Senior Project Controls Manager

Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Project Controls Manager to join our team in San Francisco, CA.

Your role

• Manage staff coordination and workload, and directly supervise and mentor the Project Controls team as a subject matter expert.

• Manage, revise, and maintain the status of detailed project cost estimates and forecasts, including all phases of project execution from design/engineering, material and equipment procurement, construction contracts, start-up activities, and project closeout.

• Track and analyze project costs, including budgets, commitments, actuals, accruals, and forecasts using Earned Value Management (EVM) methodology.

• Perform forecast and variance analysis (cost and schedule), trend analysis, risk analysis, contingency reserve evaluation, and maintain issue logs.

• Participate in the development and continuous improvement of project controls systems.

• Recommend improvements to project controls systems, tools, methods, and project management practices.

• Establish project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) in accordance with industry best practices.

• Assist in analyzing project controls requirements during the bid review process to ensure all cost control requirements are incorporated into contracts and purchase orders.

• Interact with project teams regarding cost codes, purchase order commitments, and change orders.

• Assist in creating detailed project budgets from estimates and developing cash flow projections.

• Work with senior project management staff to manage overall project cost control efforts.

• Collaborate with scheduling staff to develop, manage, revise, and update integrated project schedules covering all phases of project execution.

• Assist in the early identification of long-lead items, resource constraints, and required project start dates.

• Manage key project performance indicators and project commercial reporting.

• Manage internal job costing related to project fees, scope of services, resource requirements, job numbers, Project Status Reports (PSRs), and company reporting policies.

• Produce forecasts of total project costs, annual costs, and monthly cash flow costs, including variance analysis and supporting explanations.

• Manage the Risk Management process, including the identification, evaluation, mitigation, monitoring, and control of project risks.

• Assist in coordinating engineering and construction activities to align with overall project schedule requirements.

• Incorporate engineering and construction contractor schedules into the overall project schedule.

• Work with senior project management staff to ensure all contract deliverables and deadlines are achieved.

• Provide senior-level project management support, including financial and operational budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, analysis, business development, pricing, billing, and client/consultant relationship management.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

About you

• 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 and estimating skills, as well as the communication skills necessary to interface with external engineering, architectural and construction firms, suppliers, the management team and other organizations within client organizations.

• Must be able to use A/E and CM cost and/or schedule information to evaluate project status.

• Must have experience in developing budgets, cash flows, financial analysis and/or schedules.

• Must be highly articulate, have clear and analytical approach to problem solving, and strong decision making abilities.

• Must have excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Must have thorough understanding of different types of contracts (Lump Sum, T&M etc.) 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 and Microsoft Project is preferred.

• 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.

• PMP – Project Management Professional (PMI) preferred.

Rewards & benefits

At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.

Depending on your employment status, AtkinsRéalis benefits may include medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits, employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting, employee stock purchase plan, Paid Time Off, leaves of absences options, flexible work options, recognition and employee satisfaction programs, employee assistance program, and voluntary benefits. You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Find out more.

Additional information

Expected compensation range is between $200,000 - $240,000 annual salary depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.

Are you ready to expand your career with us? Apply today and help us shape something extraordinary.

AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, Drug-Free employer EOE/Veteran/Disability

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Upon acceptance of an offer, all candidates must go through a drug screen test and background check. AtkinsRéalis is a federal contractor which mandates a satisfactory background screening report and drug test. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the following laws if applicable, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. This position is not available for individuals living or working in New York City. AtkinsRéalis believes that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to the following job duties: accessing company property, information, assets, and products; accessing confidential information and partnering and regularly working with or supervising other AtkinsRéalis employees and interacting with AtkinsRéalis clients including government property or ports.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.