Program Controls Manager
Stantec
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Cincinnati • Ohio • United States
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About the role
- Lead the development and execution of program controls strategy across assigned portfolio(s).
- Establish governance frameworks, reporting standards, and performance metrics.
- Ensure alignment of cost, schedule, risk, change, and performance management processes.
- Provide oversight and assurance of integrated master schedules and cost baselines.
- Oversee development, maintenance, and analysis of program budgets and forecasts.
- Ensure accurate reporting in the eBuilder PMIS and project dashboards.
- Monitor schedule performance and critical path analysis.
- Pro-actively manage schedulers and regular project update review meeting cycles
- Implement corrective actions to address variances.
- Coordinate with Risk Management Lead for all project and program risk identification, quantification, mitigation planning, and reporting.
- Coordinate with Change Management Lead for all project related cost changes including contingency use, allowances, change requests and change orders, and any claims.
- Present program performance insights to senior leadership and clients.
- Drive data integrity and consistency across reporting systems.
- Develop executive-level dashboards and project level reporting packages.
- Define roles, responsibilities, and accountability frameworks.
- Promote continuous improvement and standardization of tools and processes.
- Lead implementation of program controls systems and digital solutions.
- Serve as primary point of contact for program controls with clients and internal leadership.
Requirements
- Direct controls experience managing large-scale water or utility infrastructure programs that contain multiple projects that have multiple delivery methods.
- Experience in the municipal sector in areas of public works, water, utilities, and industry and on multi-sector programs is preferred.
- Experience in development of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), scheduling and schedule analysis, cost estimating and cost control, budget development, reporting and record/document control.
- Experience in developing and updating cost and resource loaded schedules using Primavera P6, Microsoft Project and other database programs, web-based tools and spreadsheets.
- Experience in project management systems and software including Primavera, e-Builder, PMWeb, Aconex, or similar, with integrating project management systems with ERP systems including Oracle and JD Edwards.
- Experience in mapping complex business processes and developing efficiencies using Visio.
- Strong written and verbal communication and negotiating skills.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment.
- Desire and willingness to be a part of a large global engineering company, and to work with teams in other offices around the world.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, construction management, or another related field is required.
- Minimum of 15 years of program management experience with large-scale water or utility infrastructure programs required.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification highly desired.
Benefits
- Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans
- Wellness program
- Health saving accounts
- Flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) plan
- Employee stock purchase program
- Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
- Short-term/long-term disability plans
- Emergency travel benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional membership fee coverage
- Paid family leave
- Ten paid holidays in each calendar year
- Eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year
- Eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
program controls strategygovernance frameworksperformance metricscost managementschedule analysisWork Breakdown Structure (WBS)cost estimatingbudget developmentdata integritydigital solutions
Soft Skills
communication skillsnegotiating skillsorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsteam collaborationcontinuous improvementaccountability frameworkspresentation skillsproblem-solvingleadership
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP)Bachelor’s degree in engineeringBachelor’s degree in environmental scienceBachelor’s degree in construction management