Job Description

Take Your Delivery Management Career to the Next Level 

Kleinfelder, a Forbes' Top Employer for Engineers in North America, is committed to a people-first culture, technical excellence, and creating opportunities where employees can thrive!

Do you have a passion for managing budgets, meeting deadlines, and exceeding client expectations? Our delivery management professionals are involved in project delivery from initiation and planning to execution, monitoring, and closeout. Each phase requires strong attention to detail while communicating with internal and external stakeholders. Do you have a proven track record in managing goals and objectives? Consider joining our team and work with peers who have vast industry knowledge and experience solving complex problems. 

Step into Your New Role

Kleinfelder is seeking a Project Controls Manager to join our Mountain Area team in Salt Lake City, UT or Denver, CO.  This person will supervise a growing project controls team while successfully providing project controls on a portfolio of projects.

The Project Controls Manager performs tasks in support of project budget, schedule, and reporting activities. This position assists Kleinfelder's project teams with the development and organization of project data such as fee estimates, earned value, status reports, cost reports, backlog projections, and resource needs.

Experience: Advanced skills in Excel and advanced spreadsheet functions preferred. Ability to communicate effectively. Demonstrate team collaboration, communication, organization, and self-prioritization skills.

Duties of the Senior Project Controls Specialist may include:

• Supervise the project controls team including providing direction to team members, leading meetings, assigning workloads, and identifying developmental opportunities.
• Work directly with Project Managers, Business Managers, and Project Control Specialists to support the execution of large-scale delivery projects from proposal to closeout phases.
• Work with Project Managers to create Project Management Plans for project team application.
• Assist in the creation of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), schedules, earned value, and other project documents.
• Provide support for intermediate planning and scheduling for baseline, resources, and progress tracking needs.
• Implement and execute proper controls to proactively support, monitor, communicate budget, actual status, forecast costs, labor hours, and quantities for projects.
• Prepare and issue cost analysis narratives including recommendations for corrective actions that are used by the project team to manage the work.
• Prepare earned value-based reports, including earned value curves.
• Support Project Managers, Business Managers, and Project Control Specialists in contract management/compliance, invoice management, document control, client coordination, and interaction with AR Collections Specialist team.
• Develop and maintain periodic status reports to keep management and/or client informed on the project progress.
• Implement and monitor project document structure to ensure compliance, logical tier creation, and coordination of project files through the administrative team.

Position Competency Requirements: Acquiring Information

• Consults with others on problems and activities
• Collects information from a range of sources to assess and guide job activities
• Asks effective questions to obtain information to perform job effectively Demonstrating Initiative
• Acts on his/her own without being prompted
• Able to resolve problems independently Prioritize and Organizing Work
• Allocates time and attention based on what is most important to achieve key goals and objectives
• Approaches work in an organized manner
• Effectively manages tasks, information, and requests

Experience & Academic Requirements: Education: Associate degree from a two-year college in Finance, Business, Project Management or equivalent combination of education and experience required. BS in Finance or Accounting preferred. Experience: Minimum of 8 years related experience including project and accounting experience.

Move Forward with Kleinfelder: Kleinfelder and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients’ transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 110 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose – together, we deliver.  

Progress with an Employer that Values You 

Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:  

Benefits: Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.  The expected salary range for the position is displayed in accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.  Final agreed upon compensation is based upon individual qualifications and experience. Salary range: $86,694 - $144,685.  We will be accepting applications through April 22, 2026 (90 days from posting date).

Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.  

Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)  

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES   

Please note that Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.