Senior Project Controls Manager - Sports & Events Facilities
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About the Role
Parsons is seeking an experienced Senior Project Controls Manager to lead planning, scheduling, and project controls for major stadium and sports venue developments. The role requires 15+ years of experience in planning and project controls, with expertise in Primavera P6 and integrated master programmes.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of the overall integrated project program
- Manage all planning, scheduling, project controls, progress monitoring, and reporting activities across all project phases
- Develop and maintain master schedules incorporating design, procurement, authority approvals, construction, testing & commissioning, operational readiness, and handover activities
- Establish programme governance, schedule control procedures, progress measurement methodologies, and reporting requirements
- Monitor programme performance and identify actual or potential delays, schedule risks, and critical path impacts
- Provide schedule recovery recommendations and mitigation strategies to maintain key milestones
- Lead program review meetings and coordinate schedule updates with consultants, contractors, specialist suppliers, and stakeholders
- Review and validate contractor and consultant programs for compliance with project requirements
- Perform critical path analysis, delay assessments, schedule impact evaluations, and program risk assessments
- Manage program interfaces between multiple project packages and workstreams
- Develop executive dashboards, progress reports, KPI monitoring tools, and management presentations
- Lead project controls staff responsible for planning, scheduling, reporting, risk, and performance management
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, or related discipline
- Minimum 15 years of experience in planning, program management, project controls, or project delivery
- Minimum 7 years in a senior planning or program management role on major developments
- Demonstrated experience developing and managing complex integrated programs for large scale projects
- Proven experience overseeing project controls functions including planning, progress measurement, reporting, risk management, forecasting, and performance management
- Strong understanding of design, procurement, construction, testing & commissioning, and handover processes
- Experience in stadiums, arenas, airports, convention centers, hospitality developments, rail projects, or other complex infrastructure programmes
- Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6, project controls systems, dashboard reporting, and performance management tools
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills
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Job Description
- Parsons is looking an experienced Senior Project Controls Manager to lead all planning, scheduling, program management, project controls, progress monitoring, reporting, and performance management activities associated with major stadium and sports venue developments.
- The Planning / Programme Manager will be responsible for establishing, managing, and maintaining integrated master programmes across design, procurement, construction, testing & commissioning, operational readiness, and handover stages.
- The role will provide leadership for project controls functions, ensuring that schedule, progress, risk, change, and performance management processes are effectively implemented throughout the project lifecycle.
- The position requires extensive experience in managing large scale, multidisciplinary developments involving complex interfaces, multiple stakeholders, specialist venue systems, and demanding milestone driven delivery programs.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of the overall integrated project program.
- Manage all planning, scheduling, project controls, progress monitoring, and reporting activities across all project phases.
- Develop and maintain master schedules incorporating design, procurement, authority approvals, construction, testing & commissioning, operational readiness, and handover activities.
- Establish programme governance, schedule control procedures, progress measurement methodologies, and reporting requirements.
- Monitor programme performance and identify actual or potential delays, schedule risks, and critical path impacts.
- Provide schedule recovery recommendations and mitigation strategies to maintain key milestones.
- Lead program review meetings and coordinate schedule updates with consultants, contractors, specialist suppliers, and stakeholders.
- Review and validate contractor and consultant programs for compliance with project requirements.
- Perform critical path analysis, delay assessments, schedule impact evaluations, and program risk assessments.
- Manage program interfaces between multiple project packages and workstreams.
- Coordinate planning activities related to procurement, long lead equipment, specialist stadium systems, authority approvals, and operational readiness requirements.
- Develop executive dashboards, progress reports, KPI monitoring tools, and management presentations.
What Required Skills You’ll Bring
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, or related discipline.
- Master's Degree preferred.
- PMP, PMI SP, AACE, PSP, or equivalent professional certification preferred.
- Minimum 15 years of experience in planning, program management, project controls, or project delivery.
- Minimum 7 years in a senior planning or program management role on major developments.
- Demonstrated experience developing and managing complex integrated programs for large scale projects.
- Proven experience overseeing project controls functions including planning, progress measurement, reporting, risk management, forecasting, and performance management.
- Strong understanding of design, procurement, construction, testing & commissioning, and handover processes.
- Experience in stadiums, arenas, airports, convention centers, hospitality developments, rail projects, or other complex infrastructure programmes.
- Strong understanding of critical path methodology, earned value analysis, schedule risk assessment, and forensic delay analysis.
- Experience reviewing contractor recovery programmes, extension of time assessments, and delay mitigation measures.
- Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6, project controls systems, dashboard reporting, and performance management tools.
Competitive Benefit Offerings
- Financial Wellness: competitive pay and retirement plans.
- Work Life Harmony: paid time off and paid flexible holidays.
- Career Development: comprehensive training, educational and mentorship programs.
- Veteran Support: benefits to support veterans and active duty members.
- Mind & Body: wellness program with weekly Meditation Mondays and Wellness Wednesdays.
- Health: robust Employee Assistance Program and comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans.
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