Senior Project Controls Manager

Why join us?

We are hiring! AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Project Controls Manager to join our Alexandria, VA office.

About Us

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies. AtkinsRéalis has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years. AtkinsRéalis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.

How will you contribute to the team?

• Manages staff and subconsultants, coordinates workload, and directly supervises and mentors the project controls team as a subject matter expert.
• Works with scheduling staff to develop, manage, revise, and update integrated detailed project schedules, including all phases of project execution.
• Demonstrates strong communication skills to handle a complex organization with divisions that may not be consistently aligned in priorities and direction. Must consider the context of each group's priorities and influence change to meet organizational goals.
• Possesses a strong P6 scheduling background, with the ability to develop and track multiple project-level schedules in a program-level environment. Establishes a project work breakdown structure that aligns with the organization's goals, objectives, and tracking needs.
• Understands and utilizes robust datasets to inform data-driven decision-making.
• Participates in the development and improvement of project controls systems, recommending enhancements in systems, tools, and methods of project controls and project management.
• Collaborates with senior project management staff to manage overall program management goals, focusing on achieving objectives.
• Produces forecasts of total project costs, annual costs, and monthly cash flow costs, providing variance analysis and explanations based on cost-loaded schedules.
• Manages the Risk Management process, including driving the identification, evaluation, mitigation, and management of risks.
• Assists in coordinating engineering and construction activities in line with overall project schedule requirements, incorporating contractor schedules into overall project schedules.
• Ensures all contract deliverables and deadlines are met in collaboration with senior project management staff.
• Provides senior-level general project management support as necessary (e.g., financial/operational budgeting, consolidation, analysis, forecasting; business development; pricing; billing; key client/consultant relationship management).
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
• Complexity (Variety or uniqueness of tasks; relative difficulty or importance of work performed; size of unit supported, etc): Work involves coordination, research and problem solving on a variety of major projects with unique or controversial problems, the solution of which has an important effect on major organization programs.
• Decision-Making (Supervision received; independent judgment or initiative; consequence of error): Supervision received is essentially administrative, with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits. Acts independently on technical matters.
• Work direction given to others (Titles and number of personnel; type of direction given): Supervises and/or coordinates with other senior technical and support staff.
• Internal contacts (Required interaction/relationship with others within the organization): Interfaces with project managers, project directors, business directors, senior technical staff, technical managers, and administrative staff and managers as necessary.
• External Contacts: Required interaction/relationship with others outside the organization.
  
  

What will you contribute?

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Accounting, Finance or a related field, plus ten years relevant experience. Must have strong cost management, scheduling, and project planning, as well as the communication skills necessary to interface with external departments within the client organization, the management team and other organizations within client organizations.
• Prefer PMP – Project Management Professional (PMI) or Professional Scheduling Professional (PSP).
• Must be highly articulate, have clear and analytical approach to problem solving, and strong decision-making abilities.
• Being a collaborative, team player, that can navigate direction from various groups that are not currently aligned.
• Must have excellent communication and presentation skills. Must have thorough understanding of different types of contracts (Design/Build, Design/Bid/Build, CMGC, and Progressive Design/Build) and its implications on Project Management and overall project risks.
• Working knowledge of industry standard software and ERP, Planning & Scheduling, and cost management applications.
• Experience with Primavera is required. Must be adept at managing large dataset, preparing trend curves and performance dashboards and performing statistical and financial analysis in MS Excel or equivalent solution.
• Must thoroughly understand and utilize Information Technology in the performance of work including Internet, Intranet, Microsoft Windows OS, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Project.
  
  

What We Offer At AtkinsRéalis

AtkinsRéalis realizes that health, mental and financial wellbeing, are all equally needed to achieve balance in life. We are pleased to offer a robust rewards package that help our employees have peace of mind in and outside of work.

Benefits

Our benefit offerings address all of the areas that are part of living a healthy life. We recognize that what is important to people, continues to change. Some of our other benefits to ensure our employees feel supported, include continuing to offer health and dental coverage and a full list below. Our culture is one of providing support and training for our employees to thrive. We offer learning and development programs, training, career pathing opportunities, and a tuition reimbursement plan. At AtkinsRéalis, you will enjoy a robust rewards package which includes:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible work schedules
• Group Insurance
• PTO plus two Floating Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave (including maternity and paternity)
• Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• An inclusive culture of Employee Resources Groups centered around women, African-Americans, Hispanics, LGBTQ , Neurodiversity and Emerging Professionals.
• A Foundation that is employee-funded with a 2-to-1 match from the company providing STEAM education for minorities from K-12 to college.
  
  

If this sounds like you and you would like to expand your career with us, apply today!

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