Project Controls Manager

Hill International
Los Angeles, CA
Job Description

Hill International is seeking a Project Controls Manager in Los Angeles, California

Responsibilities

  • Ability to prepare a Master Schedule for Transit and highway types of projects and update it monthly if necessary.
  • Provide professional guidance and support to project teams to help develop project WBS structures, budgets, resource forecasts, risk registers, progress reports and standardized reporting.
  • Compile, monitor and report on project financial data, including but not limited to, planned spend, actual spend, estimate to complete, budget trends, project costs, etc.
  • Attend and/or facilitate monthly project controls meetings with key project personnel.
  • Perform data validation and quality checks on project expenses, invoices and reports.
  • Review the design and/or construction schedules and make comments as necessary.
  • Review the contractors schedule for accuracy, logic of activities.
  • Manage contract amendment process, assist with preparing submittal documents, and collect and/or develop necessary inputs.
  • Initiate and manage purchase orders.
  • Change Management support.
  • Create and manage change orders.
  • Facilitate development of scope and cost documents across internal and external (subconsultant) project teams.
  • Oversee change order submittal, negotiation, and approval processes.
  • Perform commercial reviews of the financial impacts of project change orders as required.
  • Develop budget/planned value of work based on contract scope of work.
  • Determine the actual value of work completed by the project team based on milestones and objectives.
  • Calculate the earned value of the physical work completed if needed.
  • Perform variance analysis including schedule and cost variances using indices such as the schedule performance index (SPI) and cost performance index (CPI).
  • Prepare ad-hoc reports for distribution.
  • Network with project managers, engineers, invoices, and accounting teams to address project needs and resolve issues.
  • Communicate with project controls teammates and collaborate as needed.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of increasing responsibility roles within the engineering/project controls/program management industry, particularly transit and highway mega projects.
  • Strong command of Excel.
  • Strong with P6 Scheduling software.
  • Experience with engineering projects preferred.
  • Must have exceptional organizational skills.
  • Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to read and understand project schedules preferred.
  • Experience with SharePoint preferred.
The salary range for this position is $180,000 - $250,000. The offered salary will be based on the applicants qualifications, education, experience and work location.

Depending upon your employment status, Hill's comprehensive benefits may include, Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurances, Business Travel Accident Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Benefits, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Auto & Home Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Voluntary Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance. Paid Time Off (PTO), Holidays, 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Referral Program, Professional Certification Incentive Program, Hill University Learning and Development, Tuition Reimbursement, EAP, Years of Service Awards Program.

About Us

Hill International, with more than 4,300+ professionals in over 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, advisory, facilities management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as one of the largest program management firms in the world. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at .

Hill is exclusively a program, project, and construction management provider, meaning we have one focus as a company: protecting client interests. Free of any potential conflicts, our entire business is geared towards helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. We are dedicated to exceeding expectations throughout the entire construction project lifecycle and adapt to the needs of each assignment to develop tailored approaches and solutions to meet those needs.

Hill is a GISI Consulting Group company, part of the Global Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (GISI) family of companies. Learn more about GISI Consulting Group at .

Hill International is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled


Note : This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role mentioned in the job title. Various other duties as required.

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