Deputy Project Manager – Aviation Capital Programs (Cost & Financial Focus)

Woolpert is an award-winning, global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial services. The Deputy Project Manager will provide financial and cost controls for large-scale capital improvement programs, ensuring compliance with contract requirements and maintaining program budgets across multiple projects nationwide.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain overall program budgets, including:
• Architectural/Engineering (A/E)
• Consultants
• Contractors
• Owner-furnished items and third-party items
• Allowances, contractor contingencies, and owner contingencies
• Verify and reconcile project costs against client systems (e.g., Southwest E Builder)
• Develop and maintain monthly program-level cash flow models, incorporating updates from:
• A/E teams
• Consultants
• Contractors
• Owner-furnished items
• Review pay applications for A/E teams, consultants, and general contractors, including:
• Compliance with contract terms, FGMP, addenda, RFIs, and executed change orders
• Documentation of decisions, adjustments, and clarifications
• Tracking contractor buy-out
• Identification of miscalculations, unallowable charges, and duplicate costs
• Review of general conditions and general works (labor, materials, equipment, overhead, and mark-ups)
• Ensure compliance with City and County of Denver requirements and other applicable jurisdictional requirements, including:
• Verification of prevailing wage compliance
• Verification of M/WBE participation and goal compliance
• Review subcontractor pay applications (primarily lump-sum contracts)
• Coordinate with on-site owner representatives to verify construction progress and identify quality or deficiency items requiring pay adjustments
• Coordinate with Program Managers and clients regarding change orders and cost impacts
• Track owner-furnished items, including procurement costs and purchase order routing
• Support change order management by:
• Documenting potential cost items
• Tracking negotiated and final costs
• Incorporating approved changes into the overall program budget
• Monitoring use of allowances and contingency funds

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• 10 years of direct experience with project controls, financial controls, accounting, and/or construction cost management required
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required
• High attention to detail and accuracy required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary project teams required
• Experience supporting construction / engineering projects preferred
• Experience with financial tracking and reporting preferred
• Experience supporting large, multi-project or program-level initiatives preferred
• Experience maintaining a program ledger of accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Knowledge of pay application review, contract compliance, and cost control best practices preferred
• Knowledge of Davis Bacon wage review preferred
• Knowledge of Certified Payroll requirements preferred