Turner & Townsend · 8 hours ago
Associate Director - Project Controls Manager
Frederick, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$160K/yr - $175K/yr
10+ years expTurner & Townsend is a global consultancy firm that delivers transformational programs across various sectors. They are seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager to support a large-scale Life Sciences project, overseeing project controls implementation and ensuring adherence to client requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
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Hiring Manager
Elyse Spreen Herr
Responsibilities
Responsible for project controls implementation and leadership throughout the process, ensuring client requirements are adhered to at all stages of the project lifecycle
Provide proactive communication to ensure client leadership (Project Services and Project Execution) is appraised of trends on the project
Establish and maintain project controls service level agreements, responsibility matrices etc. providing clarity over responsibilities amongst internal and external resources
Responsible for the development of, and approve, project control plans and procedures covering all facets of project controls (schedule, cost, cashflow, risk, change and reporting). Leverage third-party providers and their work processes wherever practicable
Input into risk management activities, with pricing of risks where appropriate and contributing to mitigation measures
Participate in interactive planning sessions, ensuring any outputs including ongoing visual performance management tools are in place and accessible for all appropriate persons
Develop and maintain accurate staffing plans for the project(s) in conjunction with project team
Review key project control deliverables ahead of submission for periodic reporting purposes to ensure accurate and meaningful data is provided. Provide comment and recommendations for corrective actions where appropriate
Liaise with client Finance team and/or other stakeholders as required to ensure project performance data is open, transparent and supports corporate requirements
Support the procurement process, working pre-contract with Procurement resources as required
Coordinate with estimating resources in respect of funding requests etc. and take responsibility for ‘on time in full’ project controls stage-gate documentation for internal governance / funding decisions. Key responsibilities would be coordinating third party estimating / GC firms and consolidating from multiple sources to provide an all-in estimate
Monthly cost report, tracking against authorised budget to deliver concept
Supporting with the preparation of content for stakeholder monthly presentations
Quarterly cashflow forecasts
Conducting and agreeing monthly pencil requisitions with the GC
Facilitate change process (establish and maintain change log)
Ditto re risk management process / register
Reviewing and agreeing variations with the GC to achieve a rolling final account
Agreeing GC Final Accounts
Project Controls Plan
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated experience working in a construction cost role and developing estimates throughout the project lifecycle
Demonstrated experience providing construction cost management services throughout the project lifecycle
College and/or post-graduate degree in construction management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction
Ability to manage deliverables across multiple projects at the same time
The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of estimating/cost management experience in construction / laboratory environments
Preferred
Manufacturing experience is strongly preferred
US experience preferred
Company
Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend is an independent professional services company specializing in program management, project management.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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unknown2021-07-27Acquired
Leadership Team
Vincent Clancy
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
James Dand
Chief Operating Officer
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