Director of Project Controls – Renewables Leadership

Wanzek; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

MasTec Renewables is seeking a Director of Project Controls to lead the Project Controls Department across our renewables portfolio. The role oversees earned value management, scheduling, cost control, forecasting, and talent development for the project controls team, with responsibility for implementing and improving all controls processes and tools.

The position is located in one of our offices (e.g., Centennial, Phoenix, Fargo, Indianapolis or Dallas) with up to 30% travel to regional sites.

Responsibilities

• Take reasonable care of your own and others' health and safety and of those who may be affected by the day-to-day delivery of this role by taking personal responsibility for working toward Wanzek's Zero Injury principles
• Establish and directly manage the back-office project controls team assigned to the operating groups, including earned value management, budget/cost estimating controls, equipment and labor planning, job set-up, cost and phase code control, forecasting, productivity analysis, scheduling, change management and claims analysis functions
• Supervise the scheduling efforts for projects to include the preparation and analysis of schedule baseline, progress schedules, project labor forecasts, schedule analysis, and project progress reporting
• Give clear direction and targets to ensure all project controls team members will have the ability to achieve their goals and targets so that the overall goals of the Company are met
• Drive commitment in the Company to accurate and timely reporting, ensuring data-driven decisions
• Ensure that project teams have accurate data and reports necessary to know and understand project costs, productivity, schedule performance, trends, and forecasts in real time
• Oversee and monitor project performance, progress and forecasts, validating and reporting on cost and schedule performance against the baseline estimate and schedule
• Assess the impact(s) of project changes and assist project teams in developing claims, change orders, and recovery plans
• Identify trends and deviations and communicate root causes of variances and recommended corrective courses of action to project management based on relevant analyses
• Coordinate the development, validation, and baselining of project estimates with the estimating and operations teams
• Assist with the performance of value-engineering analysis
• Assist with review and development, issuance, and evaluation of subcontract change orders as required
• Interface with project stakeholders as a trusted advisor to provide guidance and recommendations for controls on projects
• Foster team growth through targeted individual project assignments and establishing of complimentary mentor/mentee relationships
• Proactively build relationships between the project controls team, project teams, operational groups, and generally within the Company at all levels
• Inspire trust and ethical behavior by creating an atmosphere of integrity with fair and respectful behavior
• Promote the sharing of information with team members and at all management levels.
• Participate and assist in attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining top caliber talent for the Company
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the organization

Job description

MasTec Renewables is seeking a Director of Project Controls to lead the Project Controls Department across our renewables portfolio. The role oversees earned value management, scheduling, cost control, forecasting, and talent development for the project controls team, with responsibility for implementing and improving all controls processes and tools.

The position is located in one of our offices (e.g., Centennial, Phoenix, Fargo, Indianapolis or Dallas) with up to 30% travel to regional sites.