Project Controls - Cost Manager

Job Description

Based on site, the project controls manager will be overseeing a cost engineer and administrative staff who will be undertaking the day-to-day transactional side of project controls.  Although this is a managerial position, the individual will be expected to dig into the detail to resolve issues as well. They will be advising the project executives, project managers and project engineers on all cost issues, reports and strategy. They will also be expected to develop project specific strategies, process and procedures to address the needs of the project as it evolves over time and ensure verticality with the prime contract. The position requires interaction and review of data required of and produced by subcontractors for the project and the ability to summarize the data for the project management team to see and review.

In addition, the project controls manager will have a client facing role, meeting regularly with the owner’s site based project managers and the owner’s project controls manager when he or she visits site for financial reviews.  The individual must have, or gain within 4 months, highly functional usage skills of CMIC, our project management, job cost and accounting Oracle based software application. Additional responsibilities include but may not be limited to the following:

• Provide independent, objective advice to support the project team.
• Specialize in monitoring, tracking and analysis of budgets and costs.
• Statistical analysis that provides an indication of project health, trends and potential risks and opportunities.
• Produce and present to the owner the external monthly report.
• Develop and manage the change order process.
• Support and advise the project accountant at billing time.
• Check and test cost-related information and data.
• Provide on-site training (DPR best practices etc.).
• Dispute prevention & on-site dispute resolution.
• Produce the internal monthly status report.
• Oversee subcontract account management.
• Forecasting, labor, material, equipment and other, non all