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Principal Project Control Manager (Remote)

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 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)

Responsibilities

  • 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

Key facts

Other skills

  • Forecasting
  • Team Management
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Analytical Skills

About the company

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Parsons Corporation

Defense Technology

Founded in 1944, Parsons Corporation, a digitally enabled solutions provider, is focused on creating the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. From Earth to outer space, we deliver tomorrow’s solutions today. Equipped with the capabilities required to take on any defense, intelligence, or critical infrastructure challenge, our agile, innovative, and disruptive approach enables us to deliver solutions at the speed of relevance. Our people are our greatest asset. We strive to be an employer of choice that engages employees in the community and creates rewarding career paths to cultivate a resilient workforce that is ready for the future. #WeAreParsons

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryDefense Technology
Company size10001

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Job description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!

 

At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.

 

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:

None

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.

Salary Range: $134,100.00 - $241,400.00

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!

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/.

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