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Job Description:
Parsons is seeking passionate, skilled, and experienced professionals to join a major program and construction management team that is dedicated to supporting a large Department of War customer in the Huntsville area to successfully deliver a significant new headquarters project.
In our anticipated role, Parsons will provide Owner’s Agent Construction Management Services including Program Management, Construction Management, Risk Management, Scheduling, Cost Estimating, Progress Reporting, Construction Quality Assurance, Safety, and other supporting services to achieve program success.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Overall Responsibility for the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Risk Adjusted Program Cost Estimate, and Risk Management for a multi-billion dollar Federal Program.
- Responsible for directing the cost, schedule, and risk staff.
- Ensures the organizational structure is efficiently planned and adequately and competently staffed.
- Assists HR/Talent Acquisition team to recruit, hire and onboard qualified personnel.
- Supports development and consistent application of Construction Management and Program Controls processes across this Progressive Design Build (PDB) project.
- Develops and implements program control solutions to technical and contractual challenges to maintain construction progress and cost of a PDB contractor.
- Tracks all field and construction progress key performance indicators for program success including cost, work in place and schedule. Ensure that subordinate staff provides upward reporting to the Program Management Office that is clear and accurate.
- Responsible for the successful implementation of Parsons’ CM services to meet program goals including on-schedule completion, within budget, safely, and in accordance with contractual quality obligations for the project.
- Collaborates and provides leadership confidence of managing the project to budget.
- Identifies design, supply chain and construction risks along with program and project specific mitigation strategies. Manages project risk profile within the Program Management Office corporate risk and control framework to govern, assess, mitigate and manage operational and financial risks at the task and project level.
- Develops and implements plans to rectify potential cost overruns or schedule delays, or to accommodate significant changes to the scope of work.
- Monitors and provides clear reporting to management and the client on the progress of all project activity, including significant milestones, and any conditions affecting project cost or schedule.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Engineering or CM preferred).
- Relevant experience with Progressive Design Build, CM at Risk, or other early contractor involvement/alternate delivery methods.
- Deep understanding of CPM scheduling, cost estimating, cost analysis and qualitative/quantitative risk analysis.
- Certification(s) ideally pertinent to any of the above disciplines.
- 15+ years of broad and diversified experience with a strong reputation for providing life cycle program management on mega multi-$B Federal construction programs.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills.
- Advanced leadership skills with ability to perform in a Senior management capacity.
- Strong background in Federal Government contracting, including acquisition and procurement processes related to construction including experience with pricing strategy and negotiation techniques.
- Expert knowledge of standard practices for Construction Management.
- Demonstrated ability to assess risk areas and risk mitigation across different contract types and market spaces, with extensive knowledge of risk identification and mitigation strategies related to large construction programs.
- Must be a US Citizen and able to pass required federal background checks.
- Must have a valid driver’s license. Refer to Job Description for Education and Experience Requirements
- Must have a current/active Secret clearance (TS/SCI clearance HIGHLY PREFERRED)
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Experience with leading cost estimating, scheduling and risk tools; such as, Primavera P6 (latest version), MS Project, Acumen Fuse, Acumen Risk, Safran Risk, US Cost Success, USACE’s MII, and other similar software.
- Experience with industry best-practices for cost estimating, scheduling and risk; e.g., GAO, DCMA and AACEi.
- Experience leading the architecture and compilation of a complex Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
- Experience with a web-based Project Management Information System; such as, Procore, Kahua, USACE RMS, NAVFAC eCMS or other software solutions.
- Program management, operations or functional expertise with strong orientation for process improvement and collaboration.
- Proven ability to manage a group of personnel within cost, schedule, and risk functional areas and provide direction for resolving complex work assignments.
- Demonstrated high integrity, strong work ethic, and a natural and confident leader.
- Ability to organize and direct outcomes in a matrixed organization.
- Experience reviewing Critical Path Management (CPM) schedules and cost estimates for multi-discipline construction projects.
- Experience with supporting Programs from an owner’s perspective, Pending Change Orders (PCOs), Time Impact Analysis (TIA), Requests for Equitable Adjustments (REAs).
- Ability to organize and direct outcomes in a matrixed organization.
- Ability to manage assignments and relationships of subcontractors.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain long-term client relationships.
Security Clearance Requirement:
An active Secret security clearance is required for this position.This position is part of our Corporate team.For over 80 years, Parsons Corporation, has shaped the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. Our employees work in a close-knit team environment to find new, innovative ways to deliver smart solutions that are used and valued by customers around the world. By combining unique technologies with deep domain expertise across cybersecurity, missile defense, space, connected infrastructure, transportation, smart cities, and more, we're providing tomorrow's solutions today.We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a related field (Engineering or Construction Management preferred)
- 15+ years of broad and diversified experience on large multi-billion dollar Federal construction programs
- Relevant experience with Progressive Design Build, CM at Risk, or other early contractor involvement/alternate delivery methods
- Deep understanding of CPM scheduling, cost estimating, cost analysis, and qualitative/quantitative risk analysis
- Certification(s) pertinent to scheduling, cost estimating, or risk management (ideally)
- Excellent written and oral communications skills
- Advanced leadership skills with ability to perform in a senior management capacity
- Strong background in Federal Government contracting, acquisition and procurement processes, pricing strategy and negotiation techniques
- Expert knowledge of standard practices for Construction Management
- Demonstrated ability to assess risk and implement mitigation strategies across contract types for large construction programs
- Must be a US Citizen and able to pass required federal background checks
- Must have a valid driver's license
- Must have a current/active Secret security clearance
- Top Secret/SCI clearance highly preferred
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
