What We're Looking For

We are seeking an experienced candidate to lead and support Risk Management activities on the VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension (BSVII) Project.

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity entails leading risk management activities for assigned project(s) and ensures 4 for 4 – quality work, on time, on budget, and to the client’s satisfaction. Provides leadership and risk management expertise. Closely works with project manager/director, clients, sub-consultants, project stakeholders and office/district/division leaders to successfully lead all aspects of project controls. Serves as a risk management resource for the client, as well as our offices and districts. May support the office/division in related areas to ensure successful, profitable project execution and completion. The Risk Manager is typically responsible for managing project controls functions across mega (e.g., up to $500M in construction costs) and/or complex capital projects or program of projects.

What You'll Do:

• Establishes and manages the project controls staff assigned to the project, including budget/cost estimating, scheduling, document control and information systems, risk management and claims analysis functions.

• Creates, edits, and publishes guidelines, manuals, and documents for use by Project staff including the Project Management Plan, Project Controls Manual and Monthly Project Progress Reports.

• Develops and maintains relevant project controls procedures and work instructions.

• Supervises the scheduling efforts for the project to include the preparation and analysis of schedule baseline, progress schedules, specialty schedules, schedule analysis and project progress reporting.

• Assists in or directs the preparation of specialty schedules, project labor forecasts, and cash flows.

• Supervises the cost efforts of the project to include guidance and oversight of the cost management system, preparation of cost report templates, and issue of monthly Cost and Change Management report deliverables.

• Analyzes variances in cost and schedule performance and design/construction changes against the baseline estimate and schedule, communicates reasons for variances to relevant management entities. Identifies trends and deviations and recommends corrective courses of action. Recommends solutions or recovery plans for schedule/cost impacts or delays.

• Manages and maintains the implementation and utilization of project controls systems necessary to support the project including but not limited to; PMCS, doc control, cost and scheduling systems.

• Develops and maintains a cost estimating capability and supervises the estimating efforts for the project to include developing construction estimates, preparing independent cost estimates, and supporting scenario analysis.

• Oversees development and maintenance of an automated system that allows for the efficient capturing, storing, retrieval, and reporting of technical and business information including cost and schedule status.

• Supervises the Document Control efforts of the project including the administration, filing, and archiving of engineering, procurement, and construction documents, reports, deliverables, invoices, and other business policies and procedures.

• Develops and produces weekly, monthly and special reports in a timely manner for the client and PM staff to monitor progress and status of the project, including input from contractor.

• Prepares PM for internal and external meetings by providing reports, analysis, and backup documentation to assist in the management of the project and dissemination of information/reports/deliverables to the PM, client, and stakeholders.

• May be responsible for the recruitment, hiring, development and retention of staff, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession for a medium size project controls department or group within an office

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or Business and 10 years related experience, or

• In lieu of education, 14 years related experience

Expectations & Areas of Responsibility:

• Facilitate regular risk check-ins with client and PMT project team members to obtain updates on project risks and maintain risk register.

• Maintain qualitative and quantitative risk modeling parameters based on program cost and schedule information.

• Work with client and project team members to determine appropriate contingency and schedule reserve amounts at both program and contract levels.

• Support client project managers in monitoring risk exposure against established contingencies and schedule reserves.

• Update quantitative cost and schedule risk analyses for the Program as required.

• Update Risk and Contingency Management Plan (RCMP) and prepare risk reports as required.

• Support client coordination with FTA and its PMOC on risk workshops and ongoing project meeting.

• Support client project managers in identifying contract-specific risks and incorporating risks into procurement documents as needed.

• Support client in management of client-owned risks with Construction Contractor.

• Support client in review of Construction Contractor-owned risks with Contractor.

What We Prefer:

• Risk management experience working as client's PM/CM agent (e.g., providing program management/construction management services), or as part of design-build contractor (or equivalent design and construction experience)

• Experience facilitating, documenting, and monitoring risk management activities and client deliverables.

• Experience working on mega (e.g., $500M in construction costs) and/or highly complex capital projects or program of projects

• One or more of following AACE certifications: PSP, EVP, CCP, CEP, DRMP

• Experience effectively working with other leaders, staff and large clients

Additional Information

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Locations:

San Jose, CA

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The approximate pay range for California is $183,576.85 - $333,234.26. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

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Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Project Controls Group

ReqID: R-17841