Project Controls Manager

Job Description

Why join us?

We are hiring! AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Project Controls Manager to join our Alexandria, VA office and will be based at Washington Dulles International Airport.

About Us

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies. AtkinsRéalis has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years. AtkinsRéalis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.

How will you contribute to the team?

• Project Controls Manager for long term assignment at airport responsible for maintaining cost and schedule for complicated major project.
• Implements established procedures for baseline schedule and cost control budgets, monitors progress, tracks actual expenditures and develops forecasts as needed. Analyzes status data and trends, presenting monthly reviews to management. Responsible for all aspects of project cost and schedule management. Provides project controls support including primary responsibility for one or more of the following scope areas: budgeting, fee estimation, forecasting, KPI reporting, systems management, contract compliance, scheduling, document controls, change order management, risk management, facilitating regular project reviews, financial analysis, and billing/invoicing/accounts payable coordination.
• Manages, revises, and maintains status of the detailed project cost estimate/forecast to include all phases of project execution from design/engineering, material/equipment procurement and deliveries, construction contracts through start-up activities and closeout.
• Tracks and analyzes the project costs including budgets, commitments, actuals, accruals, and forecasts. Analysis includes forecast to budget and estimate, forecast to actuals, and contingency analysis.
• Participates in the development and improvement of project controls systems. Recommends improvements in systems, tools, and methods of project controls and project management.
• Establishes a project work breakdown structure in line with industry best practices.
• Assists in analyzing project control requirements as part of the bid review process to ensure all cost control requirements are incorporated into individual contracts and purchase orders.
• Interacts with other project groups in relation to cost codes, purchase order commitments, change orders and sales tax issues as required and to ensure all accounting and regulatory compliance issues or guidelines are implemented.
• Assists in creating detailed project budgets from estimates and in the development of cash flow projections.
• Works with senior project management staff in managing the overall project cost control efforts.
• Works with scheduling staff to develop, manage, revise, and update integrated detailed project schedules including all phases of project execution.
• Assists in early identification of long lead items, resource constraints, and required project start dates.
• Manages key project indicators and project commercial reports.
• Manages internal job costing in relation to the fee and services to be provided, resources required and all project reporting including job number, Project Status Report (PSR) and other company reporting policies.
• Produces forecasts of total project costs, annual costs, and monthly cash flow costs and provides variance analysis and explanations.
• Assists in forecasting engineering and construction resource requirements.
• Assists in coordinating engineering and construction activities in conjunction with overall project schedule requirements. Incorporates engineering and construction contractor schedules into overall project schedules.
• Ensures all contract deliverables and deadlines are met.
• Performs such other duties as the Supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.

What will you contribute?

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Quantity Surveying, or a related field, plus seven years relevant experience.
• Must have strong cost management, scheduling, and project planning and estimating skills, as well as the communication skills necessary to interface with external engineering, architectural and construction firms, suppliers, the management team, and other organizations within client organizations.
• Must be able to use A/E and CM cost and/or schedule information to evaluate project status. Must have experience in developing budgets, cash flows, and/or schedu