Project Controls Manager

Project Controls Manager Full-time State/Province: Panamá Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: URS Holdings Inc Business Line: Transportation Work Location Model: On-Site Operating Group: Americas Primary Location: PA - Panama City, Panama - Av. Samue Company Description At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 50,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world. Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity. We will give you 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. We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business. We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career. When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

AECOM is seeking a Project Controls Manager to be based in Panama. Under the general direction of the Program Scheduling Lead, the Project Controls Manager is responsible for developing and maintaining a schedule and providing accurate and timely reporting of schedule data. The responsibilities include but are not limited to: Oversee and direct Program Controls for large-scale, strategically significant, and highly complex programs. Provide authoritative senior-level guidance for program controls activities, ensuring strict adherence to strategic objectives established by executive leadership. Spearhead coordination efforts across multiple projects within the program, guaranteeing seamless integration and unwavering alignment with overarching program goals. Conduct thorough analyses to identify and address critical interdependencies between projects. Deliver expert counsel and rigorous oversight to project controls teams, ensuring meticulous management of individual project elements. Orchestrate precise and effective communication between project teams, stakeholders, and senior leadership, delivering comprehensive and actionable intelligence. Implement and maintain stringent control measures to safeguard program integrity and ensure optimal resource allocation. Develop and enforce standardized processes to enhance program efficiency and effectiveness across all project phases. Conduct regular, in-depth program performance assessments and risk analyses, providing strategic recommendations for course corrections when necessary. Cultivate a culture of accountability and excellence within the program controls team, fostering continuous improvement and professional development. Orchestrate clear, concise,