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Calista Corporation Project Controls Manager in Fairbanks, Alaska

Brice Incorporated

Regular

Why choose us?

Our founding company was built more than 50 years ago and has a legacy of welcoming new employees with our commitment to providing the best place to work by inspiring financial security and premier health and wellness programs for you and your family while enjoying an adventurous and dynamic culture.

What does Brice Incorporated do?

Brice Companies is a family of businesses providing civil construction, marine services, equipment rentals, and quarry materials. We complete projects in remote locations throughout Alaska, continually performing exceptional work through the challenging conditions of these regions. Our outstanding reputation is built on a foundation of getting the job done, regardless of the obstacles, and doing it right the first time, on deadline, and on budget.

What can you expect?

As the Project Controls Manager, you will be responsible for all subsidiary and project cost management aspects, including budgets, and accountable for developing, implementing, and managing project control systems and processes. You will also be the liaison between construction management and the accounting department, ensuring work is properly allocated and completed promptly and accurately.

How will you do it?

  • Oversee financial and budgetary activities and inform the subsidiary leadership.
  • Facilitate monthly, quarterly, bi-annual, yearly and special Calista Brice reporting requirements.
  • Forensically review financials, as needed, to identify and correct accounting errors and reduce future financial impacts.
  • Create and modify project budgets, cost projections, cost allocations, and cost tracking templates.
  • Manage project and business cost management processes.
  • Provide project schedule support and management.
  • Provide intercompany business support within the Calista Brice Holding line of companies.
  • Manage and review Viewpoint Spectrum cost reporting.
  • Provide support with joint venture business management.
  • Oversee Cost Plus contract management.
  • Manage revenues by working closely with project managers to ensure invoices are prepared accurately, approved by the Client in a timely manner, and correctly submitted internally.
  • Manage indirect Cost Pool.
  • Manage the Accounts Receivable invoicing and cash flow/ line of credit (LOC) management.
  • Obtain and thoroughly understand the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
  • Collaborate with the construction management team to manage projections for active projects.
  • Develop cost estimates and technical approaches for responding to Requests for proposals (RFPs) with the construction management team.
  • Develop and maintain a project control system to track costs and percent completion to ensure projects are executed on time and within budget.
  • Collaborate between construction management and accounting to provide the best support for each.
  • Assist accounting to implement improvements to the mapped accounting processes.
  • Monitor and analyze operations workflow to develop more efficient procedures and resource use while maintaining high accuracy.
  • Provide top-level financial review.
  • Visit project sites, as needed, to help the project management team manage project financials.
  • Work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Advanced project control experience required. A diverse operation, contract administration, and project management background.
  • Strong project-based accounting and WIP reporting background for large government and commercial contracts.
  • Proficiency in project scheduling software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project) and cost control systems.
  • Ability to provide financial reports, including budge s, assistance with monthly/yearly financial close, financial audit support, contracts management, project cost estimating and reporting, schedule creation and updates, invoicing, cost estimating, and proposal preparation.
  • Extensive industry experience supporting construction, environmental, engineering, and professional service contracts.
  • Basic understanding of GAAP, DCAA, and FAR compliance regulations.
  • Knowledgeable in economic and accounting principles and practices.
  • Knowledge of database software, spreadsheet software, and word processing software. Microsoft packages are preferred.
  • Strong personnel management skills and ability to enforce Federal, State, and company labor and employment regulations.
  • Ability to effectively and constructively resolve conflicts.
  • Ability to work in a team environment.
  • Ability to communicate professionally, work independently and cooperatively with others, and work with employees, business partners, and customers in a friendly and positive manner.
  • Interpersonal skills to communicate and negotiate with inside and outside sources.
  • Advanced knowledge and skills in computerized accounting systems and expertise in company-specific software.
  • Ability to visualize, articulate, solve complex problems and concepts, and make decisions based on available information.
  • Ability to use judgment and discretion.
  • Ability to handle stressful situations and effectively plan and organize duties to meet deadlines.
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Ability to work with concentration, accuracy, and attention to detail.
  • Ability to participate in and facilitate group meetings.
  • Work requires willingness to work a flexible schedule.
  • Ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe and efficient manner.
  • Must be willing to take ongoing educational courses to stay technically current.
  • Ability to work in an Alaska Native Corporation multi-business.

Who is Brice Incorporated looking for?

Minimum Qualifications:

  • A Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field is required; experience and equivalent skills may be substituted.
  • Five (5) years' experience in Project Cost Accounting, Project Engineering, or related experience in the Construction industry.
  • Prior experience in Project Management, Contract Administration, and Procurement processes.
  • Valid state driver's license and qualified to operate a vehicle under the conditions of Brice Inc's Driving Policy.
  • Ability to pass a drug and background screening.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Multi-variable business experience preferred.

More reasons you will love working with Brice Incorporated:

Competitive wages and bonus programs - We believe in developing our employees to progressively advance in their careers. We achieve this by providing you with annual performance reviews with recommendations on training to achieve your goals.

Mentorship Program designed for employees to formalize a working relationship between seasoned professionals and young professionals to develop specific areas of knowledge to grow their careers within the family of companies.

Tuition reimbursement.

Health insurance through the Federal Employee Benefit Program (FEHB) with many plans to choose from with ridiculously low employee premiums.

FSA health care and/or dependent care/HSA with HDHP.

Dental and Vision Insurance.

Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.

Company paid Life Insurance, ADandD, LTD.

Voluntary paid Life Insurance

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