Controls Manager

Who we are :

Build your career with Boldt. As a member of the Boldt team, you'll collaborate with some of the most knowledgeable professionals in the construction industry. You'll have the chance to learn new skills and seek greater responsibilities with a team that builds real value in the world around you. You'll succeed in a workplace culture that recognizes, respects, and values differences. Boldt's focus on innovation, collaboration, and employee development provides an opportunity for all our employees to Build Boldly.

How your role fits into Boldt :

The Controls Manager is responsible for leading the application of project controls principles and procedures required for the successful financial and schedule performance for the products, projects, and programs associated with the modular and fabrication business. The Controls Manager works closely with the Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) team, as well as the production and execution teams to monitor budget and schedule performance, prepare projections of potential results based on trending data, analyze deviations from expectations, and find opportunities for improving the outcomes of the project. The Controls Manager is involved in all phases of work for project / program award to close-out and will work with various systems and reports in the performance of duties. This position is a critical member of the operations team and fulfills a vital role in ensuring the most successful outcome possible for the fabricated projects. The position reports to group leadership and may supervise subordinates.

What you get to do :

• Actively participate in implementing controls processes for promptly identifying risks and opportunities, and developing corrective and supportive activities that will maximize profitability.
• Assist group leadership in implementing processes to achieve the financial and schedule objectives. Solicit current and forecasted cost information from all internal and external parties involved in the fabrication and construction activities.
• Provide direction, leadership, and professional development coaching to any subordinate project controls personnel.
• Examine the contract terms and conditions to identify appropriate project control measures vital to fulfilling the contract's financial and schedule requirements. Coordinate with management the implementation of needed project controls.
• Work with various contract types such as lump sum, guaranteed maximum price, and integrated lean project delivery and apply project control measures appropriate for each type of project.
• Develop appropriate work breakdown structures of sub-jobs, cost codes, and categories to effectively manage the project budget, schedule, and production management processes.
• Review the project estimates with the team to understand the scope, work breakdown structure, self-perform areas, subcontracted areas, and general requirements.
• Facilitate uploading of project estimates from the estimating system to the project financial management
• Develop customer and project specific estimating and billing rates that align with contract agreement terms and conditions. Analyze and confirm that rates achieve profitability targets. Oversee maintenance and administration of billing rate tables in the accounting system.
• Perform project and job setup functions in the accounting system; including, job information entry, cost codes and categories assignment, and workflow key players designations.
• Collaborate with the team to develop the billing schedule of values based on customer demands and confirm that the project billing format and rates align with contract requirements.
• Lead development of project-specific plans for successfully implementing appropriate controls processes and tools vital for achieving financial and schedule objectives.
• Support creation and maintenance of project production management plan, including master schedule, production strategy, constraint removal, make work-ready, weekly, and daily plan, and production tracking.
• Assemble and analyze productivity measurements and progress metrics to identify trends, and use expected future performance to forecast likely outcomes, then compare to estimated amounts to understand variances. Communicate findings to leadership and together pursue opportunities for improvement.
• Facilitate compiling earned value reporting by incorporating financial and schedule plan and performance information together in the form of percent earned graphs, labor curves, and cashflow graphs to communicate potential variances from expectations to the project team.
• Lead teams in financial forecasting efforts to analyze project costs for labor, materials, subcontracts, and general conditions to update the revenue, cost, and profit projection at completion and identify variances with the project budget.
• Work with management to identify deviations from contracted project scope and prepare documentation and pricing for submitting change requests to customers for compensation.
• Organize and lead monthly project review meetings to discuss the status of project financial and schedule performance, projections, cash position, labor, productivity, earned value, risks and opportunities; then develop strategies for achieving or surpassing objectives for these areas.
• Assist in the preparation of overhead budgets for the group by reviewing schedules, personnel requirements, and job chargeability of personnel. Assist group leadership in periodic updates of overhead budget annual forecasts.
• Complete other various financial reporting and analyses as necessary to support group objectives.

What we expect from you :

Physical requirements and working conditions :

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to position objects and operate tools or controls. Employee frequently uses computer keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to position self to maneuver in confined or awkward spaces. The employee regularly is required to remain in a stationary position and move to access people or machinery or workspaces. Employee is occasionally required to ascend and / or descend a ladder or stairs to reach work areas. The employee must regularly move up to 10 pounds and occasionally move up to 25 pounds. The employee is regularly required to travel (as vehicle driver and as passenger on various modes of transportation) and frequently performs work on-site at construction work sites. Specific abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Employee views computer monitor frequently. The employee is required to be able to optimally communicate while on the job site and throughout the completion of duties.

The working conditions of this position requires the employee to work both inside and outside in heat / cold, wet / humid, and dry / arid conditions. Frequently required to use personal protective equipment to maintain safety and prevent exposure to harmful materials. The environment for which this position functions may be exposed to prolonged loud noises and may contain scents and fragrances. May be requested to work overtime and weekends.

What we can offer you :

As an employee owned organization, along with a culture built around safety and team collaboration, we offer a variety of employee benefits. In addition to the standard health, 401K, and paid time off benefits, we also offer :

The Boldt Company is an equal opportunity employer.

If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please contact our Human Resources department.

The Boldt Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiters.