Director of Project Controls

Primoris-Services-Corporatio; Colorado; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Health/Dental/Vision insurance

Paid time off

10 paid holidays

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Primoris Renewable Energy seeks a Director of Project Controls to lead the financial health, scheduling, and planning of its solar EPC projects. This role emphasizes leadership development, risk management, and collaboration with executives to shape strategic initiatives.

You will supervise cost forecasting, change management, and KPI-based performance reviews, ensuring projects stay on time and within budget while delivering value to customers and shareholders.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of Project Controls/Project Management experience and a proven construction background.
• 5+ years of solar self-perform construction experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (8 years) in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, Project Management, or related field from an accredited university.
• Demonstrated experience in Project Controls Management and leadership of people.
• Strong leadership abilities and interpersonal skills; excellent verbal and written communication.
• Must have a valid current driver license.
• Travel required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Executive Leadership to set the vision, strategy, and annual initiatives for the Project Controls Department.
• Provide budget, resources, processes, and tools to execute the vision.
• Promote a positive culture aligned with core values and success tenets.
• Lead a project controls program to achieve predictable fiscal outcomes and monitor performance.
• Forecast project outcomes using KPI data and adjust as needed.
• Identify scope changes and support change order development.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation measures for schedule and cost.
• Validate site-progress reports and notify stakeholders of deviations.
• Validate forecasted cost to complete and cost at completion.
• Facilitate time studies and analyses; produce Monte Carlo forecasts.
• Develop leadership within the team and drive talent development.
• Partner with other departments to ensure timely and within-budget project execution.

Skills

Project Controls/PM

Solar construction

Leadership

Communication

Driver license

Travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering/Construction Management/Business Administration/Project Management

Job description

Job Overview:DescriptionThe Director of Project Controls will bring leadership and oversight to the financial health, scheduling, and planning of Primoris Renewable Energy projects. They will demonstrate competency around developing leaders, construction finances, fundamental project management, planning, budgeting, procurement, sub-contractors/suppliers, risk management, and change management. This individual must demonstrate the capability of building relationships and serving customers through excellent collaboration and communication.PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:Vision, Strategy, and Initiatives: The director is responsible for collaborating with Executive Leadership to establish the overall vision, strategy, and annual initiatives of the Project Controls Department. Once the vision, strategy and annual initiatives are established, the director is responsible for providing the budget, resources, process, and tools to execute this vision.Promote and Drive Culture: The Director helps promote and drive a positive company culture that is aligned with our core values and tenets of success that will make PRE the most desirable company to work for in the industry. This includes leading with professionalism and respectFiscal Responsibility: The Director will establish and lead our project controls program to produce a predictable fiscal outcome for our projects. This will be accomplished by ensuring the project controls department employs fundamental planning and monitoring processes to:Monitor project performance against baseline plan, utilizing KPI’s to communicate deviations in cost or schedule to appropriate stakeholdersUtilizing project performance data to forecast/predict project outcomes and reviewing findings with stakeholders frequently to facilitate adjustments and recovery to project performance when neededIdentify change in scope situations and assist project managers in change order developmentIdentify potential risks that could impact project schedule and cost performance and help develop mitigation measuresValidate reported progress from site teams and ensure appropriate stakeholders are notified when schedule and cost are deviating from plan.Validate project forecasted cost to complete and cost at completionFacilitate time studies, spaghetti diagrams etc. to help improve project condition when neededProduce Monte Carlo analysis for project plans, risk items and forecasts when appropriate. PeopleLeadership: The Director will develop professional and respectful leaders who will deploy our project controls system to establish a leadership position in the market and facilitates “Excellence” in everything we do.Resources: The Director will hire and facilitate the development of individuals who possess the required leadership and competency to produce a high-performing outcome for the company. All teams will be established and staffed in a manner that will produce desirable results. Our teams will encourage and produce a positive and engaging work environment where all members can achieve their professional goals. The Director will endorse and ensure all team members understand how each contributes to the success of each other, the project and company.Talent Development: The Director will intentionally lead and develop others to lead the development of our people. They will ensure this development through a regular and consistent coaching and feedback system that will provide regular and direct feedback on performance and goal progress.Operational ExcellenceAlignment with other Department Directors: The Director will establish a cohesive, connected, and collaborative relationship and alignment with Inter-Departments. They will serve all departments in a manner that promotes a trusting relationship where we anticipate their needs and follow through with our commitments on time and on budget.Process Improvements: The Director will execute our business strategy in a consistent, predictable, and reliable manner. Director will establish a program that will produce lower operational risk, and increased revenues, thus creating value for our customers and shareholders. The Director will lead in a manner that promotes continuous improvement for our people and projects.Tools: The Director is responsible for the system that achieves results in accordance to our business strategy and plan.Remove Roadblocks: The Directors is responsible for identifying and remediating any Roadblocks that prevent the team from efficiently completing their work on time.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:15+ years of Project Controls/Project Management experience and a proven construction background.5+ years of solar self-perform construction experience required.Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (equivalent is 8 years of construction experience) in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, Project Management, or related field from an accredited university.Demonstrated experience in Project Controls Management and leadership of people.Strong leadership abilities and interpersonal skills; excellent verbal and written communication.Must have a valid current driver license.Travel required.Company Overview:Primoris Renewable Energy, a business within Primoris Services Corporation’s Energy segment, is a leading power generation engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) provider specializing in utility and commercial scale solar power, energy storage, solar repower, and operations and maintenance. Standing at the forefront of energy transformation, we are dedicated to doing the right thing for our customers, people, and planet – shaping a more sustainable future for generations to come.Benefits:401k w/employer matchHealth/Dental/Vision insurance plansPaid time off10 paid holidaysStock purchase planEEO StatementWe are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Agency StatementWe are not accepting resumes from Third Party Recruiting Firms for this position. If you are an Agency or Search firm representative, contact the Primoris Talent Acquisition Manager directly for consideration. Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes and online response forms through this source. In addition, Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees on unsolicited resumes that are submitted to any member of the Staffing or Operations team. Primoris has established an approved vendor program for this service and will only consider accepting submissions from those approved firms. For consideration in becoming an approved vendor, contact HR.Equal Opportunity EmployerThis employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.