Project Controls Manager

• Mission:ConnectingPeople Places and Opportunities.
• Vision:To be an airport of choice by creating exceptional experiences.
• Core Values: REACH
  • Respect
  • Environmental Stewardship
  • Accountability
  • Collaboration
  • Honesty

The newly reformed Planning and Development Division oversees and delivers the airports $700 million Capital Improvement Program (CIP) which includes airside landside and terminal renovations as well as major utility projects and long-term infrastructure planning. The Division is also a key partner in implementing the General Aviation Improvement Program and the Terminal Tenant Concession Redevelopment Program. This team has 28 professionals in a variety of roles. This Divisions functional areas include engineering A/E design standards land use and airport planning environmental compliance capital project programming project management project controls and construction Coordination and Logistics Management (CALM).

THE OPPORTUNITY

John Wayne Airport (JWA) is establishing a new Project Controls Manager role within the Planning and Development Division. This position will play a key role in shaping and advancing the Airports project controls program for the multi-year $700 million Capital Improvement Program (CIP).

The Project Controls Manager serves as a technical expert responsible for overseeing cost and schedule management project controls systems and performance reporting across a portfolio of complex and interrelated capital projects. The role works collaboratively with internal departments and external partners including County agencies and state and federal entities to support effective program delivery.

This position leads the development implementation and continuous improvement of project controls policies procedures and tools. Responsibilities include evaluating cost and schedule performance identifying risks and variances and recommending corrective actions to maintain project objectives. The Project Controls Manager ensures CIP compliance with applicable regulatory and funding requirements including FAA grant obligations.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will possess seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in Capital Improvement Program controls in areas such as schedule management cost accounting/management construction management grant management project management and/or related engineering field.

This experience must include at least three (3) years of experience in an airport or aviation environment or a comparable complex secure and highly regulated capital program environment and a minimum of one (1) year of supervisory experience.

The ideal candidate must possess and/or demonstrate the core competencies outlined below:

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

• Ability to supervise mentor and evaluate staff and consultants
• Ability to establish and maintain procedures for reviewing and analyzing change orders and related documentation
• Ability to implement frameworks for cost control progress measurement and project performance tracking
• Ability to work with project teams to identify risks and develop effective mitigation strategies
• Knowledge of core management practices including goal setting program development implementation evaluation and staff supervision

• Ability to analyze baseline look-ahead and updated schedules as well as recovery and time-extension requests
• Ability to assess schedule performance identify risks and critical interdependencies and recommend corrective actions
• Ability to prepare clear concise reports memoranda and briefings with supporting analysis
• Ability to conduct complex project controls analyses evaluate alternatives and develop sound recommendations
• Ability to use project controls systems and software (Unifier PMIS Primavera P6 MS Project Power BI RSMeans etc.) to support accurate and efficient reporting and analysis

• Ability to develop and maintain dashboards and reports that support monitoring of multiple concurrent projects
• Ability to build and maintain financial models to allocate track and forecast project costs
• Ability to analyze cost variances and manage cost-related risks
• Ability to verify cost and schedule data through quality assurance and quality control measures and communicate findings
• Strong organizational analytical and strategic planning skills

• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve complex issues including change orders and claims
• Ability to analyze issues and recommend appropriate solutions
• Ability to engage diverse stakeholders to proactively identify risks and develop solutions
• Ability to communicate complex technical and programmatic information clearly to executives elected officials staff and the public
• Strong written verbal presentation and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills

• The successful candidate must possess and maintain a valid California Drivers License Class C or higher by date of appointment

Application Screening (Refer/Non-Refer)

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