Project Controls Manager, Haskell, TX - Data Center Construction

WORLD WIDE PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS
is a project solutions organization committed to implementing lean constructions, collaborative contracting, and execution approaches to enable breakthroughs in performance.

WWPS is seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager, Data Center Construction to support a large scale, mission critical data center construction program in Haskell, Texas.

This is a senior Owner’s Representative position responsible for leading an integrated project controls function supporting cost management, quantity surveying, scheduling, forecasting, change management, and commercial controls.

The Project Controls Manager will work directly with General Contractors, Mechanical and Electrical Trade Contractors holding direct Owner contracts, other Owner’s Representatives, and project leadership to drive schedule predictability, cost transparency, effective change control, and best in class project performance.

A critical requirement for this position is expert level knowledge of construction labor pricing, unit rate contracting,
NECA and MCA rates, labor units, and productivity factors
, particularly as they apply to fast paced mechanical and electrical construction.

This is a minimum two year project assignment beginning in October 2026. WWPS is prepared to support qualified candidates with incentives, per diem and travel programs, or paid relocation packages.

• Lead the project controls function for a large scale data center construction program.
• Manage and coordinate resources supporting Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, Scheduling, forecasting, reporting, change management, and other project controls functions.
• Establish and maintain integrated cost, schedule, change, and risk control processes on behalf of the Owner.
• Provide leadership for project cost forecasting, commitments, accruals, cash flow, variance analysis, and cost performance reporting.
• Apply expert knowledge of unit rate contracts, labor rates, labor units, productivity factors, and contractor pricing methodologies.
• Evaluate Mechanical and Electrical Trade Contractor pricing using applicable NECA and MCA labor units, rates, productivity assumptions, and supporting cost data.
• Review contractor estimates, proposals, change orders, unit rate pricing, labor productivity assumptions, and commercial submissions for accuracy and reasonableness.
• Partner directly with General Contractors and Mechanical and Electrical Trade Contractors working under direct Owner contracts.
• Lead or support Owner change management processes, including change identification, evaluation, documentation, forecasting, approval, and implementation.
• Support the Owner’s Change Control Board, or CCB, by developing clear cost and schedule impact assessments and ensuring proposed changes receive appropriate review and governance.
• Maintain disciplined change control processes to ensure project scope, cost, schedule, and risk impacts are clearly understood before commitments are made.
• Work closely with scheduling resources to integrate cost and schedule information and identify emerging trends affecting project predictability.
• Analyze contractor productivity, manpower, earned progress, cost trends, schedule performance, and forecasted outcomes.
• Identify potential cost and schedule risks early and develop mitigation strategies with project leadership and contractor teams.
• Develop project controls dashboards, forecasts, executive reports, and performance metrics that provide clear visibility into project status and emerging risks.
• Support benchmarking, cost optimization, value management, and commercial strategies that drive project costs toward best in class targets.
• Establish strong working relationships with construction leadership, General…