What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Controls Manager position at VALCOURT BUILDING SERVICES LLC?
Position Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Project Controls Manager to join our building faade and maintenance contracting team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring the effective and efficient management of our projects from inception to completion.
Key Responsibilities:
- Interface with commercial operations to fully understand as-sold estimates and proposals, including clarifications, exceptions, and exclusions.
- Establish a comprehensive project setup by deconstructing estimates and developing an adequate earned value management plan to accommodate the as-sold execution plan.
- Interface with project managers to support their needs, ensuring alignment with the prescribed execution plan and incorporating a periodic weekly review of project performance based on typical earned value management elements.
- Ensure appropriate change management rigor when deviations from scope, schedule, and budget occur, administering change management compliant with signed contract documents.
- Manage and support multiple projects in multiple locations with multiple project managers.
- Ensure consistency in the creation and use of project controls programs to drive consistency in earned value data output to project teams.
- Conduct periodic reviews of project performance, creating project documentation on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis to support client contractual requirements and deliver financial understanding to the company through monthly EAC calculations.
- Utilize a "cost-to-cost" accounting methodology to understand revenue within appropriate fiscal periods.
- Create 4 to 5 key KPI graphs illustrating metrics against as-sold key elements (e.g., expected headcount, CPI, SPI, work release schedules vs. actual work releases received, etc.).
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Proven experience in project controls management within the construction or maintenance industry.
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies and best practices.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in project management software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project).
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Bi-lingual (English, Spanish)
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- Professional certification in project management (e.g., PMP, CCP).
- Experience with building faade maintenance and window cleaning projects.
- Familiarity with industry regulations and safety standards.
Work Environment and Physical Requirements:
- Office-based with regular site visits required.
- Ability to work in various weather conditions and at heights.
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
Reporting Structure:
- Reports to the Vice President of Operations.
- May oversee a team of project controls specialists and coordinators.