Project Controls Lead I

Airswift; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is actively seeking a Project Controls Lead I for a 12-month assignment in Spring, TX, with potential travel to Houston area offices weekly.

The role centers on cost and schedule control, forecasting, budgeting, change management, and stewardship reporting across refinery and chemical projects, collaborating with project teams in a technically driven environment.

Qualifications

• This role requires a BS degree in engineering/related field.
• 3+ years of experience in project controls focusing on cost and schedule.
• Experience forecasting, budgeting, progress measurement, and change activities.
• Experience reporting project cost and schedule performance across multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage cost control, schedule control, forecasting, budgeting, and change management for multiple projects.
• Develop, maintain, and steward project controls plans and cost structures.
• Support development of master schedules and control budgets.
• Provide reporting and analysis to project teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Influencing

Consulting

Mentoring

Multitasking

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering/Engineering Technology/Construction Management

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP reporting

Power BI

Job description

Project Controls Lead I

Duration: 12 months Schedule: 5/40 Location: Spring, TX (potential for 1-2 days of travel to Houston area contractor offices weekly)

This opportunity supports early-stage project controls activity within a large-scale refining and chemical environment. The role focuses on cost control, schedule control, forecasting, budgeting, change management, and stewardship reporting across multiple projects. This position offers the chance to contribute to project planning and performance analysis while working closely with project teams and stakeholders in a technically driven setting.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Construction Management
• Experience in project controls with a focus on cost control and schedule control
• Experience supporting forecasting, budgeting, progress measurement, and management of change activities
• Experience working across multiple project stakeholders to analyse and report project cost and schedule performance
• 3+ years of experience in project control
• Strong capability in project cost analysis, schedule analysis, reporting, and budgeting
• Ability to support development and maintenance of project controls plans, cost breakdown structures, control budgets, and project master schedules
• Experience in change management and stewardship review processes
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, communication, influencing, consulting, and mentoring skills
• Ability to multitask, adapt to changing priorities, and respond quickly to urgent analysis requests
• ***This role does not require supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP reporting
• Experience with Power BI
• Relevant background in projects, procurement, construction, logistics, or infrastructure environments

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.