Project Controls Manager

About the role

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About the role

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Project Controls Manager to join our team! In this role you will who can lead a team of professionals overseeing every phase of mission-critical projects or programs.

What You'll Be Doing

• Manage and review contractor schedules for project compliance requirements.
• Engage with Contractors to develop delivery, recovery, and mitigation plans.
• Develop detailed schedules with resource/cost loading at the activity level.
• Develop and maintain detailed deliverable lists for each design project in coordination with Project/Engineering Manager.
• Implement a deliverable-based progress measurement model and coordinate with Leads to maintain periodic updates.
• Utilize Earned Value Management techniques to evaluate schedule and cost performance metrics.
• Maintain weekly updates of Earned Value Analysis dashboard at the project and Sector level.
• Construction Support: Review, check and evaluate Contractors’ schedule of works. Monitor the work progress, compare to the accepted program of work and report to the Project Manager.
• Prepare weekly and/or monthly progress reports covering the status of construction projects.
• Proposal Support: Develop schedules in support of Parsons’ proposals for new pursuits.
• Attend meetings (both internally and externally) and discuss/present schedule/progress related matters.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering, Construction or related field and minimum 20 years of experience in Planning/Scheduling, utilizing Primavera Project Management 'P6'.
• Proven experience in utilization of Earned Value Management in performance analysis and reporting.
• Must be fluent in English both written and spoken and be able to communicate effectively with colleagues and managers.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Must be able to represent Parsons in front of clients in meetings/presentations
• Must have excellent skills in utilizing MS Office applications, especially Excel. Must be able to create and maintain complex spreadsheets, including the utilization.
• Proven ability to perform in a managerial capacity, as well as thorough knowledge of industry practices is required.

Additional information

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

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