Project Control Manager

Job Title: Project Control Manager

Job Location: Houston, TX

Offered Salary: The maximum salary is $140K

Work Model: Onsite

What You'll Do:

• Evaluate current business practices, processes, and operations to identify ways to improve productivity and service delivery, while leveraging company resources to reduce costs.
• Design and implement solutions that drive lasting, successful business outcomes.
• Create and conduct operations-related training.
• Monitor project control system on projects.
• Oversee project control team.

What You Bring:

• 5 years Project Controls or Construction Management experience
• Project administration experience in the construction field
• Experience in project controls with a focus on cost planning, estimating, cost management, and scheduling
• Effective communication and facilitation skills, experience coordinating multi-disciplinary activities, and a proven ability to work cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong strategic decision-making skills (based on logical assumptions, facts, available resources, constraints, and organizational values)
• Proven financial analytical skills (e.g., cost-benefit analysis, ROI discovery)
• Consultative problem-solving skills.

Position Summary:

• The Business Improvement Manager will be a primary resource of lean expertise for the segment and will lead cross-functional teams through the implementation of Lean and other business improvement initiatives.
• This role will be responsible for leading change, training, coaching, and mentoring Operations managers to adopt continuous improvement programs and methods at their sites.
• This role will be critical in the development, deployment and maintenance of engineered labor standards. The Manager, BI will also identify, train, coach, develop process change agents, direct reports as well as high potential future leaders.

Minimum Qualifications & Requirements:

• Minimum Education Requirement - Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum Management Experience - 5 years
• Minimum Functional Experience - 3 years

MUST HAVE:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of Project Controls or Construction Management experience
• Project administration experience in the construction field
• Experience in project controls with a focus on cost planning, estimating, cost management, and scheduling
• Proven financial analytical skills (e.g., cost-benefit analysis, ROI discovery)
• Consultative problem-solving skills.
• Minimum Management Experience - 5 years
• Minimum Functional Experience - 3 years

Screening Questions

1.) Where is the candidate located? If the candidate is not near the job location, please explain the relocation plan in detail (e.g., timeline, relocating with family, selling/buying property)

2.) What is the candidate’s desired total compensation? (Please specify base salary vs. commission/bonus expectation)

3.) Have you interviewed with Sodexo in the past? If yes, please specify the job title and the location (University/Campus or K–12 School). Have you interviewed for any positions in Connecticut or Indiana?

4.) What is the candidate’s highest level of education?

5.) Please provide the link to candidate’s LinkedIn profile:

6.) Where are they in their search? Final interviews scheduled with other companies? How many other companies are interviewing the candidate? Please elaborate.

7.) How soon can they start upon acceptance of an offer?

8.) Why is the candidate looking for career advancement? (Reason for looking for another opportunity?)

9.) Is the candidate legally authorized to work in the US for any employer?

10.) Will the candidate now or in the future, require immigration sponsorship for work authorization (for example, H-1B status)?

11.) Does the candidate have 5 years Project Controls or Construction Management experience? Please elaborate

12.) Does the candidate have project administration experience in the construction field? Please elaborate