
Project Controls Manager - Airport
PMA Consultants Careers
🇺🇸 United States
On-site
Manager or above
4 hours ago
$149,833 – $212,719 / year
- GMP
- Primavera P6
- Risk Management
- Procore
- PMP
- Pension
4 hours ago
Position Summary
PMA Consultants is seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager to support a large, multi-year capital project at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). This position will lead project controls for the delivery of a new catering facility utilizing Progressive Design-Build.
The Project Controls Manager will provide independent cost, schedule, and risk analysis to support project decision-making throughout design, procurement, construction, commissioning, operational cutover, and closeout.
Position Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the integrated master schedule, incorporating procurement, environmental and regulatory reviews, permitting, long-lead equipment, construction, commissioning, and operational cutover.
- Maintain the master budget and cost plan and establish procedures for open-book cost development and design-to-budget management.
- Prepare independent cost estimates and schedule analyses and lead reconciliation with the Design-Builder at established project milestones.
- Evaluate early-work packages, work-package Guaranteed Maximum Prices (GMPs), and the final GMP to support construction authorization.
- Manage the project risk register, contingency and allowance tracking, change control, and forecasting.
- Review invoices and monitor phase-specific Not-to-Exceed (NTE) amounts, cost-to-complete, and projected final cost.
- Identify cost and schedule trends and potential impacts and provide recommendations for corrective action.
- Develop weekly, monthly, and executive-level reports and maintain project controls dashboards within the Project Management Information System (PMIS).
- Track and report supplier diversity participation and other required project performance metrics.
- Coordinate with project management, design, construction, procurement, and other stakeholders to support integrated project delivery.
- Support project controls activities through commissioning, operational cutover, stabilization, and closeout.
- Other duties as assigned.
Position Qualifications
- 10+ years of project controls experience on large, complex capital projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field is preferred. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of education.
- Experience with Progressive Design-Build, CM-at-Risk, or similar collaborative delivery methods, including GMP development and open-book pricing.
- Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 and integrated master scheduling.
- Strong knowledge of cost management, forecasting, risk management, and change control.
- Experience with a Project Management Information System (PMIS) such as e-Builder, Kahua, Procore, or similar.
- Strong analytical and communication skills, including the ability to present project information to leadership and executive stakeholders.
- Experience supporting airport, aviation, public-agency, or similarly complex capital projects is preferred.
- AACE certification (PSP, CCP, or DRMP) or PMP certification is preferred.
Project Controls Manager - Airport · PMA Consultants Careers