Project Control Manager – EPCM Mining – Arizona

BBA Consultants; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual premium program

Group insurance from day one

401(k) retirement plan

Annual paid time off

Statutory holidays

Referral bonuses

Job summary

BBA Consultants is seeking a Project Controls Manager to oversee project performance as an independent authority. You will lead project controls functions, ensuring the integrity of health, safety, and environmental protocols, as well as manage cost, schedule, risk, and change management.

With over 15 years of experience in heavy industrial or mining projects, you will enforce integrated controls while providing clear insights for executive decision-making. This position includes benefits such as a 401(k) plan and yearly paid time off.

Qualifications

• Over 15 years of experience on large-scale heavy industrial or mining projects.
• Proficiency with industry best practices like AACEI and PMI.
• Experience across all major project life cycle phases.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of the integrated project controls framework.
• Govern integrated cost, schedule, risk, and change management systems.
• Ensure auditing of reporting that supports executive decisions.

Skills

Project performance oversight

Leadership

Cost management

Scheduling

Risk management

Change management

Fluent in English

Bilingual (Spanish)

Education

College diploma or university degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Excel

Prism G2 Suite

Job description

Overview

As a Project Controls Manager, seconded to the client’s team, you will serve as the owner’s independent authority on project performance. You will lead the integrated project controls function and ensure the integrity of HSE, cost, schedule, risk, and change management across the project. You will lead the implementation of an integrated project controls framework and provide clear, data‑driven insight to support executive decision‑making.

Type of position: Regular

Working directly with construction leadership, contractors and project teams, you will contribute to predictable, disciplined project execution while helping strengthen BBA’s presence and reputation in the U.S. market.

Project Controls Governance and Readiness

• Establish and implement the project controls framework prior to construction scale‑up.
• Ensure alignment across WBS, cost, schedule and reporting structures.
• Assess project readiness and identify gaps for successful execution.

Integrated Performance Management

• Govern integrated cost, schedule, risk, change, progress and document control systems.
• Establish performance measurement standards, KPIs and assurance routines across owner and contractors.
• Ensure consistent, auditable reporting that supports executive decision making.

Schedule, Cost, Risk and Change Control

• Own the integrated master schedule, cost baseline and forecasting discipline.
• Govern risk management and formal change control to ensure early warning and baseline integrity.
• Provide executive insight into critical path, cost exposure, contingency and emerging risks.

Contractor and Delivery Integration

• Define and enforce contractor controls requirements and baseline approval processes.
• Integrate procurement, contracting and logistics into cost, schedule and risk baselines.
• Provide independent assurance of contractor data quality, delivery risk and reporting discipline.

Leadership and Organization

• Build and lead the project controls organization with clear roles, standards and accountability.
• Govern document management and quality systems to ensure auditable, compliant project records.
• Ensure quality, inspection and turnover data are fully integrated into performance reports.

Corporate Culture

• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Results‑driven
• Strong commitment to health and safety
• Inspirational leadership

Qualifications

• College diploma or university degree or other relevant experience.
• Over 15 years of experience carrying out these functions on large‑scale projects in the heavy industrial or mining sectors.
• Experience with all phases of a major project life cycle.
• Proficiency with industry best practices such as AACEI and PMI.
• Strong expertise in planning, scheduling and project cost control.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 and advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Practical knowledge of other project control software.
• Occasional to frequent travel, depending on project needs.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Asset: practical knowledge of the Prism G2 Suite.
• Asset: experience performing these functions as part of international projects.
• Asset: bilingual (Spanish).

Benefits

• Annual premium program for regular employees.
• Group insurance plan from the first day of employment.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Annual paid time off (PTO).
• Statutory holidays.
• Premium for employee referrals.

Additional Benefits

• A collaborative team that shares its ideas and knowledge.
• Opportunity for site work: an amazing career accelerator.
• Participation in our firm’s major projects up to 2030:
  • Going carbon neutral.
  • Achieving 30% women on our teams.
  • And much more.
• Custom training and development plans.
• A caring environment where everyone’s ideas are listened to and there’s no perception of hierarchy.
• A growing business with many opportunities.