Program Controls Manager

Program Controls Manager

Position Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain program and project schedules, milestones, action trackers, and performance dashboards.
• Collect, validate, and analyze project and program data to monitor progress, trends, variances, and performance.
• Support tracking of scope, schedule, budget, resources, deliverables, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Prepare program status reports, dashboards, metrics, presentations, and other management reports.
• Coordinate with Project Managers and functional leads to collect and validate project status and performance information.
• Identify schedule, cost, resource, and performance variances and escalate potential issues to appropriate management.
• Maintain program controls tools, trackers, databases, and reporting systems to support consistent program oversight.
• Support forecasting, workload analysis, milestone tracking, and other program planning activities.
• Assist with quality control of program data, reports, and project documentation.
• Support continuous improvement of program controls, reporting processes, templates, and performance management practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in project controls, program management, project management, data analysis, financial analysis, or related fields.
• Experience with project schedules, performance tracking, reporting, data analysis, or program controls.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience developing dashboards, trackers, reports, or management presentations.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a deadline-driven environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting FEMA Public Assistance, disaster recovery, infrastructure recovery, or federal programs.
• Experience with FEMA Grants Portal, Project Worksheets, Damage Inventories, or similar program management systems.
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Power BI, or other scheduling, analytics, or reporting tools.
• PMP, CAPM, or other relevant certification.
• Experience working in Puerto Rico or other post-disaster recovery environments.
• Bilingual English/Spanish communication skills are preferred.
• Core Competencies
• Project and program controls
• Data analysis and reporting
• Schedule and performance management
• Risk and issue tracking
• Attention to detail
• Quality control
• Stakeholder coordination
• Problem solving
• Organization and time management
• Technical communication
• Work Environment & Travel
• This position may be based in a remote, or client-site environment depending on contract requirements. The position may require regular travel to client offices, project sites, field locations, meetings, and other program-related activities.
• The Program Manager may be required to respond to urgent program needs, changing priorities, or disaster-related activities with limited notice. Travel within Puerto Rico and, when required by the contract.
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled
• With you when it counts.

Core Competencies

Work Environment & Travel