Project Controller - Engineering

Responsibilities

• Support SSA Marine's centralized Engineering Department by providing project controls, including estimating, cost management, planning and scheduling, trend and change management, progress and performance measurement, and project reporting oversight and governance across the capital project portfolio.
• Evolve into a core owner and administrator of the Engineering PMO, maintaining project controls procedures, standards, tools, and reporting frameworks aligned with SSA Marine's FEL stage-gate model and capital governance processes; recommend continual improvements.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor cost, schedule, and progress controls across the Engineering project portfolio.
• Support preparation and review of project budgets, estimates, and schedules.
• Track project performance against approved baselines and identify variances, trends, and emerging risks.
• Actively participate in risk identification and mitigation processes.
• Support implementation of trend and management of change processes.
• Assist Project Managers and Engineering leadership with monthly reporting, dashboards, and executive summaries.
• Support implementation and ongoing use of the FEL (Front-End Loading) model within the Engineering Department.
• Maintain schedule and deliverable maturity tracking aligned with FEL stage-gates.
• Liaison with the Financial Controller for cost tracking and reporting.
• Support development and upkeep of stage-gate checklists, readiness metrics, and decision support materials.
• Assist with preparation of materials for internal governance reviews, investment approvals, and executive forums.
• Serve as a key contributor to the establishment, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Engineering portfolio management process.
• Help define and standardize project controls processes, templates, reporting cadence, and data structures.
• Support administration of engineering tools (scheduling, cost tracking, reporting platforms).
• Maintain portfolio-level visibility of engineering workload, priorities, and resourcing.
• Maintain accurate and auditable project controls data across projects.
• Develop standardized reports and dashboards for leadership review.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and data quality across the Engineering department.
• Support lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Professional degree, BA, in Engineering, Construction Management, or related disciplines.
• 5+ years of experience in project portfolio controls, estimating, cost control, scheduling, or PMO support in capital project or infrastructure environments.
• Experience supporting multi-project and portfolio environments.
• Certification in project controls or planning (e.g., PMI-SP, AACE, PMP) preferred.
• Working knowledge of FEL / stage-gate project development frameworks.
• Experience in establishing reporting standards, formats, and frequency.
• Proficiency with project controls and reporting tools (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project, Excel, Power BI or similar).
• Proven track record in developing and managing integrated schedules (Primavera P6 or equivalent).
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees and their families.
• Basic life and accidental death insurance.
• Paid disability insurance, including paid parental leave if eligible.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid sick and vacation time, and company holidays.
• Paid bereavement leave and paid jury duty.
• 401k plan and retirement plan enrollment.
• Eligibility for discretionary and/or metric-based bonuses dependent on position.