in resolution.
  • Organizational Management
  • Conducts root cause analysis.
  • Drafts comprehensive project procedures.
  • Possesses proven knowledge of scope control and change management.
  • Oversees the production and maintenance of accurate project schedules. Expert understanding of schedule resource loading and leveling.
  • Assists the Project Manager in budgeting and managing incentive programs.
  • Holds an expert understanding of schedule, critical path analysis, resource loading and leveling.
  • Establishes and maintains client relationships.
  • Has the ability to review and analyze project program and oversee the production of accurate progress/performance reports.
  • Able to review and assess (as required) raw data that comes from project automated systems.
  • Serves as a key participant in client and/or subcontractor negotiations.
  • Participates in staffing decisions for projects.
  • Ensures that a tracking database is developed and maintained to cross check subcontractor funding is aligned with work authorization and expenditures.
  • Involved in tracking system to insure that Project Management team is fully aware of detailed change order status.


Qualifications

Minimum Experience:
  • BA/BS + 8 Years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

Preferred Experience:
  • K-12 or Higher Education project controls experience is highly preferred.
  • Large multi project program experience.


Additional Information
  • Sponsorship is not available for this role.
  • A drug screen may be required.
  • This role will work onsite.


At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government. With approximately 45,000 employees around the world, AECOM is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that create, enhance and sustain the world's built, natural, and social environments. A Fortune 500 company, AECOM serves clients in more than 150 countries and had revenue of $8.0 billion during the 12 months ended March 31, 2014.

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Learn more about AECOM
Size
51,000 employees
Market Cap
$11.8 billion
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Net Income
-$200.8 million
Founded
1990
5 Year Trend
-6.3%
Revenue
$13.3 billion
NASDAQ
ACM
* Ladders Estimates

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