Company Description PIOTICON is dedicated to shifting project performance management from reactive to proactive, helping organisations in the engineering and construction industry improve productivity and outcomes. The company focuses on excellence in project management and control, partnering with clients to improve project delivery and business performance. By combining systems thinking, deep domain expertise and practical problem-solving, PIOTICON offers cost-effective solutions that drive sustainable growth. Team members work closely with clients to implement robust project control frameworks and performance management practices that support long-term success. Role Description The Project Controls Manager is a full-time, on-site role based in Brisbane, QLD. The role leads integrated project controls across engineering and construction projects, managing scope, schedule, cost, risk and change as one system. It sets up the controls framework for each project and makes sure it runs consistently through delivery. The initial assignment has a strong cost and commercial focus. Key responsibilities: * Scope: Define and baseline scope through the work breakdown structure, align it to the contract, and control scope movement through change. * Schedule: Oversee integrated master schedules and baselines, review schedule quality and critical path, and forecast completion dates. Lead time impact and delay analysis. * Cost: Own budget control, cost reporting, cash flow forecasting, contingency and estimate at completion. Use earned value to give leadership an early view of final cost and margin. * Risk: Run the risk process, from workshops and registers through to quantitative schedule and cost risk analysis. Set and track contingency, and drive control actions to close-out. * Change and claims: Assess the cost and time impact of variations and scope changes, and support variation, claim and extension of time submissions with defensible data. * Team and systems: Lead and develop planners and cost controllers, review outputs before they reach clients, and improve PIOTICON’s controls systems, dashboards and practices. PIOTICON builds practitioners who control time and cost together. The successful candidate will be supported to strengthen their skills across the full controls discipline. Qualifications * Minimum 12 years of project controls experience on engineering or construction projects, including at least 4 years leading planners and cost controllers. * Strong cost control skills, including budgets, cost reporting, cash flow forecasting, contingency and estimate at completion. * Strong planning and scheduling skills, including integrated master schedules, baseline management, critical path analysis and progress measurement. * Scope management experience, including WBS development, scope baselining and scope change control against the contract. * Risk management experience, including risk registers and workshops. Quantitative risk analysis (QSRA or QCRA) is preferred. * Proven use of earned value management and cost-loaded schedules on multi-disciplinary projects. * Experience in change control, variations, claims and extension of time submissions. * Proficiency with Primavera P6, Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC), Primavera Unifier or similar, plus strong data analysis and Excel reporting skills. * A tertiary qualification in engineering, quantity surveying, construction management, project management or a related discipline. * Clear communication and stakeholder skills, with the ability to explain time, cost and risk position to senior leaders and clients. * Experience on ANZ infrastructure projects (roads, rail, water, mining or oil and gas) is highly beneficial. AACE (PSP, EVP, CCP) or PMI-SP credentials are desirable.
Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. Job Description As Project Controls Manager, you will play a key role in establishing, leading and maintaining the project controls function across a large and complex project environment. Working closely with Project Directors, Project Managers, commercial teams, delivery partners, clients and subcontractors, you will provide the controls, analysis and insight required to support informed project decision-making and successful delivery. You will be responsible for ensuring robust project controls systems, processes and reporting are in place across schedule, cost, change, scope, progress and performance. Key Responsibilities * Lead the project controls function across large and complex projects. * Oversee the development and maintenance of accurate project schedules, including critical path analysis, resource loading and resource levelling. * Monitor project performance and provide meaningful analysis, reporting and insights to Project Management and senior stakeholders. * Lead and support scope control and change management processes, ensuring changes are appropriately identified, assessed, tracked and communicated. * Conduct root cause analysis and identify opportunities to improve project performance. * Develop and maintain tracking systems to monitor subcontractor funding, work authorizations and expenditure. * Maintain detailed change order tracking and ensure the Project Management team has clear visibility of change status. * Review and analyse project data, including information generated through automated project systems, to identify trends, risks and opportunities. * Support project budgeting and the management of incentive programs. * Develop strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and key project stakeholders. * Participate in client and subcontractor negotiations, providing project controls and commercial insight. * Contribute to project staffing decisions and broader organisational planning. * Provide leadership, guidance and mentoring to project controls professionals. * Support the identification and resolution of performance issues and drive a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. * Contribute to the development of commercial strategies and participate in commercial negotiations as required. Qualifications We are looking for an experienced project controls professional who can operate confidently within a complex, high-value project environment and bring a combination of technical expertise, commercial understanding and leadership. You will ideally bring: * 10-15 years of Experience in project controls, ideally within major infrastructure, construction, engineering or complex capital programs. * Demonstrated experience leading project controls across large or complex projects. * Strong expertise across planning and scheduling, cost control, change management, scope control and project reporting. * Advanced understanding of critical path analysis, resource loading and resource levelling. * Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, including experience conducting root cause analysis. * Experience developing and implementing project controls procedures and systems. * Strong commercial awareness and experience contributing to negotiations. * The ability to interpret project data and translate it into clear, actionable insights. * Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with clients, delivery partners and subcontractors. * Strong leadership capability and the confidence to influence project teams and senior stakeholders. * A collaborative approach and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-profile program environment. Additional Information Why You’ll Love Working with Us * Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, job-sharing, and hybrid work options. * Purchase up to 6 weeks of additional annual leave per year. * Volunteer and representation leave. * Flex public holidays—swap Easter or other holidays for those that suit you better. Ready to Push the Limits of What’s Possible? We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know. Applications are reviewed as they come in, and the role may close earlier than expected. If this opportunity resonates with you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible! Learn More About Life at AECOM Explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube! AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients, and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and Elders—past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses. At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment. AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses. Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here: https://aecom.com/au/our-vision-for-reconciliation/. About AECOM AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM. Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too. Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. ReqID: J10162212 Business Line: PgM \& R+I Business Group: DCS Strategic Business Unit: ANZ Career Area: Program \& Project Management Work Location Model: Hybrid
Title: Project Manager / Project Controls Location: Portland OR 97217 Duration: 24+ Months This role supports the Project Management Office (PMO) for a large-scale manufacturing facility project covering planning, engineering, procurement, construction, equipment installation, commissioning, and operational readiness. Reporting to the PMO Manager and working as part of a small PMO team, this position provides hands-on project controls, coordination, and reporting support across the project. The role helps maintain transparency and discipline around schedule, budget, risks, actions, decisions, and overall project performance, while working closely with project leadership, cross-functional teams, contractors, consultants, and suppliers. • Support the PMO Manager in coordinating project controls, governance, reporting, and overall project execution. • Develop and maintain integrated project schedules, key milestones, dependencies, critical-path activities, and recovery plans. • Support project budgeting, CAPEX/OPEX forecasting, cost tracking, commitments, accruals, and variance analysis. • Consolidate schedule, cost, risk, and progress information into clear project dashboards and executive-level reporting. • Maintain and drive follow-up of project action items, decisions, risks, issues, and change requests. • Coordinate project meetings and governance reviews, including agendas, meeting minutes, decisions, and follow-up actions. • Coordinate project information and deliverables across internal teams, contractors, consultants, and suppliers. • Support construction progress and milestone-readiness reporting, including identification of delays, constraints, and required recovery actions. • Proactively identify schedule, budget, risk, dependency, and execution concerns and elevate them to the PMO Manager and project leadership as appropriate. • Maintain accurate, structured, and audit-ready project documentation. Knowledge You Should Bring • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Project Management, or a related field. • 5+ years of experience in PMO, project controls, project coordination, or project management. • Experience supporting large capital, manufacturing, industrial, engineering, facility, or construction projects. • Strong understanding of project scheduling, cost tracking, forecasting, risk management, and project reporting. • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint. • Ability to translate complex project information into concise, decision-ready reports and presentations for leadership. • Strong organizational and analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and follow actions through to closure. • Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively across internal and external project teams. Exceptional Candidates Might Have • Experience supporting large capital projects exceeding $50M. • Experience with greenfield manufacturing facilities, major plant expansions, industrial infrastructure, or logistics facilities. • Experience working with engineering firms, construction managers, general contractors, equipment suppliers, and other external project partners. • Experience in EPC, design-build, general contractor, or construction management environments. • Advanced experience with project controls methodologies, CAPEX governance, construction progress reporting, and schedule recovery planning. • Experience with Power BI, Smartsheet, Primavera P6, or comparable project controls/reporting tools. • Ability to independently identify trends, inconsistencies, and emerging project risks and turn them into actionable insights for project leadership.