Project Controls Manager jobs in Tacoma, WA

Mott MacDonald is looking to hire an experienced, motivated, independent, and organized team player for a Project Controls Manager position. This position will help support rail projects in the Seattle Washington area. This is hybrid work opportunity reporting to the office in Federal Way, WA approximately 3 times a week.

The Project controls manager may have some or all the following responsibilities:

• Provide professional guidance and support to project teams to help develop project WBS structures, budgets, resource forecasts, risk registers, progress reports and standardized reporting
• Provide specialized direction and recommendations to project teams and management teams for the resolution of diverse project issues
• Compile, monitor and report on project financial data, including but not limited to, planned spend, actual spend, estimate to complete, budget trends, project costs, etc.
• Attend and/or facilitate monthly project controls meetings with key project personnel
• Perform data validation and quality checks on project expenses and invoices
• Perform data validation and quality checks on project reports
• Provide fee proposal support, to include assisting in development of fee proposals and profitability analysis
• Manage contract amendment process, assist with preparing submittal documents, and collect and/or develop necessary inputs
• Subconsultant Management

• Perform quality checks and facilitate processing of subconsultant invoices
• Track and monitor subconsultant progress against budgets
• Facilitate budget reallocations across multiple firms on major projects
• Initiate and manage purchase orders

• Change Management

• Create and manage change orders
• Facilitate development of scope and cost documents across internal and external (subconsultant) project teams
• Oversee change order submittal, negotiation, and approval processes
• Perform commercial reviews of the financial impacts of project change orders as required

• Earned Value Management by working with the project manager to:
  • Develop budget/planned value of work based on contract scope of work
  • Determine the actual value of work completed by the project team based on milestones and objectives
  • Calculate the earned value of the physical work completed
  • Perform variance analysis including schedule and cost variances using indices such as the schedule performance index (SPI) and cost performance index (CPI).

• Prepare ad-hoc reports for distribution
• Network with project managers, engineers, invoicers, and accounting teams to address project needs and resolve issues
• Communicate with project controls teammates and collaborate as needed

The ideal Project controls manager will have the following qualifications:

• At least 10 years of increasing responsibility roles within the engineering/project controls/program management industry
• A Certified Cost Professional (CCP) with AACE International; or as a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) with PMI, or other equivalent certification relevant to the management Bachelor's degree in an engineering, business, construction management, or related field
• Strong command of Excel
• Experience with ERP accounting systems
• Experience with engineering projects preferred
• Working knowledge of project design process and configuration management preferred
• Must have exceptional organizational skills
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to read and understand project schedules preferred
• Experience with SharePoint preferred

Salary Range:$160,000 - $200,000
Benefits:401k, medical, dental, and vision insurance, STD/LTD disability, holiday, personal time off (PTO), parental leave, and company-paid life insurance.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

Equal employment opportunity is the law.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.

Hybrid working policy

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.