Senior Project Controls - Client Lead

Job Details

Salary: $110,000 - $150,000 per year

Hosted by:
Albert Simons

• Large regional business with several operating companies offering growth opportunities
• Access to some of the largest projects in evolving industries
• Excellent compensation package including salary, annual bonus and stock
• 401k match
• Generous PTO
• Full health benefits
• Company car allowance
• Company gas card

You will be the connective tissue between the customer and the project team, ensuring communication flows smoothly across every phase of planning and construction controls. You will guide the controls team, clearly defining roles and accountability so everyone knows what success looks like.

Using Primavera P6 and critical path methodology, you will build and maintain the schedules that keep projects moving.

This includes:

• Partnering with project management to translate scope, budget, and timeline into a solid baseline schedule
• Developing resource‑loaded construction schedules that reflect real‑world sequencing and constraints
• Keeping both internal and external tracking current with minimal disruption to daily operations
• Applying familiarity with the Defense Contract Management Agency’s 14‑point schedule quality standards

You will monitor cost and schedule performance monthly, dig into variances, and recommend corrective action when things drift off plan. You will also oversee all customer reporting and audit deliverables, ensuring documentation is accurate, timely, and audit‑ready.

• Five to seven years of utility electrical scheduling experience using Primavera P6
• Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, with confidence to engage stakeholders at every level
• Proven ability to oversee multiple projects simultaneously across a large portfolio
• Solid grasp of financial and productivity concepts, including KPIs, Earned Value, and cost tracking methods
• A natural ability to delegate, with a clear sense of how to define and assign accountability
• A track record of success managing project controls on complex, high‑stakes projects
• Comfort collaborating across Operations and Finance to align project and financial goals
• A BS/BA in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or equivalent practical experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, Access, and Project

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