Project Controls Manager - Primoris Energy Services

Primoris Services Corporation; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, and LTD/STD

401(k) with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay

Community Service PTO

Pet Coverage

Legal Assistance Coverage

Award winning safety programs

Job summary

Primoris Energy Services is seeking a seasoned Project Controls Manager to lead cost and schedule controls across multiple projects in the Dallas, Texas region. You will guide budgeting, forecasting, risk management, and reporting while partnering with project managers and finance to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

The role requires extensive site construction experience, strong leadership, and hands-on proficiency with MS Office, Power BI, and project control tools.

Qualifications

• 15+ years experience as a Project Controls Manager.
• Previous site construction experience leading direct hire projects.
• Power project experience is a plus.
• Bachelor's Degree in Construction, Engineering, or Business.
• MS Office, Power BI, Access, Viewpoint proficiency.
• Able to interact with all levels of management.
• Strong analytical and technical skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Managers with cost controls, schedule controls and risks management.
• Ensure projects comply with governance, rules and regulations.
• Oversee delivery of project controls services from scoping to closeout.
• Direct and support project controls activities for the portfolio including budgeting, scheduling, forecasting, reporting, risk management, and invoicing.
• Provide cost, schedule, estimating, progress measurement, and change management leadership.
• Liaise with Finance for capital appropriation requests and project financial closure.
• Lead project controls team and manage a team of engineers/specialists.

Skills

Project controls

Budget management

Scheduling

Risk management

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction/Engineering/Business

Tools

MS Office

Power BI

Access

Viewpoint

Job description

Project Controls Manager - Primoris Energy Services

Job Category : Project Management

Requisition Number : PROJE021695

• Posted : May 4, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Description

Ready to make an impact? Primoris Energy Services is searching for a dynamic Project Controls Manager to lead our construction and engineering projects in the Dallas, Texas region. Dive into project planning, cost estimation, budget management, and quality assessment. Enjoy competitive pay, full benefits, and a supportive team environment. Join us today and help build the future!

• The Project Controls Manager is responsible for supporting Project Managers with costs controls, schedule controls and risks management
• They are responsible for all projects to be in compliance with applicable governance, rules and regulation
• The Project Controls Manager has the overall responsibility for overseeing the successful delivery of project controls services for a portfolio of projects, from receipt of initial scoping definition through to handover to Operations and final project closeout
• They will direct, oversee and support project controls activities for the portfolio of projects; including involvement in the engineering, budgeting, scheduling, forecasting, reporting, risk managing, and invoicing
• The Project Controls Manager will support project managers and direct the activities of the project controls team
• Manage a team of project controls engineers/specialists and estimators
• For the duration of the project lifecycle, from project selection to handover to operations, the Project Control Manager is ensuring that projects are developed and executed in compliance with all applicable rules and regulations
• Provide overall project cost, schedule, estimating, progress measurement, and change management leadership and expertise
• Employ Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies and tools to provide continuous tracking and accurate forecasts of project performance (e.g. Budget at Completion (BAC), Cost Performance Index (CPI), Schedule Performance Index (SPI), Estimate at Completion (EAC), and Estimate to Complete (ETC))
• Ensure that PMs have Identified activities impacting the schedule's critical path and facilitate the development and implementation of rectification measures
• Provide project managers with corrective actions regarding cost and schedule variances and impacts on project delays and opportunities
• Ensure that changes to the project scope, budget and schedule are evaluated and approved / rejected in order to keep the master project plan accurate, updated, and reflective of authorized project changes as defined in the change management plan and facilitate stakeholder acceptance
• Manage project reporting and resolution of issues, safety protocols, risks and dependencies, proactively identifying potential planning gaps, mitigations to risks, actions to close issues or complete open items
• Generate basis of cost and schedule, perform cost and schedule analysis and cost and schedule risk assessment (CSRA) for projects and provide cost and schedule confidence report
• Review costs and schedules prepared by contractors to ensure appropriate level of details and structure are applied for effective progress monitoring and project control
• Act as the single point of contact to liaison with the Finance department supporting capital appropriation requests and project financial closure

Qualifications:

• 15+ years experience of e xperience as a Project Controls Manager.
• Previous site construction experience leading direct hire projects is required.
• Power project experience is a plus.
• Bachelors Degree in Construction, Engineering, Business or Equivalent.
• T&M a plus, EcoSys preferred not required, MS Office, Power BI, Access, Viewpoint
• Able to interact with all levels of management.
• Advanced knowledge of project controls principles along with strong technical and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in use of MS Office products
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Skill in developing policy and procedure documentation.
• Working knowledge of construction and engineering services
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variable situations with limited standardization.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively lead work teams, as assigned.
• Best-in-class; Medical, Dental, Vision, and LTD/STD
• 401(k) with company match, vested day-one
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan [ESPP]
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, and Community Service Paid Time Off
• Pet Coverage for our Furry Friends
• Legal Assistance Coverage
• Award winning safety programs

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Primoris was formed in 2004 as the parent company and is traded on the NYSE under the symbol PRIM. We provide a wide range of construction, maintenance, and engineering services for power generation, oil and gas, chemical, pipeline, utilities and distribution, and civil infrastructure clients. Primoris is ranked in the top 1% of the prestigious Top 600 Specialty Contractors List by Engineering News-Record (ENR), having built projects throughout the U.S. and Canada. For additional information, please visitwww.prim.com .

Primoris Energy Services is a major direct-hire contractor in the U.S. delivering self-performed turnkey industrial construction and EPC services. We offer these services to our clients within the refining, gas processing, chemical/petrochemical, hydrogen, power generation, mining, pulp and paper industries from the first groundbreaking activity all the way through commissioning and start-up of the project. Primoris forms a partnership with our customers and major stakeholders from early-stage engineering through construction completion and commercial operation, safely, on-time, and within budget.

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