Burns & McDonnell

Project Controls Manager - Power (Kansas City)

Burns & McDonnell$90K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field with 7 years of project controls experience (or equivalent).
  • Demonstrated expertise in critical path scheduling, project cost management, estimating, and document control.
  • Familiarity with Oracle Primavera P6 and Earned Value Management systems is preferred.
  • Extensive accounting knowledge is an advantage.
  • Experience facilitating detailed construction schedules that integrate with engineering and procurement.
  • Strong attention to detail with excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

  • Lead development of effective scheduling, cost, cash flow, and forecasting reports for multiple projects.
  • Manage the implementation and operation of a centralized reporting data warehouse and project execution plans.
  • Direct the recruitment, training, mentoring, and performance evaluation of the project controls team.
  • Validate cost management, earned value reports, progress curves, and quality checks on project deliverables.
  • Interface with project management, accounting, and clients to review project status, costs, and risks.
  • Oversee risk management processes, negotiate project prime and subcontract agreements, and review change orders.
  • Lead interactive project planning meetings (IPPM) and present comprehensive project controls reporting.
Full Job Description
Description

The Project Controls Manager is responsible for leadership, direction, management and performance of a project controls department. The Project Controls Manager is to assure that the reporting systems for project controls, the project controls roles and staff and the tools used in project controls are developed, available and functioning according to enterprise Project Management Center of Excellence requirements. The department performs complex aspects of individual project estimating, scheduling, change documentation and cost control while reporting to accounting and clients. The Project Controls Manager is a critical position as the leader of the project controls unit. This position supports Project Managers and Project Directors on projects and programs of varying size and complexity. The Project Controls Manager will be expected to lead and direct the organization that provides reviews of the project controls status (cost, contract, WBS, schedule, resource, etc.). This position is critical to the coaching and mentoring of Project Controls Specialists.
  • Lead the development of effective scheduling reports, cost reports, cash flow reports and forecasts for multiple projects.
  • Lead the development, implementation, and management of a reporting data warehouse to produce valuable program controls reports and data for multiple large projects.
  • Support the recruitment, development, training, retention and evaluating performance of the project controls team.
  • Lead the development and implementation of project execution plans.
  • Develop and maintain effective relationships with existing and potential clients, customers, and contractors to develop additional business.
  • Responsible for engineering, procurement, and construction planning, scheduling, logistics and cost control.
  • Serve as a point of contact for technical questions from the project team.
  • Experience with Construction Self-Perform projects.
  • Validate the accuracy of cost management and forecast reporting.
  • Interface with the Project Management Team and Accounting Department to review project costs and contingency costs and support external audits.
  • Experience in negotiation of heavy industrial project prime agreements and construction contract/subcontract agreements.
  • Lead the review of upstream (prime contract) / downstream (purchase orders & subcontract) change orders.
  • Analyze and validate cash flow reports.
  • Lead the Interactive Project Planning Meetings (IPPM).
  • Lead the presentation of Project Controls reporting.
  • Lead and direct schedule management involving critical path method scheduling techniques, estimating, project cost management, forecasting and document control for multiple projects.
  • Provide recommendation on schedule work arounds and mitigation efforts to the team.
  • Validate the accuracy of earned value management system reporting.
  • Analyze and validate progress curves.
  • Lead the review of material takeoffs.
  • Oversee the risk management process by identifying and mitigating risk potentials to the project.
  • Validate quality checks and inspections on project controls deliverables.
  • Validate field audits to verify accuracy of reporting and processes.
  • Lead Project Forensic Analysis.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field and 7 years direct project controls experience.
  • Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
  • Prior experience with critical path scheduling, project cost management, estimating and document control required.
  • Extensive Accounting knowledge preferred.
  • Experience with Oracle Primavera P6 preferred.
  • Experience with Earned Value Management system preferred.
  • Ability to facilitate and produce detailed construction schedules and interface those construction schedules with engineering and procurement activities.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Proficient with Microsoft office.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job Project Controls

Primary Location US-MO-Kansas City

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 20 % of the Time

Req ID: 252389

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-KD #CDB

About Burns & McDonnell

Burns & McDonnell is a full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting solutions firm. The company was founded in 1898 by Clinton Burns and Robert McDonnell and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Burns & McDonnell provides services to a wide range of industries, including aviation, defense, energy, environmental, healthcare, and transportation. The company has over 7,500 employees and operates in more than 50 countries around the world. Burns & McDonnell has been recognized as one of the best places to work in the United States by Fortune magazine.
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