Job Summary
We are seeking a Project Controls Director to join a multi-billion dollar campus expansion project in Westchester, NY. The Project Controls Director will be responsible for partnering with other Associate Directors and providing leadership for the Project Controls Program. Responsibilities include tracking, management, and reporting on the financial performance of the campus expansion portfolio of over 15 new building (inclusive of R&D lab, vivarium, office, amenities, central utility plant, above grade and below grade parking structures, daycare center and logistics building) and related site and infrastructure projects under design and construction through the end of 2028.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
•Lead the tracking of budget, commitment and spend for all individual projects.
•Review of all program and project schedules as required by Project Management teams.
•Review financial information from external parties as required.
•Oversee working with the Tax team to support Sales Tax Exemption Program reporting requirements.
•Oversee working with IA to support Internal Audit reporting requirements.
•Work with the ED&C Program and Project Directors, Project Managers, other project team members and other parties as needed, to support key areas of project controls activity and deliverables.
•Provide administrative support to Accounting and Finance teams as required at the program and project level.
•Participate in Executive and leadership meetings and presentations as required during the life cycle of the program.
•Participate in executive reporting needs and frequency.
•Prepare and issue Executive Project Controls reports as needed throughout the life cycle of the program.
•Review Master Program Schedule and individual project schedules.
•Participate as required in program schedule review and analysis.
•Support the tracking of all funding requests.
•Oversee the tracking of Master Control Budget and project budgets.
•Oversee the tracking of budget transfers and update of Master Control Budget and project budgets.
•Support update of databases by Unifier team based on ED&C Management direction.
•Oversee the tracking of all project commitments, including purchase order tracking and miscellaneous cost tracking.
•Work with Program Directors and Project Managers to confirm new commitments against approved project budgets.
•Support update of databases by Unifier team based on ED&C Management direction.
•Support Unifier team on complex PO commitment allocations by destination project.
•Oversee the tracking of project spend and update of Master Control Budget and project budgets.
•Support Unifier team on complex PO spend allocations by destination project.
•Provide support for tracking and reporting by the Tax team for Sales Tax Exemption Programs.
•Work with IA and ED&C Management, provide support, documentation as requested during the ongoing monitoring program, and the creation of remediation plans based on IA observations.
•Oversee financial risk tracking by Project Management for all identified project risks, throughout the life cycle of the project.
•Support the provision of documentation as required to financially close out all individual projects as per ED&C Playbook requirements.
Required Qualifications
•Minimum of 10 years of experience in one or more of the following: construction financial reporting, project accounting related to construction activities.
•Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Capital Finance or related field.
•Strong knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
•Experience using Primavera Unifier or related construction project financial management tool for financial tracking and reporting.
•Ability to lead the creation and updating of financial reports and presentations for Senior Leadership on a regular basis.
•Experience working on large scale, multi-year construction projects, especially involving large teams and multiple simultaneous construction activities.
Salary: $200,000-$250,000
Company Overview
IslandSearch Group, Inc. is an architecture, engineering, construction and environmental consulting and staff augmentation firm that was established in 2018. As a certified MBE, DBE and SBE firm, we have over 26 years of experience providing professional staff in support of programs and projects within the public and private sectors in the Tri-State area.
Please apply directly to LL@islandsearchgroup.com if you have an interest in exploring this opportunity.
IslandSearch Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or protected veteran status; and will not be discriminated against based on disability.