Project Controls Manager

HDR; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Project Controls Manager to join the North Carolina team in Charlotte. The role leads a small team of Project Control Specialists and Schedulers, developing budgets and schedules, monitoring progress, and reporting to clients and program managers.

You will establish procedures for variances, manage change control, and oversee Earned Value Management and cost control efforts using Primavera P6, MS Project, and Oracle EBS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction, engineering or related field.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in project controls on engineering and construction projects.
• Experience with budgets, schedules, cost control and EVM.
• Ability to coordinate multiple long- and short-term tasks.

Responsibilities

• Establish procedural framework for variances reporting and reconciliation.
• Manage adherence to project controls practices and change procedures.
• Develop and monitor KPIs and report to project staff and client.
• Lead coordination meetings and review change documentation.
• Develop project schedules using Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Perform financial reporting with Excel and EBS dashboards.
• Mentor and train other Project Controls Specialists.

Skills

Project controls

Budgeting

Scheduling

Earned Value Management

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Microsoft Excel

Oracle EBS

Data Visualization Tools

PMIS/CDE Applications

Job description

HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story: https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

HDR is looking for a Project Controls Manager to join our growing Resources Business Group (Power, Industrial and Oil and Gas, and Solid Waste Market Sector) team in North Carolina. This position will be based in HDR’s Charlotte office, to be co-located with support and direct report team members. This is a technical lead and supervisory position, responsible for training, mentoring, workload balancing, and direct supervision of a small team of Project Control Specialists and Schedulers.

Who You Are

You are a professional who understands the process of administering the non-technical elements of large programs that are tied together for the successful delivery of a project. You have the emotional intelligence to build trusting relationships and close partnerships with your Program/Project Managers, allowing them to do what they do best for serving the client and delivering a program. You are comfortable developing and maintaining procedures that help streamline project controls processes and serving as a mentor to other project controls specialists.

Your experience includes the following: development of project budgets/schedules, monitoring/tracking the progress of project work relative to established budgets/schedules, preparation of project budget and schedule status reports/presentations, working with Program/Project Managers to proactively identify developing project budget and schedule problems and implementing corrective actions, and preparation of cost accruals/estimates to complete and estimates at completion.

In this role, we'll count on you to:

• Establish a procedural framework for preparing, reporting and reconciling variances, including developing and/or enhancing reporting procedures and tools.
• Manage and enforce adherence to project controls practices and procedures, including change management and records management.
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators and report to project and program staff and client.
• Proactively seek collaboration and cooperation.
• Set up and lead coordination meetings.
• Review project change documentation and ensure compliance with change procedures and contract specifications.
• Establish project schedules, forecast and cost controls procedures.
• Perform other duties as needed.
• Work closely with Project Management to develop and maintain project schedules using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Establish work breakdown structure (WBS), baseline, status, and monitor project schedules using established performance measurements.
• Develop and maintain summary level schedule reports used to support critical path analysis, near-term deliverable requirements, resource allocations, performance variances, and to support cost/schedule integration.
• Develop schedule version control processes, policies, and procedures.
• Troubleshoot and monitor potential scheduling problems.
• Work closely with Project Management to develop and maintain financial reports using Microsoft Excel.
• Perform financial reporting in financial planning, tracking, analysis, and reporting of projects/programs.
• Establish WBS, baseline, status, and monitor financials through dashboards, oracle EBS systems, and custom Excel templates.
• Work with Project Management to perform Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis, percent complete, and forecasting on projects.
• Perform forensic analysis on project to determine project health and future risk.
• Facilitate and participate in weekly schedule reviews.
• Collaborate with Cost Controls to ensure project schedule and budgets are in-phase.
• Mentor and train other Project Controls Specialists.
• Manage workload of Project Controls team.
• Experienced working knowledge of PMIS/CDE Applications, Data Visualization Tools, and comfortable in emerging technology.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Construction, engineering or related field
• Certifications (one or more): CPE, CEP, PSP, EVP, PMI-SP, PMP, CCM, PRMP, DRMP, CFCC, PE, MCSA: BI Reporting
• Ability to interpret construction schedules
• Preference given to candidates local to the Charlotte, NC area

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• A minimum of 10 years' experience in project controls work on engineering and construction projects, including planning, estimating, forecasting, scheduling, cost control, schedule control, and project reports
• Ability to manage proposal preparation, contract review and negotiation, client relationship and win strategy for medium to large EPC Projects
• Strong decision-making skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple long- and short-term tasks simultaneously
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
• Sponsorship (visa) for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Primary Location: United States-North Carolina-Charlotte Industry: Power Schedule: Full-time Employee Status: Regular BusinessClass: Project Controls Job Posting: Jul 21, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.