Senior Project Controls Manager - Construction Management

Company Description

Founded in 1952 and formerly known as Heery International Inc., the firm operates throughout the United States as part of Turner & Townsend. It specializes in project and program management for public sector organizations, with industry-leading experts in corporate, cultural, healthcare, justice, sports, K-12 education, higher education, aviation and government facilities.

Recognized for service excellence by a broad spectrum of professional organizations and industry publications, the talented multidisciplinary team at Turner & Townsend Heery exceeds client expectations — adding value, best practice and expertise at every turn. The team's unique client-centric culture is integrated into each project and reflects a passion for the built environment and staying true to the client’s vision.

Job Description

Turner and Townsend Heery is seeking to engage a highly skilled Senior Project Controls Manager in the Los Angeles area. The ideal individual will have prior Project Controls experience supporting large-scale construction projects.

Essential Job Duties

• Reviews project work activities to ensure support of project milestones. Develops micro-phasing schedules as required to coordinate particularly challenging work phases; and helps coordinate the various parties to completion.
• Participates in discussions with designers, contractors and other third party entities to proactively identify project risks; and develop recommendations as to how to mitigate the risks.
• Participates in reviewing the contractor pay application; and ensures it is consistent with the schedule update and other progress documents.
• Coordinates cost recording, monitoring, and reporting practices for compliance with applicable standards accuracy and consistency.
• Coordinates development of schedule resource loading and leveling; and the schedule development, maintenance and monitoring activities.
• Provide progress reporting documents and briefing materials as required. Develop creative reporting tools to communicate complex project sequencing and/or progress assessments.
• Responsible for promptly reporting budget and/or schedule variances.
• Possesses understanding and appreciation for time frames necessary including BHS, Special Systems, Power, HVAC and other aviation related disciplines.
• Previous project controls experience on a large-scale, multi-million dollar construction project required.
• Experience on a large-scale aviation-related project is required.
• Must be a self-starter attitude with proactive, results-oriented focus; and willing and capable to assume additional responsibilities.
• Demonstrated success on the job, as evidenced by satisfactory performance, acceptance of responsibility and growth in previous positions. Proven accuracy, reliability and completeness in job accomplishment.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to interface with a variety of people with different technical levels and educational backgrounds; must be detail-oriented and highly organized; and must be able to produce accurate and timely results while maintaining a customer-service attitude.
• Must present a “can-do” spirit within the controls team: inspiring them to produce consistently accurate results at a fast pace.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. 

Qualifications

Professional Experience Level

• 15 years or more of project controls experience preferably in a public-sector airport.
• Demonstrated project controls experience managing the design and construction of large-scale, complex projects; including developing and managing a progress reporting methodology for a complicated design effort.
• Experience with Design-Build and Construction Management at Risk delivery methods is desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to understand a demanding, technical and complicated construction program; and the ability to communicate progress and issues to a technical- and management-level audience.

Hardware/Software Knowledge

• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of software products, e.g. Excel, Word, etc.
• Proficient with industry software such as Expedition, etc.
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat is required.
• Experience with Primavera Project Planner Version 6.0 or higher is desirable.
• Experience with large-scale construction management type software such as Prolog is desirable.

Education/Training

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, business or other related field. Master’s degree preferred.

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