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Enhanced Staffing is hiring: VP Project Controls Manager in Los Angeles County

Enhanced Staffing, Los Angeles County, CA, United States


A large national consulting and infrastructure program-management firm is seeking a Vice President, Project Controls Manager to support major capital programs in the Los Angeles region. This is a hybrid role based primarily onsite with the client. Key Responsibilities Lead the development, implementation, and improvement of program-wide project controls processes, procedures, and governance frameworks. Integrate cost, schedule, risk, and reporting functions to support program objectives and ensure consistency across all project elements. Serve as the main point of contact for project controls, working closely with client leadership, internal teams, and external stakeholders. Oversee enterprise-level dashboards to monitor program health, KPIs, risks, trends, and performance metrics. Manage cost controls, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and development of cost-optimization strategies. Partner with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to evaluate design and execution options and recommend value-driven solutions. Ensure accurate earned value management (EVM), schedule integration, and performance measurement across the program portfolio. Deliver clear and actionable reports and presentations on cost, schedule, and risk performance to senior leadership and client teams. Support meetings related to change control, risk, performance review, and strategic planning. Lead program-wide financial reporting, including roll-ups, cash flow analysis, and funding status. Monitor funding allocations and procurement plans to ensure alignment with approved budgets. Oversee change control processes, assessing cost and schedule impacts and guiding mitigation strategies. Validate program estimates, forecasts, trends, and estimates-to-complete to ensure alignment with program goals. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field. 12+ years of project controls experience on large, complex capital programs (transit or rail experience preferred). Strong background in cost estimating, cost control, scheduling, and project controls best practices. Ability to interface with clients and contribute to business development activities. Excellent communication skills and ability to perform in a high-pressure environment.

In Summary: A large national consulting and infrastructure program-management firm is seeking a Vice President, Project Controls Manager to support major capital programs in the Los Angeles region . This is a hybrid role based primarily onsite with the client . Manage cost controls, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and development of cost-optimization strategies .

En Español: Una gran empresa de consultoría e infraestructura nacional está buscando un Vicepresidente, Gerente de Controles de Proyectos para apoyar los principales programas de capital en la región de Los Ángeles. Este es un papel híbrido basado principalmente en el sitio con el cliente. Las responsabilidades clave lideran el desarrollo, implementación y mejora de procesos, procedimientos y marcos de gobierno de controles de proyectos a nivel del programa. Integra las funciones de costo, cronograma, riesgo y presentación de informes para respaldar los objetivos del programa y garantizar la coherencia entre todos los elementos del proyecto. Sirva como punto de contacto principal para los controles de proyecto, trabajando estrechamente con el liderazgo de clientes, equipos internos de clientes y partes interesadas externas. Supervisa tablas de control a nivel empresarial para monitorear el programa, KPIs, riesgos, tendencias y métricas de gestión. Gestionar controles, incluidos el rendimiento presupuestario, previsión, análisis de variaciones y desarrollo de estrategias de optimización de costes. Dirigir los informes financieros en todo el programa, incluidos roll-ups, análisis de flujos de caja y estado del financiamiento. Monitorear las asignaciones de fondos y planes de adquisición para garantizar la alineación con presupuestos aprobados. Supervisar procesos de control de cambios, evaluar los impactos de costos y horarios y orientar estrategias de mitigación. Validar las estimaciones del programa, pronósticos, tendencias y estimaciones hasta completar para asegurar la aliniación con los objetivos del programa. Calificaciones Licenciatura en Ingeniería, Gestión de Construcción, Manejo de Proyectos o campo relacionado. 12+ años de experiencia en controles de proyectos sobre programas de capital grandes y complejos (preferido en tránsito o ferrocarril).