Project Controls Manager

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS)
• Lead the development of capital cost estimates across all project phases, applying appropriate methodologies and SNF project definition requirements
• Develop and maintain a historical cost database and benchmarking library to support estimate quality and continuous improvement
• Prepare estimate basis memoranda and contingency analyses; clearly present estimates and supporting assumptions to stakeholders
• Develop baseline and control integrated project schedules using CPM methodology; identify and communicate critical path, float, and schedule risks
• Prepare and maintain project budgets and cost forecasts; track actuals against authorized funding throughout execution
• Develop and manage the Earned Value Management (EVM) system; calculate and report CPI, SPI, EAC, and ETC metrics on a regular cadence
• Prepare and issue project status reports and dashboards; present findings clearly and objectively to stakeholders
• Cook up with Procurement to integrate procurement milestones, commitments, and actuals into cost and schedule baselines; ensure alignment with SAP financial data
• Lead or contribute to the controls sections of Project Definition Reports (PDRs)
• Serve as the primary interface between Engineering, Design, and Project Management to ensure integrated project performance visibility throughout the full project lifecycle
• Support project risk management, including maintaining risk registers and contributing to quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis
• Monitor engineering and construction progress against planned quantities and productivity benchmarks; identify and escalate performance issues requiring corrective action
• Establish and enforce project controls procedures, including document control standards and deliverable tracking
• Support commissioning and project close-out activities from a controls perspective, including final cost reporting and lessons learned
• Recruit, develop, and supervise project controls staff; define roles, workload distribution, and quality expectations

Qualifications

• 12+ years of capital project controls experience, including 5+ years in a supervisory or lead role managing schedulers, cost engineers, or controls personnel within a chemical, industrial, or owner/operator environment
• Demonstrated hands-on estimating experience across multiple project phases
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Excel
• SAP experience preferred