Commissioning Project Support - Project Controls Manager

Job Title: Project Controls Manager

Location: [Remote / On-site / Hybrid – City, State]

Job Type: Full-Time

Role Purpose

Act as the Owner’s single point of accountability for project controls governance across multiple EPC cost-plus reimbursable contracts. Provide independent assurance of cost, schedule, change, and risk, challenge EPC assumptions, and give leaders clear, decision-ready insights.

Scope

Portfolio of multiple compressor station projects plus common facilities/interconnects

Oversight of EPC controls teams and major OEM package suppliers

California execution realities (rainy season, PSPS/wildfire power interruptions, labor markets) embedded in baselines and risk models

Key Responsibilities

Governance & Assurance

Issue the Owner Controls Governance Plan (reporting calendar, cut-offs, data standards, Rules of Credit, WBS/CBS coding aligned to reimbursable categories).

Approve EPC Control Plans, Baselines, Basis of Schedule/Estimate; enforce common calendars and milestone sets.

Run independent schedule and cost assurance (logic integrity, density, rate/quantity benchmarks, productivity norms).

Schedule Oversight (Primavera P6)

Own the Owner Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) built from EPC L3/L4 schedules; validate critical path and interface logic (utilities, outages, MC → Pre-Comm → Comm → RFSU).

Lead monthly schedule health reviews and Time-Impact Analyses (TIA); require credible recovery and what-if scenarios.

Cost Control – Cost-Plus Reimbursable

Design the cost model for open-book control: reimbursable categories (labor, equipment, materials, subcontracts, field/home-office indirects), fee bases, allowances, and escalation.

Validate rates (labor/equipment), burdens, markups, and audit supporting backup (timesheets, invoices, POs, receiving, subcontractor pay apps).

Govern commitments, accruals, and actuals; produce independent EAC/ETC and owner cash-flow without EVMS indices.

Track quantities and productivity against norms and installation curves; highlight variance drivers and mitigation options.

Manage allowances/provisional sums and owner-held contingencies; reconcile drawdowns and forecast exposure.

Change & Trend Control

Chair the Owner Change Control Board; maintain trend and potential change logs.

Quantify cost/schedule impacts, direct negotiation posture, and ensure timely issuance of amendments/COs—prevent unauthorized work.

Risk & Contingency Stewardship

Maintain the Owner Risk Register; run quantitative schedule/cost risk (Monte Carlo) to set and steward management contingency (separate from fee).

Model California-specific risks (weather windows, PSPS events, supply chain, labor availability) with explicit triggers and mitigations.

Reporting & Decision Support

Publish the Owner Monthly Report: milestone status vs. baseline, cash-flow vs. plan, EAC delta, change exposure, contingency position (P50/P80), and early-warning items.

Provide executive scenario planning (schedule and cost) to support go/no-go and resequencing decisions.

Data Integrity, Compliance & Audits

Enforce coding structures, quantity progress methods, and invoice backup standards across EPCs.

Conduct periodic commercial/compliance audits (rates, timesheets, equipment logs, rentals, per-diem, small tools) and correct variances promptly.

Operate BI dashboards (Power BI/Tableau) fed from P6, ERP, and change/risk systems.

Interfaces & Leadership

Coordinate with Engineering, Construction, Commissioning/Start-Up, Supply Chain, Finance, and OEMs so LLIs, fabrication, logistics, inspections, and start-up logic are fully represented in the IMS and forecasts.

Build and mentor an Owner controls team (scheduling, cost, change/risk analysts) and coach EPC counterparts.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or related field (advanced degree a plus).

12+ years project controls on gas infrastructure/heavy industrial; 5+ years multi-project/program oversight.

Expert with Primavera P6, cost engineering on cost-plus contracts, change/claims, and quantitative risk analysis.

Strong literacy in California execution constraints (weather/power, logistics, labor).

Core Competencies

Critical-path and forensic schedule analysis

Open-book cost stewardship (rate audits, backup validation, quantity/productivity control)

Commercial change/claims strategy and negotiation support

Data governance, BI storytelling, and team leadership

Key Deliverables (Owner)

Owner Controls Governance Plan and reporting calendar

Approved EPC baselines and Owner IMS with interface milestones

Monthly Owner controls report & executive dashboard; cash-flow and EAC/ETC

Change/claims register with TIAs and owner position papers

Risk/QRA outputs and management contingency stewardship report

Data quality and commercial audit reports; portfolio lessons learned

KPIs (Owner-Level)

Predictability: Critical milestones within control limits (±5%)

Forecast Quality: EAC MAPE vs. out-turn (≤5–8% in late phase)

Change Discipline: Cycle time request→decision ≤30 days; unauthorized work = 0

Cost Integrity: % invoices compliant with backup & rate rules (≥98%); audit variances resolved ≤30 days

Risk Health: P80 within targets; contingency draw vs. plan trend

Tools & Systems

Primavera P6, EcoSys/Prism (or equivalent), SAP/Oracle ERP, Power BI/Tableau, Acumen Fuse/Risk (or @RISK), SharePoint/Aconex.