Manager, Project Controls Cost & Scheduling

invenergyllc; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Invenergy LLC in Chicago seeks a Manager, Project Controls Cost & Schedule to lead cost control and scheduling staff, manage models, run critical path analysis, and prepare reports to improve construction execution. Hybrid work: in-office Monday–Thursday, remote Friday.

Travel up to 5% and willingness to spend time on active construction sites are expected. The role supports project development through construction phases, coordinating with vendors, subcontractors, and internal teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field; engineering, finance, or construction is preferred.
• 8+ years minimum work experience; 6+ years of construction experience with cost and scheduling preferred.
• Team lead or people management experience
• P6/OPC experience
• Cost Control system experience
• Excellent solution-seeking, teamwork, collaboration, and communication skills
• Experience with project coordination and management of projects with multiple levels of interface between vendors, internal staff, and other stakeholders preferred
• Experience identifying project risks that may impact cost and schedule
• Willingness to spend time on active construction sites
• Able to travel up to 5% of the time
• Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Control and monitor project expenditures including invoices and claims from suppliers, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, identifying relationships, logic, milestones, durations, and constraints for the portfolio of projects
• Review contractor schedule submissions and updates for completeness and identify schedule risks to Project Management team.
• Own the baseline schedule and proactively work with internal and external stakeholders on updates.
• Provide planning, cost, and scheduling support for all projects including variation reporting, milestone tracking
• Lead cost controllers and schedulers in supporting cost and scheduling activities across the Invenergy project portfolio
• Perform and manage project financial activity monitoring and purchase requests creation and follow up.
• Perform commercial review for (subcontractor’s quotations) for the preparation of service agreements.
• Ensure effective project implementation and utilize productive reports to monitor the status of all activities, purchases, invoicing, and delivery up to the closure of the project.
• Identify cost and schedule risks and assist in planned mitigation efforts.
• Prepare monthly movement report for the monitoring of the project activities daily promptly to the project manager and management.
• Review project cost and schedule reports to ensure project requirements are being met.
• Monitor and proactively provide input on project and issues impacting the project.
• Prepare ad-hoc reports, as directed by management.

Skills

Cost control

Scheduling

Team leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Construction site experience

Travel readiness

US work eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

P6/OPC

Cost control system

Job description

Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure. With 25 years of trusted execution, we deliver reliable, affordable energy through a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, we develop, own, and operate large scale projects that power communities and support the energy future.

This position will be open for application for at least 3 calendar days from the posting date. This position will remain open for application based on business need, which may be before or after the 3-day posting window.

Job Description

Position Overview

As the Manager, Project Controls Cost & Schedule, you will be responsible for leading cost control and scheduling staff, actively manage the cost and schedule for key & complex projects, supporting financial reporting, and support of Project Management during project development and construction phases. The Manager role will be heavily focused on managing cost control models, analyzing these models, running critical path analysis, evaluating schedule performance, developing integrated cost and schedule models, and creating detailed reports to improve the execution of construction projects.

Invenergy follows a hybrid schedule, working in office Monday through Thursday and remotely on Fridays.

Responsibilities

• Responsible to control and monitor project total expenditure including verifying and checking of invoices and claims from suppliers, vendors, and subcontractors to ensure that all project expenditures are captured and properly recorded.

• Develop and maintain project schedules, identifying relationships, logic, milestones, durations, and constraints for the portfolio of projects

• Review contractor schedule submissions and updates for completeness and identify schedule risks to Project Management team.

• Own the baseline schedule and proactively work with internal and external stakeholders on updates. Including independent coordination with contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers to analyze updates to overall project schedule.

• Provide planning, cost, and scheduling support for all projects which includes variation reporting, monitoring of milestone tracking

• Lead cost controllers and schedulers in supporting cost and scheduling activities across the Invenergy project portfolio

• Perform and manage project financial activity monitoring and purchase requests creation and follow up.

• Perform commercial review for (subcontractor’s quotations) for the preparation of service agreements.

• Ensure effective project implementation and utilize productive reports to monitor the status of all activities, purchases, invoicing, and delivery up to the closure of the project.

• Identify cost and schedule risks and assist in planned mitigation efforts.

• Prepare monthly movement report for the monitoring of the project activities daily promptly to the project manager and management.

• Review project cost and schedule reports to ensure project requirements are being met.

• Monitor and proactively provide input on project and issues impacting the project.

• Prepare ad-hoc reports, as directed by management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field; engineering, finance, or construction is preferred;

• 8+ years minimum work experience; 6+ years of construction experience with cost and scheduling preferred.

• Team lead or people management experience

• P6/OPC experience

• Cost Control system experience

• Excellent solution-seeking, teamwork, collaboration, and communication skills

• Exceptional problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• Experience with project coordination and management of projects with multiple levels of interface between vendors, internal staff, and other stakeholders preferred

• Experience identifying project risks that may impact cost and schedule

• Willingness to spend time on active construction sites

• Able to travel up to 5% of the time

• Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of managing direct reports

• Project Management Institute (PMI) or relevant certifications

• Certification CCP or CCC

• Project Management experience

• Renewable energy experience

• Process improvement & implementation experience

Base Pay

$118,000.00 - $165,000.00 USD Annual
Bonus: 25% - 40%

The base pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for the position. Invenergy considers a number of factors when determining base pay offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education and skills.
In addition to base pay, the total annual compensation package may also include eligibility to participate in our bonus program(s) which are designed to reward individual and company performance. Your recruiter can share more about bonus eligibility for this position during the hiring process.
Invenergy offers a variety of other benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off, etc.

Invenergy LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.