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Job Description:
Parsons is seeking a highly skilled Principal Project Control Manager to lead a highly visible growth portfolio. In this role you will be responsible for managing a team of project control specialists and compiling and reviewing the top-level financial performance and forecasts across the portfolio of Technical Direction Letters. Working directly with program managers, you will provide guidance, direction, and resolution for complex financial challenges. As the project control lead, you will coordinate staffing requirements, supervise project control activities, and train personnel.
What You'll Be Doing:
Implementing standard tracking tools and coordinate deliverables and tasking within the project control team
Maintaining weekly updates of financial status and running the meeting with PM and Technical Direction Letter leads
Interfacing with clients, attending regular meetings, and providing financial reports
Leading in the analysis, evaluation, and development of monthly and quarterly forecasts
Creating engineering cost estimates for incoming Technical Direction Letters
Coordinating staffing requirements, assigning and supervising project work activities, and training personnel
Completing performance reviews and provide personnel development
Accumulating and accessing historical data for use in maintaining a realistic basis for future planning and forecasting
Customizing project control systems to meet specific project requirements
Performing other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
4-year degree in Finance or Business Management or equivalent work experience
8+ years of Federal Government Project Controls experience
Familiarity with industry practices
Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, macros, financial modeling)
Experience with financial planning software (e.g., Hyperion, Adaptive Insights, SAP BPC)
Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar)
Knowledge of project accounting and earned value management (EVM)
Understanding of government contract accounting (FAR/CAS) preferred for government contractors
Security Clearance Requirement:
NoneThis 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.Salary Range: $134,100.00 - $241,400.00We 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!This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.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
- 4-year degree in Finance or Business Management or equivalent work experience
- 8+ years of Federal Government Project Controls experience
- Familiarity with industry practices
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, macros, financial modeling)
- Experience with financial planning software (Hyperion, Adaptive Insights, SAP BPC)
- Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar)
- Knowledge of project accounting and earned value management (EVM)
- Understanding of government contract accounting (FAR/CAS)
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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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.
