Project and Position Description

The Project Controls Manager bears the primary responsibility for tracking, forecasting and reporting all assigned project schedule and costs and is responsible for ensuring that projects comply with contract terms and the applicable LAWA and TDIP procedures with regards to authorizing documents and pay applications. The Project Controls Manager shall lead schedule and cost forecasting, as well as risks analysis sessions with members of LAWA, the design team and the contractor. The Project Controls Manager is responsible for contract management compliance with all LAWA processes and monthly monitoring of all commercial activities and engagement with the project teams. The prime responsibility is to review, monitor, track and approve all commercially relevant aspects of the Program (i.e. schedule compliance, budget compliance, planned and actual cash flow, and change orders). The Project Controls Manager oversees the T5 Project Controls Team, including cost engineers, schedulers, estimators, contract administrators, document controls and others as needed to support the program.

Key Job Duties

• Coordinate and manage financial or other contractual audits and provide documentation to auditor
• Monitor project team compliance with all required Prolog processes and procedures and ensure Prolog records are up to date
• Develop and maintain all information required to provide internal, TDIP Steering Committee and periodic BOAC reports as required
• Ensure the implementation of the program in line with approved budget
• Ensure compliance of project teams with their budgets, including continuous evaluation and controlling of costs against budgets
• Manage risk and issues
• Control Costs (supported by project cost engineering for Prolog input)
• Ensure payments are made in line with contracts, including payments to designers, contractors, and all other parties
• Set up, maintain and review all financial processes and reporting a monthly financial summary of the program cash flows
• Develop schedules and ensure the implementation of the program is in line with stated milestones and baseline schedule
• Ensure compliance of project teams with their schedules, including continuous evaluation and controlling of costs against budgets
• Ensure compliance with CAB processes and procedures and maintain documentation of all CAB items
• Ensure standardization and compliance with change management procedures
• Enforce Change Advisory Board (CAB) processes, which are in place to prevent unauthorized and/or improperly vetted changes that could negatively impact the cost of the TDIP Program. The CAB process provides a path for internal and external stakeholders and others to propose changes. It ensures proper documentation and justification is in place for all changes to be considered by the Program Board and Steering Committee and provides tracking and records for all proposed changes.
• Manage risks of the T5 Program and ensuring all risk mitigation processes are aligned and implemented
• Maintain T5 risk registers in coordination with the project team and TDG Risk Manager as needed
• Identify potential change order requests and process in accordance with Change Advisory Board (CAB) procedures

Hardware/Software Knowledge

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Bluebeam
• Familiarity with Project Management Information Systems
• Ability to work in CAD or REVIT a plus

Professional Experience Level/Other Qualifications

• 20 years or more experience, preferably on airport projects
• Experience managing a team of project controls staff
• Experience with projects more than $500 million in value
• Experience with various delivery methods, specifically Progressive Design-Build and including Design-Bid-Build, Design+CMAR and others
• Proven ability to perform in a management capacity
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and a thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations
• Must have a self-starter attitude with proactive, results-oriented focus; and willing and capable to assume additional responsibilities
• Must be able to interface with a variety of people with different technical levels and educational backgrounds
• Must be detail oriented and highly organized

Education/Training

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, Planning or other related technical field required
• Master's degree preferred
• Optional certifications may include AAAE, LEED, PE, PMP, AICP, PMI-SP, etc.