North America Project Controls Lead

HDR; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

HDR is seeking a North America Project Controls Lead to join the Building Engineering Services (BES) group. You will lead project controls across data centers, hotel/leisure, finance and other BES projects, focusing on schedule, cost, risk, and change management.

You'll direct a team of project controls specialists, develop templates, train staff, and collaborate with program managers and clients to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery while advancing HDR's standards and client relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering Management, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• 10+ years of project controls leadership, large-scale BES infrastructure experience.
• Experience with scheduling, cost estimating, forecasting, and reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide regular coordination across BES project controls and PMO teams.
• Lead development of project controls templates and plans.
• Mentor and develop BES project controls staff.
• Support pursuit teams and client communications on controls performance.
• Collaborate with PMs, engineers, and field teams to improve schedules and costs.

Skills

Project controls

Scheduling

Cost management

PMIS

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Architecture

Professional registration (PE/Architect)

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Synchro/4D

PMIS tools (eBuilder/Unifier)

Job description

HDR is seeking a North America Project Controls Lead to join the Building Engineering Services (BES) group. You will lead project controls across data centers, hotel/leisure, finance and other BES projects, focusing on schedule, cost, risk, and change management.

You'll direct a team of project controls specialists, develop templates, train staff, and collaborate with program managers and clients to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery while advancing HDR's standards and client relationships.