Project Controls Manager, Life Sciences, Project & Development Services

Overview

Manages budgets, schedules, cost analysis, risk and reporting for life‑science capital projects.

Key Responsibilities

• project controls
• data management
• cost analysis
• budget forecasting
• schedule integration
• financial reporting

Tasks

-Establish the Project Controls program and deliverables to be used on large scale capital programs (tools, technology, processes and procedures) -Ensure a high level of accuracy and customer service is delivered by team members -Gather project financial information and data from key project stakeholders -Manage information and data within various software and databases -Lead effort to provide detailed analysis to the project manager, client, CM, engineering or other 3rd parties on cost risk, issues, and/or mitigations -Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts, cost plans, and other financial information -Attend and participate in project status meetings -Coordinate with senior leadership on communications of Project Controls information with stakeholders -At the completion of the project, develop and ensure recording of the project’s historical cost information and “lessons learned” for future use. -Respond to inquiries regarding special financial reporting requests -Analyze project financial trends by comparing budget against actual and forecast data; provide recommendations and guidance to the Project Manager -Work closely with Project Managers and Schedulers to develop and maintain cost and resource loaded project schedules -Make recommendations for developing and improving project control and finance processes -Coordinate with Project Managers and other stakeholders to ensure project financial data is complete and supports project completion to plan -Review, validate and update as necessary, individual project and program level financial forecasts on a monthly basis

Requirements

• excel
• p6
• sap
• bachelor's
• 10+ years
• project controls

What You Bring

-Expertise in financial analysis, schedule analysis, modeling and budgeting methodologies -Advanced skills in MS Excel -Experience developing, enhancing, and implementing processes and tools -10+ years’ relevant work experience in the construction or engineering field -Ability to collaborate with various stakeholders at varied levels with different leadership styles -Knowledge of project control fundamentals with superior analytical skills -Knowledge of P6, MS Project, Procore, Clarizen, Smartsheet, or other scheduling software including use of dependencies, cost loading, resource loading, resource leveling -Detail oriented with strong organizational, critical thinking, and analytical skills -Bachelor’s degree in project management, business, or an engineering field -Experience supporting change management associated with implementing forecasting processes -Experience performing budgeting, cost management, planning, estimating, scheduling and other project controls functions over engineering, procurement, and construction for Opex and Capex construction projects of varying size and complexity -Experience with SAP and WBS structures -Ability to facilitate meetings including preparation of agendas, presentations, meeting minutes, action items, and other meeting documentation -Familiarity with G Suite Tools -Experience in Hospitals, Life Science or Labs is preferred -Ability and desire to coach, mentor and develop team members -Demonstrated success working in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment -Understanding of project management and business processes and systems -Advanced analytics and data manipulation skills -Experience developing variance reports including supporting narratives

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About Cushman & Wakefield

-With operations across ~400 offices in 60+ countries, it bridges global scale with deep local market insight. -Typical projects range from agency leasing and capital-markets advisory to project development and integrated facilities management. -The firm specializes across sectors including data centers, industrial/logistics, life sciences, retail, government, and healthcare. -A standout fact: it advises marquee assets like ports, rail hubs, and sports venues.

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