Associate Director, Project Controls
Location
California
Posted
10 days ago
Salary
$160K - $200K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Associate Director, Project Controls
AtkinsRéalis
• Ensure project budgets are developed using consistent methodology, assumptions, and risk assessments • Validate monthly forecasts, accruals, commitments, and cashflow projections across all active projects • Oversee end‑to‑end cost management functions across a regional or global portfolio • Establish and maintain cost management procedures, standards, and reporting frameworks • Lead monthly operational reviews and quarterly business reviews with senior leadership • Provide oversight of service performance, KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives • Oversee month‑end cost reporting across all projects, including variance analyses and corrective action plans • Review project-level change requests and ensure cost and scope impacts are fully validated • Govern risk management processes and ensure financial risks are assessed and reported • Ensure procurement activities comply with organizational sourcing requirements • Oversee bid levelling, contract compliance, insurance documentation, and invoice validation processes • Support resolution of commercial issues, vendor non-compliance, and corrective action plans • Ensure all project financials are audit‑ready and compliant with internal controls and accounting standards • Lead initiatives to implement automation, analytics, dashboards, and process optimization • Identify opportunities to streamline cost reporting cycles and enhance forecasting accuracy • Drive adoption of digital or AI-enabled tools for risk prediction, reporting, and workflow automation • Govern capitalization reporting, cost classification, and project closeout documentation • Work closely with finance teams to support monthly, quarterly, and year‑end reporting cycles • Represent the organization to clients and prospects • Maintain contacts with clients and prospective clients • Maintain visibility within professional, civic, and other organizations to promote the firm and elicit new business • May perform other duties as deemed necessary by the supervisor
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in field of practice such as Engineering, Construction, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related field
- 12-15 years relevant project and team management experience
- Accreditations from professional organizations such as AACE, PMI or RICS are highly desirable
- Thorough understanding of Project Management, Building Design & Construction, Critical Path Method (CPM) Scheduling, Building Cost Modeling and Risk Analysis or other area of professional expertise
- Ability to manage multiple Project Controls assignments in parallel
- Ability to develop and implement systems to monitor service and production for major clients
- Ability to organize information and data to anticipate/identify major trends, problems, and obstacles
- Proficiency in Information Technology including Internet, Microsoft Windows OS, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite including Microsoft Project and Microsoft Teams and industry standard project management and project controls software
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits
- employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting
- employee stock purchase plan
- Paid Time Off
- leaves of absences options
- flexible work options
- recognition and employee satisfaction programs
- employee assistance program
- voluntary benefits
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