Project Controls Manager - Michels Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.

Location: Project‑Based | Employment Type: Full‑Time | Travel: Approximately 75% required (including extended onsite assignments across North America).

About the role

As a Project Controls Manager you will lead project‑controls functions supporting large‑scale hyperscale data‑center and mission‑critical infrastructure projects. You will be responsible for cost management, forecasting, budgeting, schedule integration, progress measurement, reporting, change management, and project performance analysis throughout the project lifecycle. This role partners with project management, field operations, scheduling, procurement, accounting, engineering, and executive leadership to provide visibility, analysis, and reporting that enable sound decision‑making, proactive risk management, and successful project execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead project controls activities supporting mission‑critical and hyperscale infrastructure projects from startup through closeout.
• Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts, cash‑flow projections, cost reports, KPIs, and performance dashboards.
• Support project scheduling integration, progress tracking, forecasting, and performance measurement efforts.
• Collaborate with project teams to identify risks, trends, opportunities, and corrective actions.
• Oversee project reporting processes and provide meaningful performance analysis to project leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Drive consistency and continuous improvement across project‑controls processes, systems, and reporting standards.
• Manage project controls functions for hyperscale data‑center and mission‑critical infrastructure projects.
• Monitor project costs, committed costs, labor productivity, procurement status, schedule performance, forecasts, and cash flow.
• Lead monthly forecasting activities and support project managers in evaluating financial health.
• Develop and maintain reporting tools, executive dashboards, performance metrics, and status updates.
• Analyze project trends to identify potential budget overruns, schedule impacts, procurement risks, and operational opportunities.
• Partner with project managers, schedulers, field leadership, and procurement teams to improve forecasting accuracy and overall performance.
• Support project reviews, financial reviews, risk assessments, and executive reporting activities.
• Assist with change management, cost tracking, earned‑value analysis, and project closeout reporting.
• Facilitate communication between operations, accounting, project management, and executive leadership.
• Support implementation of project‑controls best practices, systems, and reporting improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Business, Project Management, or a related discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• 7+ years of experience in project controls, cost controls, project management, scheduling, engineering, construction, or related fields.
• Experience supporting large‑scale mission‑critical, hyperscale data‑center, EPC, industrial, utility, power, heavy civil, or infrastructure construction projects.
• Strong understanding of project‑controls principles: budgeting, forecasting, cost management, schedule integration, progress measurement, cash‑flow analysis, and reporting.
• Proven ability to develop and manage budgets, forecasts, KPIs, executive reports, dashboards, and performance metrics.
• Experience evaluating procurement performance, labor productivity, project costs, schedule impacts, and operational trends.
• Demonstrated collaboration with project management, field operations, scheduling, engineering, accounting, procurement, and executive leadership teams.
• Knowledge of change management, risk management, project forecasting, and execution processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with Primavera P6, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Power BI, Oracle Primavera, InEight, SAP, Oracle, or similar project‑controls software (preferred).
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, presentation, and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high accuracy and attention to detail.
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 75% and support long‑term onsite assignments throughout North America (may include extended durations).

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Short‑Term Disability Insurance
• Long‑Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Legal plan
• Identity theft protection and monitoring plan
• Benefits may vary based on position and location