Field Project Controls Leader – Cost, Schedule & Risk

Bechtel; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

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Job summary

Bechtel in Houston, TX is seeking a seasoned Project Controls leader to oversee cost engineering, planning and scheduling, forecasting, and risk management for a major API manufacturing facility. You will drive project performance, coordinate with Construction, Engineering, Procurement, and client representatives, and ensure timely reporting.

Join a respected team focused on delivering complex, technically challenging projects.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor's or master's degree and 13–19 years of relevant experience.
• Proven leadership in field Project Controls on large EPC projects.
• Strong cost engineering, planning, forecasting and risk management expertise.

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages all field Project Controls activities including cost control, forecasting, planning and scheduling, progress measurement, risk management, change management, and reporting.
• Directs development, maintenance, analysis, and reporting of project budgets, forecasts, schedules, trends, risks, and KPIs.
• Provides leadership, staffing, training, mentoring, performance management, and capability development for the project controls team.
• Ensures integration of cost, schedule, risk, change management, forecasting, and claims processes for accurate project performance.
• Partners with project leadership to identify issues and develop corrective actions.
• Leads project performance reviews and analyzes trends, variances, productivity, and forecast outcomes.

Skills

Cost engineering

Planning & scheduling

Forecasting

Risk management

Change management

Leadership

Communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Project controls systems

Data Centers / Semiconductor projects

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering/related field

Job description

Bechtel in Houston, TX is seeking a seasoned Project Controls leader to oversee cost engineering, planning and scheduling, forecasting, and risk management for a major API manufacturing facility. You will drive project performance, coordinate with Construction, Engineering, Procurement, and client representatives, and ensure timely reporting.

Join a respected team focused on delivering complex, technically challenging projects.