AECOM is seeking a highly qualified individual for the critical role of Program Controls Manager.
The Program Controls Manager bears the following crucial responsibilities:
- Assumes oversight of program controls-related activities for medium-sized programs or specialized defined controls elements of larger programs, providing critical support to the Program Manager or Program Controls Director.
- Spearheads coordination efforts across multiple projects within the program, ensuring strict alignment with overarching program objectives.
- Meticulously identifies and addresses interdependencies between projects, proactively mitigating risks and resolving conflicts to maintain program integrity.
- Engages in strategic collaboration with project managers to ensure optimal resource allocation and utilization.
- Maintains close working relationships with senior leadership to define and refine program-level objectives with precision.
- Provides authoritative guidance and rigorous oversight to project controls teams, ensuring effective management of individual project elements.
- Conducts thorough monitoring and evaluation of risk mitigation strategies to ensure their efficacy and implement necessary adjustments.
- Facilitates clear, concise, and timely communication between project teams and stakeholders to maintain program cohesion.
- Delivers comprehensive and regular updates to senior leadership on program progress, challenges, and achievements, ensuring full transparency and accountability.
Minimum Qualifications:
- BA/BS in Project Management, Engineering, or Business plus 8 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters degree in Project Management, Engineering, or Business
- 12 years of related experience
- Experience with large transportation, water, and aviation infrastructure
- Experience in integration of controls - scope, cost, schedule, risk reporting
- Experience in PowerBI report tailoring for program specific needs
- Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.
- Relocation is not available for this position.
- THIS POSTING IS FOR A CURRENT VACANCY, AND AECOM INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION BY JANUARY 31, 2027.
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