Project Controls Manager-Power Generation

Project Controls Manager – Power Generation

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Industry: Utilities.

Location:

Monroe.

Employment Type:

Full‑time.

The Project Controls Manager is responsible for providing oversight during the construction phase of Power Generation projects, coordinating with the Project Scheduler, Cost Control Specialist, Project Manager, Construction Manager, subcontractors, and other stakeholders to communicate status, risks, schedule, and cost performance. The role is critical in communicating project information to clients’ upper management and other stakeholders.

• Assist project manager to develop project scope of work.
• Study and understand all relevant project documents pertaining to the preparation of plans and schedules.
• Work with all relevant project and discipline personnel to prepare plans and schedules.
• Ensure scope of work document is translated into a logically linked, resource‑loaded project schedule.
• Work with the project scheduler to prepare realistic, achievable schedules as logical networks and, where necessary, integrate engineering, procurement, and construction schedules.
• Monitor progress against the project schedule and prepare progress reports.
• Gather accurate progress and expended cost information at relevant time intervals.
• Prepare, review, and ensure the timely issue of all relevant reports to stakeholders.
• Verbally and in writing advise management and project personnel on impacts, contingencies, and generally guide the scopes toward the earliest possible finish.
• Analyze progress and effects on schedule and advise necessary corrective actions.
• Mentor other Project Controls Specialists on the team.
• Develop and/or modify Project Controls processes and working procedures based on feedback from project stakeholders and upper management.
• Serve as a key point of contact for upper management to discuss high‑visibility projects and issues.
• Lead or assist in the development of Cost and Schedule QRAs (Quantitative Risk Assessments).
• Participate in schedule and project risk analysis as required.
• Assist as a Stage Gate Process Gate Reviewer by performing rigorous evaluations of project development and control deliverables, including business cases presented by project teams.
• Provide input into the budget forecasting process.
• Track actual costs and provide input as needed to cost forecasts.
• Manage cost discipline to ensure accurate and timely control and forecasting of man‑hour budgets and ensure that the impact of all change requests is properly assessed and included in the schedules.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of Project Controls related experience.
• Prior experience utilizing Primavera P6 to build schedules.
• Effective communication skills with project stakeholders and upper management.
• Basic working knowledge of project management software, specifically Primavera P6 and Excel.
• Prior cost control experience.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and determine priorities.
• Skilled writer.
• Understanding of basic project management principles.
• General understanding of Cost Management, Estimating, and Change Control.
• High degree of computer literacy.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Prior experience in Project Generation, Oil Refineries, or Chemical Plant industries.

• Work conducted in an office environment (private or semi‑private office) on an active construction site.
• Field duties require outdoor work in a plant or construction atmosphere.
• Interaction with team members, supervisors, and client personnel.
• Exposure to working plant, construction, and/or shop areas around production machinery with extreme noise levels.
• Must wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection.
• May be at more than one job site in a day and must tolerate climate changes.
• May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis.

• Must be able to lift and carry 5 pounds.
• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities.
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