Baseline Manager

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Project Overview:

Bechtel helps clients deliver projects of purpose that create a lasting positive legacy globally.  These large, complex and multi-disciplined projects create jobs and grow economies; improve the resiliency of the world’s infrastructure; connect communities to resources and opportunities; get us closer to net zero; tackle critical environmental challenges to protect people and the planet; and accelerate progress to make the world a cleaner, greener, safer place. 

Bechtel is providing a wide variety project and contract management services, crossing all disciplines, to customers in Western Australia to support exciting capital works programmes, including in aviation, defence and energy infrastructure. We are looking for people to join us in a long-term relationship to deliver these services in and around Perth where we are working within integrated teams with our customers and to help build Bechtel’s capabilities for even greater opportunities in the future. 

Job Summary:

In this role, you will lead the development, governance and maintenance of the project baseline refresh, integrating approved scope, schedule, cost, risk and contractual requirements into a controlled, traceable basis for execution. You will oversee baseline establishment, change control, performance measurement and reporting in close collaboration with Project Management, Project Controls, Prime Contracts, Engineering, Procurement and Construction teams. Your leadership will enable reliable forecasting, timely decisions and protection of the project’s commercial and schedule position.

In this position, you will report directly to the Deputy General Manager Portfolio Services, who will provide the support, direction and any other relevant critical information required to successfully complete the baseline refresh. 

Major Responsibilities:

Leads the establishment, approval and maintenance of the integrated project baseline refresh, covering scope, schedule, cost, progress measurement, key assumptions and supporting basis documentation.
Facilitates baseline development and risk workshops with Project Managers, Project Directors and delivery teams to validate scope, assess project maturity, define delivery strategies and identify key interfaces, constraints and risks, including Quantitative Schedule Risk Assessments (QSRA) and Quantitative Cost Risk Assessments (QCRA).
Enhances legacy baseline governance, procedures, coding structures, controls, review cycles and approval authorities in line with project and functional requirements.
Ensures approved scope, estimates, budgets, schedules, contract milestones and deliverables are aligned, internally consistent and traceable to the prime contract and project execution strategy.
Support baseline change control, including the identification, evaluation, documentation, approval and incorporation of authorised changes into cost and schedule control systems.
Coordinates with Project Controls, Prime Contracts and Project Management to distinguish baseline changes from trends, pending items, constructive changes and potential claims, while preserving supporting records and contractual entitlements.
Oversees reconciliation of the existing baseline, control budgets, forecasts, schedules, risk allowances and performance measurement data, identifying discrepancies and driving timely resolution.
Leads weekly and monthly baseline refresh reviews and contributes to customer and management reporting, forecasting, schedule analysis and recovery planning.
Assesses current cost, schedule and commercial implications to ensure they are accurately reflected in the baseline refresh.
Monitors baseline integrity and performance indicators, incorporates emerging issues, and recommends corrective or preventive actions for inclusion in the baseline refresh.
Communicates baseline status, change impacts, risks and decision requirements clearly to project leadership and key stakeholders.
Coordinates cross-functional input and facilitates review workshops to secure timely agreement on scope, logic, interfaces, assumptions, constraints and change impacts.
Provides leadership, technical guidance, coaching and prioritisation to assigned project controls personnel, promoting consistent project controls and change management practices.
Engages with subject matter experts (SMEs)to obtain relevant technical specific information, benchmarks, historical data if required to validate project deliverables.
Supports the preparation of data and analysis for customer negotiations, contract changes, claims, commercial reviews and schedule relief, as required.
Ensures baseline and change records remain complete, current, auditable and compliant with project document and records management requirements.
Authors and compiles the Baseline Refresh Basis and Assumptions.
Acts as Baseline Refresh Manager, coordinating all required updates and endorsements from Bechtel Leadership, Bechtel Functional Management, PAPL Leadership and the PAPL Board.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) in engineering, construction management, project management, quantity surveying, business or a related field, and 15+ years of relevant experience; or 19+ years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree.
• Significant experience in project controls, planning and scheduling, cost control, change management or commercial/prime contract management on large, complex projects.
• Demonstrated experience establishing or governing integrated project baselines and leading multidisciplinary teams or workstreams.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Advanced expertise in integrated project controls, including scope definition, work breakdown and coding structures, cost control, scheduling, forecasting, progress measurement and performance reporting.
• Strong understanding of baseline development, configuration control, trend management and formal change control across the project lifecycle.
• Sound knowledge of prime contract requirements, milestones, notices, change mechanisms and records supporting entitlement to time and compensation.
• Ability to integrate cost, schedule, scope, risk and commercial data and turn complex analysis into clear recommendations for management decisions.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, set priorities, resolve interface issues and build alignment in complex or sensitive situations.
• Strong analytical judgement, attention to detail and commitment to data quality, traceability and auditability.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including presenting baseline, change and performance information to senior management and customers.
• Proficiency in relevant project controls, scheduling, reporting, and document and records management systems. 

Total Rewards/Benefits:

For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive.  Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards

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