Capital Projects Controller – 12-Month Contract

Brunel; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel seeks a Project Controller to support major capital projects in a construction/EPC environment. This 12-month contract offers a potential path to permanent employment and focuses on cost control, forecasting, and financial reporting throughout the project lifecycle.

You will work with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Finance, Contracts, and Project Management teams to ensure accurate financial information, monitor performance, and support governance decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 3–6 years of project controls experience on major capital projects.
• Proficient with EVM, cost control, budgeting, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support EPC and major contract cost control and budget alignment across capital projects.
• Track commitments, POs, change orders, invoices, and payment applications for accurate cost reporting.
• Develop budgets, baselines, forecasts, cash flow projections, and contingency tracking.
• Maintain project controls systems and ensure data accuracy and currency.
• Prepare controls reports, dashboards, and performance updates for stakeholders.
• Conduct variance analysis and identify cost and risk mitigation actions.
• Maintain earned value management (EVM) and KPI tracking activities.
• Support financing activities, including lender reporting and funding requests.

Skills

Project controls

Cost control

Forecasting

Budgeting

Excel

MS Office

EVM

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Oracle

Power BI

Microsoft Dynamics 365

InEight

Job description

Brunel seeks a Project Controller to support major capital projects in a construction/EPC environment. This 12-month contract offers a potential path to permanent employment and focuses on cost control, forecasting, and financial reporting throughout the project lifecycle.

You will work with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Finance, Contracts, and Project Management teams to ensure accurate financial information, monitor performance, and support governance decisions.