Project Controls Manager

Job Description

Responsibilities

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Each day Universal Studios Hollywood creates unforgettable experiences for our guests from around the world. We bring to life the ultimate Hollywood experience with our real working movie studio and heart-pounding rides, shows and attractions that put you inside some of the world's most popular movies and TV shows. USH offers something for everyone from thrill seekers to movie lovers to family fun for all ages. Our Team Members are passionate individuals who create memorable moments whether it's on the studio lot, or in our conference rooms, theaters, or kitchens. We believe in the talent of our team members. It's our passion and commitment to excellence that drives our business to succeed in everything we do across the park. We believe in a culture of family and fun, here you can make a difference and build your career!

Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we'll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

Job Description

The Projects Controls Manager (PCM) exercises authority delegated by Management and under direction addresses critical issues, develops new concepts, and executes overall objectives and policy matters in support of the Department mission. The PCM applies extensive and diversified knowledge of project control management principles and practices relevant to budgets, administration, and management to support the project in meeting technical, cost and schedule objectives. A principal element of this function is to maintain knowledge of compliance requirements and to ensure that these requirements are met at the project level through policies and procedures.

Responsibility:
• Responsible for preparing and updating resource loaded schedules
• Produce critical path method schedules and associated progress reporting, cost reporting, and project analysis
• Track and maintain project schedule and budget in the company's project management system of record
• Review of payment applications for general contractor, architect, consultant, and vendor accounts on a monthly basis and provide recommendation for approval or revisions
• Lead project close-out process. Responsible for ensuring that project close-out packages are complete. Take ownership of close-out process, including identification of required close-out documentation, management of vendors for timely and complete submittal, and review of close-out documentation with stakeholders, including final hand-over to facilities
• Responsible for supporting general project control functions, including planning, tracking, analysis, and reporting on multiple projects of varying type, size and complexity
• Involves significant interaction with project management, technical personnel, external support groups, consultants and contractors
• Support development of cost and schedule baselines and review work completion; maintain project schedules; track subcontractor efforts; provide periodic financial and schedule reporting and analysis to management
• Requires hands-on contribution to the development and maintenance of: resource loaded schedules; basis of estimates; current working estimates and risk management
• Prepare portions of project review presentations; prepare analytical graphs and charts inserted in written and verbal reports for presentation to management and customers, which reference cost and schedule status and projections. Maintain group's Jobs in Progress (JIP) report.
• Perform daily, weekly, and monthly project control support tasks, including:
• Support development of the Project Controls effort, including, planning / scheduling, and reporting, for various programs and project tasks.
• Prepare integrated project schedules with specified resources and data to provide a means of measuring the performance of projects.
• Drill into project details, activity schedules, activity links, float, critical path, and resource assignments to identify issues and problem resolution.
• Responsible to coordinate with Fixed Assets for final capitalization of project. Provide additional cost and/or quantity information as necessary
• Develop resource loaded project schedules, and other project reporting documents
• Support the development of technical, cost, and schedule baselines.
• Run ''what if scenarios'' to assess the impact of changes to the approved baseline work and recommend options
• Review and analyze actual progress, schedule progress, and performance metrics
• Provide recommendations that drive action to improve performance as needed.
• Coordinate and facilitate project meetings
• Identify potential problems/issues/risks, including recommending mitigating strategies.
• Collaborate with project controls and Project Managers on monthly cost reports, cash flows, and any other needed reporting
• Meet with project managers on a bi-weekly basis to determine confirm updated current working estimates and run reports

Qualifications
• A minimum of 5 years of experience as a Cost Controller or Project Controls Manager in a construction environment OR B.S. in Industrial Engineering with a minimum of 2 years' experience
• Must have strong project analyst skills and project controls experience
• Must have strong time and cost management skills, as well as strong quality management and procurement management skills
• Must possess strong communication management skills including proficient oral and written communication and presentation skills, as well as the ability to communicate effectively with wide variety of people with diverse background of all levels and disciplines
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office products including Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint. High level of proficiency in Excel

Salary Range: $75,000.00 - $95,000.00

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision.

NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran stat

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