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Real Estate Development Project Controls Manager

Salary

$123,000 - $190,700 per year

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Description

The Real Estate Development Project Controls Manager serves as the Owner's independent project controls lead for Project Talon, a large mixed-use project in downtown SLC.

Responsibilities:

Schedule Management and Integration

  • Develop, maintain, and manage the Owner's Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) encompassing all major project activities from planning through occupancy.
  • Maintain the Executive / Program Schedule used for executive reporting, governance, and strategic decision-making.
  • Maintain the Development Schedule used to manage design, procurement, approvals, permitting, utilities, sustainability, funding, move management, activation, and other owner-led activities.
  • Integrate major milestones and critical activities from the General Contractor's Construction Schedule into the Owner's Integrated Master Schedule.
  • Monitor alignment between the Program Schedule, Development Schedule, and Construction Schedule and identify schedule conflicts, risks, and recovery opportunities.

Project Controls and Performance Management

  • Establish and maintain project controls systems, processes, standards, and reporting protocols.
  • Develop and monitor key project performance indicators and milestone tracking systems.
  • Track progress against approved project objectives, schedules, budgets, and key milestones.
  • Analyze project performance trends and provide recommendations for corrective actions.

Risk Management

  • Lead development and maintenance of the project risk register.
  • Identify schedule, delivery, procurement, commercial, operational, and execution risks.
  • Facilitate risk workshops and coordination sessions with project stakeholders.
  • Evaluate risk impacts and support development of mitigation strategies.

Forecasting and Scenario Analysis

  • Develop and maintain project forecasts related to schedule performance and major milestones.
  • Perform schedule risk assessments and scenario analyses.
  • Evaluate potential impacts of project changes, delays, approvals, procurement activities, and external factors.

Reporting and Governance

  • Prepare executive-level project controls reports, dashboards, and performance analyses.
  • Present schedule, risk, forecasting, and performance recommendations to project leadership and executive stakeholders.
  • Establish and maintain project controls governance procedures and reporting standards.

Collaboration

  • Partner closely with the Development Manager to evaluate project alternatives, development strategies, and business decisions.
  • Partner with the Design Lead to align design deliverables and project milestones with overall program objectives.
  • Partner with Construction leadership to monitor schedule performance, milestone achievement, sequencing, and execution risks.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, Business, or related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in project controls, program management, scheduling, construction management, development, or related disciplines.
  • Experience on large-scale commercial, institutional, mixed-use, higher education, corporate headquarters, or comparable complex mixed use developments.
  • Demonstrated expertise in project controls, scheduling, forecasting, risk management, performance reporting, and program delivery.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
  • Health savings account and flexible spending account
  • Basic and voluntary life insurance
  • Disability coverage
  • Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
  • Legal and identity theft coverage
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Wellbeing program
  • Discounted WGU tuition
  • Flexible paid time off
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Up to 12 weeks of parental leave

Skills

Required

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You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://wgu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Salt-Lake-City-UT/Project-Controls-Manager_JR-025538

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