Hyperscale Data Center Project Controls Lead

Michels Corp.; Town of Lomira (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Legal Plan

Identity Theft Protection and Planning

Job summary

Michels Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Project Controls Manager in Lomira, WI to lead cost management, forecasting, budgeting, scheduling integration, and risk management for hyperscale data center projects. You will partner with project teams to ensure accurate forecasts and reliable performance analytics.

The role requires strong leadership and deep knowledge of construction controls, earned value, and reporting. Travel up to 50% is possible on critical assignments nationwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 7+ years of project controls, cost controls, PM, engineering, scheduling, or EPC construction experience.
• Experience with large-scale mission-critical, data center, industrial, power, EPC, infrastructure, or complex commercial construction.
• Strong understanding of project controls including cost management, forecasting, budgeting, earned value, scheduling, progress measurement, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead project controls across hyperscale data centers and mission-critical projects.
• Develop and maintain budgets, forecasts, earned value, and dashboards.
• Collaborate with PMs, schedulers, procurement, field ops, and accounting to forecast outcomes.
• Analyze productivity, schedule performance, and risk exposure to drive action.
• Support monthly forecasting, reviews, and portfolio reporting.
• Facilitate risk assessments, trend analysis, and corrective action planning.

Skills

Strong analytical abilities

Financial acumen

Leadership

Forecasting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, Finance, Business

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Power BI

Excel

InEight

Oracle Primavera

Procore

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Lomira, WI

Project Controls Manager

Location: Project-Based
Employment Type: Full-Time
Travel: Approximately 75% Travel Required

Drive Performance Across World-Class Mission-Critical Projects

Delivering hyperscale data centers and mission-critical infrastructure requires more than exceptional construction execution. It requires disciplined forecasting, accurate reporting, proactive risk management, cost visibility, and schedule integration. Project Controls Managers play a critical role in helping project teams make informed decisions, improve predictability, and successfully deliver some of North America's most complex infrastructure projects.

About Michels Infrastructure Solutions

Michels Infrastructure Solutions (MIS) brings together the full capabilities of the Michels Family of Companies under a Super General Contractor (Super GC) model, providing mission-critical owners and developers with a single point of accountability for every phase of project execution. By combining self-performed specialty design, construction, and commissioning services, MIS delivers large-scale, multidisciplinary projects with greater control over safety, quality, schedule, and cost.

MIS specializes in the delivery of hyperscale data centers and mission-critical facilities, leveraging expertise across mass grading and site development, wet and dry utilities, fiber and telecommunications infrastructure, ground improvement, deep foundations, structural concrete, power infrastructure, and commissioning. Our integrated delivery approach enables customers to partner with a single-source team capable of executing some of North America's most complex and demanding infrastructure projects.

Position Overview

As a Project Controls Manager, you will lead project controls functions supporting large-scale hyperscale data center and mission-critical infrastructure projects. You will be responsible for cost management, forecasting, budgeting, schedule integration, progress measurement, reporting, change management, and project performance analysis throughout the project lifecycle.

This role serves as a critical partner to project management, field operations, scheduling, procurement, accounting, engineering, and executive leadership teams. You will provide the visibility, analysis, and reporting necessary to support sound decision-making, proactive risk management, and successful project execution.

Success requires strong financial and analytical acumen, leadership capabilities, attention to detail, and the ability to convert complex project data into actionable business insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead project controls activities supporting mission-critical and hyperscale infrastructure projects from project startup through closeout.
• Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts, cash flow projections, cost reports, KPIs, and performance dashboards.
• Support project scheduling integration, progress tracking, forecasting, and performance measurement efforts.
• Collaborate with project teams to identify project risks, trends, opportunities, and corrective actions.
• Oversee project reporting processes and provide meaningful project performance analysis to project leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Drive consistency and continuous improvement across project controls processes, systems, and reporting standards.

What You'll Do

• Manage project controls functions for hyperscale data center and mission-critical infrastructure projects.
• Monitor project costs, committed costs, labor productivity, procurement status, schedule performance, forecasts, and cash flow.
• Lead monthly forecasting activities and support project managers in evaluating project performance and financial health.
• Develop and maintain project reporting tools, executive dashboards, performance metrics, and status updates.
• Analyze project trends and identify potential budget overruns, schedule impacts, procurement risks, and operational opportunities.
• Partner with project managers, schedulers, field leadership, and procurement teams to improve forecasting accuracy and project performance.
• Support project reviews, financial reviews, risk assessments, and executive reporting activities.
• Assist with change management, cost tracking, earned value analysis, and project closeout reporting.
• Facilitate communication between operations, accounting, project management, and executive leadership teams.
• Support implementation of project controls best practices, systems, and reporting improvements.

Why Michels Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.?

• We deliver some of North America's largest and most complex hyperscale data center and mission-critical infrastructure projects.
• We leverage a unique Super GC delivery model that combines specialty construction capabilities under a single-source execution approach.
• We provide exposure to every phase of project delivery, from planning and procurement through commissioning and turnover.
• We are family owned and operated.
• We invest an average of $5,000 per employee per year in training and career development.
• We perform challenging, meaningful work that supports cloud computing, artificial intelligence, digital connectivity, and economic growth.
• We believe everyone is responsible for promoting safety, regardless of job title.
• We are part of the Michels Family of Companies, one of North America's largest and most diversified energy and infrastructure contractors.
• We offer opportunities for long-term growth across project controls, project management, operations, and leadership.
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Legal Plan
• Identity Theft Protection and Monitoring Plan

Benefits may vary based on position and location.

Why You?

• You like to surround yourself with dedicated, value-driven people.
• You relish new challenges and evolving technology.
• You cringe when you hear: “Because that's the way we've always done it.”
• You enjoy transforming project data into meaningful business decisions.
• You thrive in environments where planning, accountability, and execution drive success.
• You enjoy solving complex financial, operational, and scheduling challenges.
• You value autonomy while having the support of an industry-leading organization.
• You want to work to make a difference.

What It Takes

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Business, Project Management, or a related discipline and 7+ years of project controls, cost controls, project management, scheduling, engineering, construction, or related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience supporting large-scale mission-critical, hyperscale data center, EPC, industrial, utility, power, heavy civil, or infrastructure construction projects.
• Strong understanding of project controls principles including budgeting, forecasting, cost management, scheduling integration, progress measurement, cash flow analysis, and reporting.
• Experience developing and managing project budgets, forecasts, KPIs, executive reports, dashboards, and performance metrics.
• Experience evaluating procurement performance, labor productivity, project costs, schedule impacts, and operational trends.
• Experience collaborating with project management, field operations, scheduling, engineering, accounting, procurement, and executive leadership teams.
• Strong understanding of change management, risk management, project forecasting, and project execution processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with Primavera P6, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Power BI, Oracle Primavera, InEight, SAP, Oracle, or similar project controls software is preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, presentation, and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
• Ability to travel approximately 75% and support long-term onsite project assignments throughout North America as required. Travel may include extended durations based on project assignments and business needs.

Join a company that powers progress. Be a part of Michels Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.—where you don't just build projects, you build a career.

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