Project Controls Manager - Power Delivery

Requisition ID: 170274 

Job Level: Senior Level 

Home District/Group: Kiewit Power Delivery 

Department: Project Controls 

Market: Power 

Employment Type: Full Time 

 

Position Overview

Project Controls drives management decision making towards minimizing project cost, schedule, and risk.  The Project Controls Manager works closely with Business and Estimating to ensure that any quantity deviations from budget are properly accounted for and that projects are supported by the proper people, tools, and procedures to produce quality reporting and analysis. #LI-WJ1

District Overview

Kiewit Power Delivery. is a full-service engineering and construction solutions provider operating across North America. Our experience and expertise span all aspects of the transmission and distribution market from high voltage overhead and underground transmission to distribution and automation design and construction capabilities. With these broad capabilities, we operate in the electric utility, renewable energy, industrial, and oil & gas markets.  As part of Kiewit, we are integrated with 135 years of construction and engineering experience that provides holistic solutions, differentiating our team from the rest of the industry. 

Our rapidly growing power delivery business has opened new locations across North America to strengthen our market presence while executing work within the communities that we live. We have invested in industry leading design technology and platforms while also expanding our construction equipment fleet with the most advanced, and safest equipment on the market. We are committed to building upon our history as one of the safest companies to work for by equipping our craft with the best tooling and safety programs available. 

We are an innovative team that prides itself on excellence through continuous improvement and an unwavering commitment to deliver for our clients. Our staff collaborates with Kiewit’s vast internal network of resources that span heavy civil and infrastructure, vertical and commercial buildings, mining, as well our oil and gas and power generation markets, to drive safe and cost-effective solutions that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence. 

On our team, you’ll have the opportunity to see more, touch more, and do more than you ever imagined. Working hard will not only bring you satisfaction from a job well done, but it will help propel your career forward faster than you might expect. Kiewit’s culture encourages training, developing your skills, and tailoring your experience and knowledge to allow you to take on projects that impact millions across North America. With top-notch health benefits, a wealth-building 401k plan, and unbeatable growth opportunities, by joining Kiewit, you’re ensuring a lifetime of success. 

Location

This position will be in Portland, OR at our Regional Project Office.
*Willing to consider candidates living in Salt Lake City, UT with expected travel up to 100%. 
 

Responsibilities

• Lead a small project controls team comprised of schedulers, takeoff leads and cost analysts.
• Provide timely and accurate project controls reporting and communication to internal and external management for large progressive Design Build projects.
• Manage quantity take-offs to support earned value and material purchasing. Coordinate with the project team to ensure that take-offs are done in accordance with the construction means and methods. Provide visibility to changes in quantities from estimate through project completion and be able to communicate how those changes impact construction, engineering, and commissioning.
• Oversee the creation of and updates to an integrated EPC schedule in Primavera P6. Work with the scheduler to load resources, maintain labor hour forecasts, and report schedule variances per established deadlines. Prepare, review, and update weekly/monthly progress reporting that includes earned value schedule progress, schedule forecasting, and executive management summaries.
• Manage project controls data systems and apply quality control measures to ensure data integrity.
• Ensure the project is compliant with district project controls standards.
• Effectively communicate in a geographically dispersed, matrix organization.
• Relocate and/or travel as required to support the project team.
   

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in construction management, engineering, or related discipline
• 10+ years of construction, project controls or systems engineering experience.
• Ability to analytically solve problems and a willingness to utilize new software and technology.
• Advanced usage of Microsoft Excel. Familiarity with Power BI.
• Effective communication (both oral and w