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The Finance Strategic Support Unit delivers the expertise and business acumen to increase value across the enterprise by providing actionable information with recommendations and opportunities to drive sustainable business growth.

Manager – Facilities Project Controls

This role will manage and direct the activities and employees performing project controls functions throughout the program lifecycle with responsibility for leading program financial planning, cost baseline and schedule development, and program closeout.

What You’ll Do:

• Select, motivate, and counsel employees; administer salary and budget programs; ensure employee safety; plan, organize, integrate and measure work performed within the department.
• Flow down goals to direct reports.
• Complete performance review and job requirements documentation for direct reports on an annual basis. Meet with appropriate program manager or proposal managers/opportunity leads at least twice a year to obtain feedback on direct reports.
• Establish a link and related processes for the interaction of greater FP&A functions.
• Meet with direct reports at least twice a year to review performance, address proposal issues, obtain feedback on cost estimating and pricing processes/tools, address career development, and review training requirements.
• Coach and mentor direct reports to ensure personal growth and management visibility.
• Establish training processes and materials for new employees to ensure efficient onboarding.
• Address personnel issues in a timely manner; prepare a corrective action plan and schedule periodic meetings to address issues.
• Work with program, engineering, and technical management to determine staffing requirements and assign staff as required.
• Manage all aspects of cost management including reporting, analyzing, reconciling, graphing related to the management of large capital projects ($1M - $200M).
• Be the source of truth for critical metrics related to each project.
• Perform principles, concepts, practices and standards in accordance with the policies and procedures related to Project Controls:
  
  • Work authorization (WA) review and contract reconciliation
  • Reconcile project Statement of Work (SOW) deliverables and requirements as they relate to cost and schedule
  • Create and maintain Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and WBS Dictionary and related charging
  • Demonstrate ownership over all financial aspects of a project.
  • Budget and funding profile development
  • Direct labor and indirect rate application and analysis
  • Resource planning and communication
  • Review and analyze subcontract/material cost and schedule
  • Provide rough estimates for changes
  • Prepare financial risk assessment and analysis
  • Prepare project baselines and metrics for program reviews
  • Prepare tax statements and reconciliations to meet city, county, and state requirements
  • Prepare lessons learned documentation, assessment, and implementation
  • Provide EAC forecasting
  • Prepare and inform Economic Value Add (EVA) reports related to projects.
  • Provide closeout documentation for capital projects including final asset categorization and closeout memos
• Ensure that programs are compliant with regulatory requirements and conducted in accordance with Ball Aerospace best practices.
• Ensure responsibility for the business aspects of programs.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Support Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

What You’ll Need:

• BS in related field plus 10 years or more years of related experience.
• Each higher-level degree, i.e. Master’s Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Two years of related experience may be substituted for each year of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
• Degree in Construction management, Project Management, Business Management, or Engineering Technology preferred.
• Strong user of tools like Excel including pivot tables.
• Familiarity with PMP principles and workflows.
• Familiarity with management of programs including Earned Value Management.
• Strong business acumen for how capital impacts the broader financial picture.
• Experience with building construction standards and accounting practices.
• Experience with government contracting a plus.

Working Conditions:

• Ball Aerospace is a drug-free workplace, which is imperative to the health and safety of all employees and is required as a condition of receiving contracts from federal agencies. Please remember that regardless of the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and other states, possession and use continues to be illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act. This includes the use of some CBD products. A post-offer, pre-employment drug test is a condition of employment.
• Work is performed in an office environment.
• Travel and local commute between Ball campuses and other possible non-Ball locations may be required.

Relocation for this position is not available.

Compensation & Benefits:

• HIRING SALARY RANGE: $108,500 - $149,500 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)
• This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, copy and paste https://bit.ly/3pNSnxv into your browser or visit our careers site.

US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED

Ball Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.