Project Controls Manager - Aviation

STV is seeking a Project Controls Manager to join our Project Controls department at our Chicago office.

• Lead project controls efforts across aviation infrastructure programs from planning through design, construction, commissioning, and closeout.

• Develop and implement project controls procedures, governance frameworks, standards, and best practices.

• Serve as the primary project controls liaison between project teams, clients, contractors, and executive leadership.

• Provide strategic oversight of cost, schedule, risk, forecasting, and reporting functions.

• Support program delivery teams with proactive identification and mitigation of project risks and issues.

• Develop, monitor, and maintain project budgets, forecasts, and cost reports.

• Perform cost trending, earned value analysis, variance analysis, and estimate-at-completion forecasting.

• Monitor project expenditures and provide recommendations to mitigate potential budget impacts.

• Review contractor payment applications, change orders, and cost proposals.

• Support project teams in contingency management and financial planning activities.

• Oversee development and maintenance of detailed CPM schedules utilizing Primavera P6.

• Review contractor schedules and monitor schedule compliance.

• Analyze critical path activities, schedule risks, float consumption, and recovery opportunities.

• Develop integrated master schedules for complex multi-disciplinary aviation programs.

• Prepare schedule performance metrics and executive-level reporting.

• Facilitate project risk identification, assessment, mitigation planning, and monitoring activities.

• Maintain risk registers and support quantitative and qualitative risk analyses.

• Evaluate project changes and assess schedule and cost impacts.

• Support claims avoidance, change management, and dispute resolution efforts.

• Assist project teams in implementing corrective action plans when performance issues arise.

• Prepare executive dashboards, monthly progress reports, and performance presentations.

• Deliver concise and actionable project insights to owners, program managers, and senior leadership.

• Support client meetings, governance reviews, and project status briefings.

• Coordinate project controls activities across multiple stakeholders and project teams.

• Mentor and develop project controls specialists, schedulers, and cost engineers.

• Support staffing, workforce development, and professional growth initiatives within the Project Controls group.

• Contribute to proposal efforts, strategic pursuits, and aviation market growth initiatives.

• Support implementation of digital project delivery tools, reporting systems, and analytics platforms.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Architecture, Business, Finance, or a related discipline.

• 10+ years of progressive project controls experience supporting major infrastructure and capital programs.

• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting aviation projects including airports, terminals, airside facilities, baggage systems, aviation support facilities, or related infrastructure.

• Demonstrated expertise in:

  • Cost Engineering

  • CPM Scheduling

  • Forecasting & Cash Flow Analysis

  • Risk Management

  • Change Management

  • Earned Value Management (EVM)

  • Performance Reporting

• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6.

• Strong knowledge of project controls principles, processes, and industry best practices.

• Experience reviewing contractor schedules, budgets, forecasts, and project controls deliverables.

• Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, and client-facing skills.

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