Project Controls Manager

• Partner with designers, contractors, inspectors and other third-party entities to proactively identify, communicate and resolve scope and pricing variances
• Establish a procedural framework for preparing, reporting and reconciling variances, including developing and/or enhancing reporting procedures and tools
• Manage and enforce adherence to project controls practices and procedures, including change management and records management
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators and report to project and program staff and clients
• Proactively seek collaboration and cooperation
• Set up and lead coordination meetings

• Review project change documentation and ensure compliance with change procedures and contract specifications

  Establish project schedules, forecast and cost controls procedures
• Perform other duties as needed

Scheduling:

• Work closely with Project Management to develop and maintain project schedules using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project

• Establish work breakdown structure (WBS), baseline, status, and monitor project schedules using established performance measurements.

• Develop and maintain summary level schedule reports used to support critical path analysis, near-term deliverable requirements, resource allocations, performance variances, and to support cost/schedule integration.

• Develop schedule version control processes, policies, and procedures.

• Troubleshoot and monitor potential scheduling problems.

Financial:

• Work closely with Project Management to develop and maintain financial reports using Microsoft Excel

• Perform financial reporting in financial planning, tracking, analysis, and reporting of projects/programs.

• Establish WBS, baseline, status, and monitor financials through dashboards, oracle EBS systems, and custom Excel templates

• Work with Project Management to perform Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis, percent complete, and forecasting on projects.

• Perform forensic analysis on project to determine project health and future risk.

Other:

• Facilitate and participate in weekly schedule reviews.

• Collaborate with Cost Controls to ensure project schedule and budgets are in-phase.

• Mentor and train other Project Controls Specialists.

• Manage workload of Project Controls team.
• Experienced working knowledge of PMIS/CDE Applications, Data Visualization Tools, and comfortable in emerging technology

• Local candidates preferred (Chattanooga, TN specifically)
• Degree in Construction, engineering or related field
• Certifications (one or more): CPE, CEP, PSP, EVP, PMI-SP, PMP, CCM, PRMP, DRMP, CFCC, PE, MCSA: BI Reporting
• Ability to interpret construction schedules

• Bachelor's degree
• A minimum of 10 years' experience in project controls work on engineering and construction projects, including planning, estimating, forecasting, scheduling, cost control, schedule control, and project reports
• Ability to manage proposal preparation, contract review and negotiation, client relationship and win strategy for medium to large EPC Projects
• Strong decision-making skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple long- and short-term tasks simultaneously
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must