Project Controls Mgr - Estimating - 90302624 - New York/Philadelphia (onsite)

**This role may be headquartered in New York City or Philadelphia.**

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Job Summary

Under minimal supervision from Director of Cost Estimating or Sr Manager-Project Controls, the Manager - Project Controls Estimating configures, supervises, and performs cost estimating activities for a mid-sized capital construction project or portfolio.  Supports attainment of department or project-specific goals and outcomes through delivery of project control services, ensuring close alignment between project control staff and project management team(s).  Assists in development, preparation, and maintenance of department policies, and supports continuous process improvement efforts.  Monitors and evaluates staff performance and provides feedback, coaching, and/or positive recognition for department personnel and decision-making that may have significant, long-term impact on the organization.  Performs additional duties as assigned. 

Essential Functions

•  Assures compliance with department and enterprise practices on project budgeting, change management, scheduling, and/or cost engineering, and related project-specific requirements. 
• Supports development, preparation, and maintenance of department policies and procedures on project cost estimation, cost breakdown structures, cost control tools and techniques, risk management, contingency development, and planning, and earned value management, incorporating current best practices used in the construction and transportation industries.
• Ensures integration of scheduling and cost engineering practices and methods, and supports implementation of schedule management policies, procedures, and performance metrics.
• Serves as lead cost engineering officer for a mid-size project, program, or portfolio with responsible charge for analyzing, developing, maintaining, controlling, and/or reporting project design and construction cost estimates and expenditures including but not limited to analyses of project cash flow, commitment plans, and funding in accordance with grant and funding contribution agreements.
• Implements KPIs to assess project/program/portfolio cost performance.   
• Assures quality and timeliness of recurring and ad-hoc team deliverables, including but not limited to estimates, schedules, forecasts, reports, analyses, and source data.
• Ensures close coordination between assigned staff and project management team.
• Oversees staff responsible for evaluation of contract change orders and amendments for impact on budget and schedule.
• Along with subordinate staff, participates in the development of the Engineering Capital Construction yearly plan, ensuring timely completion of new estimates within assigned portfolio/program/project, ensuring schedule and cost data integrity and consistency, alignment with 5-year plan, and compliance with applicable requirements.
• Supports project or portfolio management team in risk evaluation sessions or preconstruction reviews, and ensures risks are documented and assessed in terms of probability and impact. 
• Supports project and portfolio management teams in performing risk-based contingency determination in accordance with department policies, stakeholder requirements, and best practice. 
• Provides subject matter expertise on construction / engineering cost management and estimation practices, tools, and techniques.  Provides technical advice and analysis on high profile or high impact claims or disputes.  Prepares related reports, or presentations.   
• Directly or with support from staff, maintains reference cost estimating data and analyzes variances against actual costs to validate and improve accuracy of estimates.  
• Supports efforts to develop and implement initiatives for improvement of business processe