Project Manager Iwms Project Controls

Randstad is seeking a Project Manager IWMS & Project Controls to lead the end-to-end implementation and governance of an enterprise Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) platform for a premier transportation client based in Washington, D.C. Embedded within the enterprise Project Management Office (PMO), this professional will bridge technical execution, business readiness, and rigorous project controls across Real Estate & Facilities, Engineering, Finance, Procurement, and IT. The ideal candidate will combine functional system deployment expertise with disciplined financial oversight maintaining critical path schedules, managing monthly accrual-based accounting cycles, building detailed labor/vendor cost forecasts, and steering cross-functional stakeholders through formal phase-gate approvals.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the end-to-end delivery of the IWMS implementation program from initiation and configuration through data migration, user acceptance testing (UAT), go-live, and operational handover.
• Manage monthly accrual-based project accounting, tracking deliverable completions, reconciling contractor invoices, and ensuring strict fiscal compliance.
• Develop, maintain, and submit monthly financial forecasts, modeling internal labor, external vendor burn rates, licensing, and contingency spends.
• Build, baseline, and manage integrated master schedules, tracking critical path milestones, phase gates, and resource dependencies using EPPM Masterworks and Microsoft Excel.
• Monitor performance against project baselines, producing comprehensive monthly executive status reports covering milestones, budget variance, and operational accomplishments.
• Identify, track, and mitigate project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies (RAID), escalating critical roadblocks through structured PMO governance forums and steering committees.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities across business stakeholders, IT architects, third-party system integrators, and software vendors to ensure scope and contract alignment.
• Support organizational change management (OCM) and user adoption initiatives across corporate real estate and facilities teams.
• Maintain structured program documentation, governance artifacts, and change control records using SharePoint and PMO repositories.

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Business Administration, Construction Management, Information Systems, Finance, or a related discipline; PMP or Project Controls certifications preferred.
• 5+ years of project management experience leading enterprise software implementations, with focused exposure to IWMS/CAFM platforms (e.g., TRIRIGA, Planon, Archibus, Maximo) or large-scale corporate facilities/real estate systems.
• Proven track record in rigorous project controls, including hands-on experience managing accrual-based accounting, cost forecasting, earned value, and schedule baseline management.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (complex modeling, pivot tables, lookup functions, financial forecasting templates).
• Hands-on experience utilizing enterprise PMO and scheduling tools, with prior exposure to EPPM Masterworks and SharePoint strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multi-vendor environments, system integrators, and executive stakeholders across matrixed corporate organizations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing formal governance reports and executive steering presentations.

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