Project Controls Advisor III

Airswift; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Project Controls Advisor III to support major capital and portfolio projects in Spring, Texas. This role emphasizes project controls, planning and scheduling, forecasting, and stakeholder reporting within a complex refinery and chemical environment.

Applicants should have extensive experience with EcoSys, Primavera P6, and leading project controls delivery across capital projects valued up to $100M or more, with international exposure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Construction Management.

Responsibilities

• Supports major capital and portfolio projects with project controls, planning and scheduling, stakeholder reporting, forecasting, and development of methods/tools.
• Proficient in EcoSys and Primavera P6 for project controls reporting and delivery.
• Mentors project controls professionals and conducts accountability, lead, or peer reviews related to forecasting, accruals, and project controls delivery.

Skills

Project controls

Planning & scheduling

Forecasting

Cost reporting

Stakeholder reporting

Leadership & mentoring

Communication & collaboration

Data management

Industry-standard tools

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Construction Management

Tools

EcoSys

Primavera P6

Job description

Job Title: Project Controls Advisor III Duration: 1 year Schedule: 5/40 Location: Spring, Texas

This opportunity supports major capital and portfolio projects within a complex refinery and chemical environment. The role focuses on project controls, planning and scheduling, project services, stakeholder reporting, forecasting, and the development of effective methods and tools. This position offers strong technical scope for professionals with experience across capital project delivery, project controls reporting, and industry-standard systems such as EcoSys and Primavera P6.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Construction Management

Required Experience

• First-hand demonstrated experience managing project controls for major capital projects valued above $100M and/or portfolio projects valued between $1M and $100M
• Experience in project services, project controls, and planning
• Owner or EPC project environment experience
• Experience mentoring project controls professionals and performing accountability, lead, or peer reviews related to forecasting, accruals, and project controls delivery
• Experience with at least one project type or business line such as upstream, refining, chemicals, pipeline, or LCS
• Experience developing, improving, and owning project controls methods and tools
• Experience delivering project controls training
• Ability to travel to required project sites and perform site visits for workshops and project support
• Experience working across international project assignments

Required Skills

• Expert-level capability in project controls, planning and scheduling, and project services
• Strong knowledge of project management best practice frameworks and key work processes
• Ability to establish and maintain interfaces with key project stakeholders and provide accurate, timely project controls reports
• Strong forecasting, budgeting, approved change, commitment, and cost reporting capability using available information and historical trend analysis
• Strong communication, collaboration, interpersonal, and organisational skills
• Demonstrated leadership, mentoring, analytical, consulting, and influencing skills
• Strong digital and data management capability
• Experience with industry-standard tools and technology including EcoSys and Primavera P6
• Competent or expert proficiency in project management disciplines such as project controls, execution planning, contracting strategy, contract administration, cost estimating, and planning and scheduling

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous supervisory experience
• Owner and EPC experience
• Experience leading teams of cost, scheduling, and controls professionals
• First-hand demonstrated experience developing major capital projects valued above $100M and/or portfolio projects valued between $1M and $100M
• First-hand demonstrated experience managing scheduling and planning for major capital projects valued above $100M and/or portfolio projects valued between $1M and $100M
• Experience mentoring and performing accountability, lead, or peer reviews for planning, scheduling, and cost estimating activities
• Experience developing, improving, and owning cost estimating and/or planning and scheduling methods and tools
• Experience delivering cost estimating and/or planning and scheduling training
• Experience across a diversity of project types or business line partners such as upstream, refining, chemicals, pipeline, and LCS
• Broader project management experience beyond cost estimating, including scheduling, planning, project controls, project development, or project engineering

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.