Project Controls Manager

GTT, LLC

Kansas City, MO, USA

Published: 6/14/2022

Technology

Full Time

Job Description

Job DescriptionProject Controls Manager

Location: Kansas City, MO

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

Position Type: Contract (Contract to Hire)
Contract Duration: 12 months
Pay Rate: $57.00 $86.00 / Hour (USD)
Travel Requirements: Driving required (MVR check applies)
Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

The Project Controls Manager is responsible for leadership, direction, management, and performance of a project controls department. The Project Controls Manager is to assure that the reporting systems for project controls, the project controls roles and staff, and the tools used in project controls are developed, available, and functioning according to enterprise Project Management Center of Excellence requirements. The department performs complex aspects of individual project estimating, scheduling, change documentation, and cost control while reporting to accounting and clients. The Project Controls Manager is a critical position as the leader of the project controls unit. This position supports Project Managers and Project Directors on projects and programs of varying size and complexity. The Project Controls Manager will be expected to lead and direct the organization that provides reviews of the project controls status (cost, contract, WBS, schedule, resource, etc.). This position is critical to the coaching and mentoring of Project Controls Specialists.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the development of effective scheduling reports, cost reports, cash flow reports, and forecasts for multiple projects.
Lead the development, implementation, and management of a reporting data warehouse to produce valuable program controls reports and data for multiple large projects.
Support the recruitment, development, training, retention, and evaluating performance of the project controls team.
Lead the development and implementation of project execution plans.
Develop and maintain effective relationships with existing and potential clients, customers, and contractors to develop additional business.
Responsible for engineering, procurement, and construction planning, scheduling, logistics, and cost control.
Serve as a point of contact for technical questions from the project team.
Experience with Construction Self-Perform projects.
Validate the accuracy of cost management and forecast reporting.
Interface with the Project Management Team and Accounting Department to review project costs and contingency costs and support external audits.
Experience in negotiation of heavy industrial project prime agreements and construction contract/subcontract agreements.
Lead the review of upstream (prime contract) / downstream (purchase orders & subcontract) change orders.
Analyze and validate cash flow reports.
Lead the Interactive Project Planning Meetings (IPPM).
Lead the presentation of Project Controls reporting.
Lead and direct schedule management involving critical path method scheduling techniques, estimating, project cost management, forecasting, and document control for multiple projects.
Provide recommendation on schedule work arounds and mitigation efforts to the team.
Validate the accuracy of earned value management system reporting.
Analyze and validate progress curves.
Lead the review of material takeoffs.
Oversee the risk management process by identifying and mitigating risk potentials to the project.
Validate quality checks and inspections on project controls deliverables.
Validate field audits to verify accuracy of reporting and processes.
Lead Project Forensic Analysis.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Comply with all policies and standards.

Required Skills

Prior experience with critical path scheduling, project cost management, estimating, and document control required.
Ability to facilitate and produce detailed construction schedules and interface those construction schedules with engineering and procurement activities.
Excellent attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Proficient with Microsoft Office.

Preferred Skills

Extensive accounting knowledge preferred.
Experience with Oracle Primavera P6 preferred.
Experience with Earned Value Management system preferred.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field and 7 years of direct project controls experience required; applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.

Required Experience

7 years of direct project controls experience required.

Benefits

Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This client is a 100% employee-owned infrastructure engineering, architecture, and construction firm with more than 125 years of experience delivering critical projects across the energy, aviation, water, telecommunications, transportation, and healthcare sectors. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, the organization operates from 75 offices across the country and world, employing more than 14,500 employee-owners who generate over $7.4 billion in annual revenue. Every full-time employee is an owner through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), a structure that has earned the firm a 4.2-out-of-5-star rating on Glassdoor across more than 1,800 reviews and recognition as a Glassdoor Best Places to Work multiple years running. Teams here include civil and structural engineers, architects, environmental scientists, construction managers, project controls specialists, and program management professionals engaged in complex, consequential projects ranging from major airport expansions to large-scale energy infrastructure.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-10746

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\nCompany Description

We are a Native American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation that highly values diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients and partners are among the most successful and innovative organizations in the world. Our top clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, and financial services firms, some of the nation’s largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies, and prestigious educational institutions in the Ivy League tier.

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Awards

SIA’s Fastest Growing Staffing Firm: 2023 and 2015
SIA’s Best Staffing Firm to Work for: 2019 -2023
Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Private Company: 2023, 2022, 2016, 2015
Randstad Preferred Supplier: 2020 - 2023
TechServe Alliance Excellence Award. 2019
NH Business Magazines Fast 5 fastest growing companies
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist: 2015

Company Description

Global Technical Talent is a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation (www.Chenega.com) with over 1.3 billion US$ in revenue and 5800 US employees. We provide Total Talent Solutions, Global staffing, SOW, RPO, Direct Sourcing, and Global Payroll with physical offices in US, Canada, and India. GTT Digital headquartered in Toronto specializes in providing high-tech digital and banking talent to some of the nation’s largest financial institutions. As a leader in the staffing industry for over 22 years, we have become one of the largest staffing firms in the New England region, working with Fortune 500 clients and cutting-edge, technology-driven recruiting infrastructure.\r\n\r\nWe are a Native American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation that highly values diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients and partners are among the most successful and innovative organizations in the world. Our top clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, and financial services firms, some of the nation’s largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies, and prestigious educational institutions in the Ivy League tier.\r\n \r\nThere is always a new opportunity for success when you look through all of the open job opportunities on our website’s career page. Just click on this link: https://bit.ly/gttcareers \r\n \r\nAwards\r\n\r\nSIA’s Fastest Growing Staffing Firm: 2023 and 2015\r\nSIA’s Best Staffing Firm to Work for: 2019 -2023\r\nInc 5000 Fastest Growing Private Company: 2023, 2022, 2016, 2015\r\nRandstad Preferred Supplier: 2020 - 2023\r\nTechServe Alliance Excellence Award. 2019\r\nNH Business Magazines Fast 5 fastest growing companies\r\nErnst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist: 2015