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Job Description
AECOM is seeking a Sr. Project Controls Manager to work out of our Burnaby, BC office.
As an industry leader in program management and construction management for large capital programs, AECOM oversees activities ranging from planning, coordination, scheduling and cost control, to design, construction and commissioning. From concept through completion, we provide necessary technical and administrative services to help our clients meet their program objectives. We act as an extension of our clients’ staff, protecting their interests as our own.
Major Responsibilities for Sr. Project Controls Manager are as follows:
• Develops commercial strategies. Capable of participating in negotiations.
• Documents employee performance issues and plays an instrumental role in resolution as appropriate.
• Assumes mentoring and training roles as requested and identifies high potential employees to management.
• Conducts root cause analysis.
• Drafts comprehensive project procedures.
• Utilizes extensive knowledge of construction contracting including the way contract type affects implementation of project controls systems.
• Reviews performance trends, prepares analysis and cost impact and monthly project performance reports, and recommends contractor invoices for approval.
• Evaluates manpower, labor hour, and labor cost requirements versus budget limitations.
• Oversees the production and maintenance of accurate project schedules. Expert understanding of schedule resource loading and leveling.
• Assists the Project Manager in budgeting and managing incentive programs.
• Holds an expert understanding of schedule, critical path analysis, resource loading and leveling.
• Establishes and maintains client relationships.
• Reviews and analyzes project program and oversee the production of accurate progress/performance reports.
• Review and assesses (as required) raw data that comes from project automated systems.
• Serves as a key participant in client and/or subcontractor negotiations
• Participates in staffing decisions for projects.
• Ensures that a tracking database is developed and maintained to cross check subcontractor funding is aligned with work authorization and expenditures.
- Involved in tracking system to ensure that Project Management team is fully aware of detailed change order status.
- Able to effectively lead the project controls function on a medium to large project.
- Controls scope and change management.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
BA/BS Degree in Finance, Business, Eng + 10 Years in Project Controls including 2 years of leadership or demonstrated equivalency of experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Have led large Project Control Teams and Projects over $30M CAD is a strong asset
- Ideally 15 years of experience in Project Controls
- Post graduate studies in Project Management / Construction Management field a plus
- Possess advanced working knowledge of Cost and Earned Value Software (e.g. Prism, Unifier, InEight) is a strong asset
- Studies in Project Management/Construction Management field is a plus
Additional Information
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
