Project Controls Director - Federal - CA,TX,MA,VA

Our client is proud to design and build projects and careers. This requires teams that are as unique as the projects we execute. We are committed to fostering a work environment that embraces Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) for all so their employees and stakeholders benefit from the creative solutions derived as a result of embracing differences.



Responsibilities

• Prepare schedule risk analysis to forecast contingencies. Implement contingency management.
• Establish and maintain a project program that identifies and quantifies project labor hour forecasts. Prepare and issue schedule analysis narratives including recommendations for corrective actions that are used by business unit management and project teams to manage the work.
• Provide project consistency between scheduling, cost control, and earned value control.
• Supervise the development, approval, and issuance of client and internal status reports that effectively communicate schedule status and identify critical path. Motivate the project team to define corrective actions for implementation.
• Apply practical field experience with planning/scheduling knowledge to identify challenges to the project schedule and suggest mitigation plans.
• Advise project management of cost and cumulative impact of proposed design or construction changes.
• Support procurement by preparing cost analysis for subcontractor pricing to determine whether pricing is fair and reasonable.
• Maintain and trend historical cost data from actual hours, costs, and pricing.
• Apply practical field experience and constructability expertise to the development of conceptual estimates when minimal design drawings and information are available.
• Implement and manage the use of standard estimating systems. Define the need and be able to modify the system approach as appropriate to support specific proposal or project requirements.
• Work with contract administration to ensure projects comply with federal requirements and audits regarding TIA's and REA development and negotiations.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

• BS or AA in Accounting, Finance, Business, Engineering, Architecture or related field
• 17+ years of progressive experience with increasing responsibility
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Develop, implement and train on standard and project specific cost control procedures in accordance with the Division and/or Business Unit procedures.
• Identify and communicate key cost issues to project/construction and operations management in a timely manner to allow corrective action to be implemented.
• Tutor and guide project controls staff in project controls fundamentals, procedures and guidelines.
• Deploy and modify project control systems as appropriate to support project specific execution requirements.
• Implement / effectively use / train on company-standard and industry- standard project controls tools and systems to include Primavera Products, MS Project, Deltek Acumen Fuse, etc.