Project Controls Manager

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

Reports to : Project Controls Director

The Project Controls Manager is designated as Key Personnel and will be assigned full-time, exclusively to this Contract from Notice to Proceed until Final Completion. The PCD is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing the project controls framework to ensure that cost, schedule, and risk management processes are fully integrated across the project lifecycle. This role provides executive-level visibility into project performance, enabling proactive decision-making and alignment with contract requirements.

The PCD’s key responsibilities are :

• Developing and maintaining the Project Controls framework, ensuring that cost, schedule, and risk management processes are integrated and adhered to throughout the Project lifecycle.
• Managing and overseeing the Earned Value Management (EVM) system, tracking performance against baseline cost and schedule plans.
• Preparing and maintaining the Detailed Cost Breakdown (DCB) in alignment with the Contract Schedule Requirements.
• Overseeing the coordination and integration of scheduling (Oracle Primavera P6), budgeting, forecasting, and reporting across all project disciplines.
• Utilize Oracle Primavera P6 to manage project schedules and ensure compliance with contract milestones.
• Providing regular reports to the Design Build Director, including updates on cost performance, schedule variances, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Facilitating periodic schedule risk assessments and cost-to-complete analyses, recommending corrective measures as required.
• Supporting procurement, subcontracting, and project execution teams with cost and schedule impact assessments for changes, claims, and risk events.
• Promote best practices and continuous improvement in project controls processes and tools.
• Establishing and maintaining project baselines (cost, schedule, scope) and overseeing formal change control processes to assess, track, and document deviations.
• Ensuring compliance with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) project control requirements, including preparation of data and documentation for federal oversight and audits.
• Managing data governance for project controls systems, ensuring accuracy, traceability, and integration across scheduling, cost, risk, and document control platforms.
• Supporting development and maintenance of the project risk register and ensuring alignment between risk mitigation plans and schedule / cost forecasts.
• Providing project controls support for claims analysis and dispute resolution, including time impact analyses, cost entitlement assessments, and delay quantification.
• Supporting external reporting requirements to agencies such as MTA, FTA, and the Project Management Oversight Contractor (PMOC), and preparing data for public reporting as needed.

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WORK ENVIRONMENT

FCC is dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued and respected. As an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetics, creed, veteran status, military status, or any other characteristic protected under Federal, State, or local laws.

Reasonable accommodation will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.