Commissioning Project Support - Project Controls Manager

Clear Destination Inc.; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Destination Inc. seeks a Project Controls Manager to act as the Owner’s single point of accountability for governance across EPC cost-plus contracts.

You will provide independent assurance of cost, schedule, change, and risk while challenging EPC assumptions and delivering decision-ready insights. You will oversee a portfolio of compressor station projects and major suppliers, embedding California execution realities into baselines and risk models.

Qualifications

• 12+ years project controls on gas infrastructure/heavy industrial projects.
• 5+ years multi-project/program oversight.
• Proficient with Primavera P6; cost control on cost-plus contracts; change/claims handling.
• Strong understanding of California execution constraints and related risk factors.

Responsibilities

• Governance & Assurance: issue governance plan, align WBS/CBS, data standards.
• Schedule Oversight: own IMS, validate logic, lead monthly health reviews.
• Cost Control: design open-book cost model, validate rates, monitor actuals vs. plan.
• Change & Trend Control: chair Change Control Board, quantify impacts, issue timely amendments.
• Risk & Contingency Stewardship: maintain risk register, run quantitative risk analysis.
• Reporting & Decision Support: publish monthly report with dashboards and scenarios.
• Data Integrity, Compliance & Audits: enforce coding standards, conduct audits.
• Interfaces & Leadership: coordinate with Engineering, Construction, and OEMs; mentor team.

Skills

Primavera P6

Cost engineering

Change management

Risk analysis

Leadership

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Advanced degree a plus

Tools

EcoSys/Prism

SAP/Oracle ERP

Power BI/Tableau

Job description

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.