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At AECOM, we are actively seeking a skilled Project Controls Manager to join our team in Dublin.
The Project Controls Manager (PCM) is responsible for managing the planning, risk, cost, and performance management across various projects. This role ensures the accurate development, maintenance, and application of schedule, cost, and scope baselines to facilitate informed decision-making and effective governance.
The PCM is pivotal in establishing and executing essential project control processes that yield accurate and timely performance data. This position necessitates the cultivation of strong cross-functional relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to guarantee that information is reliable, current, and effectively communicated to project teams and executive leadership.
Additionally, the PCM will lead and mentor a team of project controllers, promoting collaboration across disciplines and driving continuous improvements in tools, processes, and reporting standards to enhance overall project delivery outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive benchmarking initiatives and advocate for best practices in project controls and document management.
- Establish the Performance Measurement Baseline utilizing project coding structures to support regular updates and reporting aligned with contractual and professional standards (e.g., EVM).
- Supervise the monthly Project Review Process and assist with financial reporting activities.
- Manage change requests, ensuring effective change control processes while assessing impacts on schedule and cost.
- Develop and implement efficient PMO and project controls frameworks and strategies for assigned projects or programs.
- Guide project teams on PMO and project control processes, encompassing cost, schedule, change, risk, and reporting.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, ensuring the consistent application of risk management practices.
- Oversee large, complex projects, ensuring standardization and continuous improvement across delivery teams.
- Support the identification of program risks, devise mitigation strategies, and monitor these risks throughout the program lifecycle.
- Prepare regular status reports for stakeholders, detailing program progress, budget performance, and emerging issues or risks, along with proposed mitigation actions.
- Assist with resource allocation activities, including the deployment of personnel, equipment, and materials.
- Support compliance and quality assurance efforts, ensuring adherence to relevant regulations, standards, and quality requirements.
- Contribute to all governance and program assurance processes related to planning, cost, and risk.