Project Controls Manager

HDR, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR, Inc. is seeking a Project Controls Manager to join our Charlotte, NC team. This technical lead will train and supervise a small group of Project Controls Specialists and Schedulers, and work closely with Program/Project Managers to deliver on time and within budget.

The role focuses on developing budgets and schedules, monitoring progress, preparing status reports, and performing EVM analysis. Strong leadership, communication skills, and experience with Primavera P6, MS Project and Excel

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction, engineering or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of project controls experience on engineering/construction projects.
• Experience with budgets, schedules, forecasting and cost control.
• Ability to lead a team and coordinate multiple long- and short-term tasks.
• Experience with Earned Value Management and performance measurement.
• Strong communication and client relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish procedural framework for reporting variances and reconcile variances.
• Manage adherence to project controls practices and change management.
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators and report to project staff and client.
• Lead coordination meetings and drive collaboration.
• Review project change documentation for compliance with procedures and contract specs.
• Establish project schedules, forecast and cost controls procedures.
• Mentor and train other Project Controls Specialists.
• Manage workload of Project Controls team.
• Utilize PMIS/CDE applications and data visualization tools for reporting.

Skills

Project budgeting

Scheduling

Earned Value Management

Team leadership

PMIS/CDE tools

Data visualization

Forecasting

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Excel

Oracle EBS

Job description

At 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
• LI-SM1

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